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22 Dec 2007, 12:23 am

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/1 ... in-autism/

a couple of days ago it was about Heather, the girl from America's Next Top Model. Now, it's about Look me in the Eye.

enjoy :)


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22 Dec 2007, 12:47 am

HMMMM..... so either people will start seeing us as just eccentric, or they'll start seeing themselves as slightly eccentric after reading the book. :? :lol:



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22 Dec 2007, 1:11 am

Good article, thanks for sharing! Makes me feel better about myself.



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22 Dec 2007, 1:39 am

@vessel: :) Glad you enjoyed it. Also the comments are very good, specially the last one (by "lisa")


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22 Dec 2007, 2:02 am

computerlove wrote:
@vessel: :) Glad you enjoyed it. Also the comments are very good, specially the last one (by "lisa")


Truly enlightening!



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22 Dec 2007, 4:12 am

I liked the post made by Lisa even though there was stereotypes listed in it but it's who her kid is, not the label. Post #22.



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22 Dec 2007, 6:00 pm

^^^ agreed, maybe her kids have more accentuated Asperger's traits. Who knows...


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