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05 Apr 2009, 9:51 am

This is video 5 of my series.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3hjyK5o7yc[/youtube]


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05 Apr 2009, 10:06 am

Nice video. Thanks for sharing.

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05 Apr 2009, 11:47 am

Thank you!

I really enjoyed making this video.


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05 Apr 2009, 11:57 am

You got the part about maths spot on, I'm crap at it half of the time.



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05 Apr 2009, 12:03 pm

Another site that I recommend is http://www.nomyths.org .


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05 Apr 2009, 12:06 pm

I've really enjoyed your video. I think that you've hit the nail right on the head.


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05 Apr 2009, 12:13 pm

Wonderful video



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05 Apr 2009, 1:19 pm

Great work - very uplifting and affirming.



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05 Apr 2009, 1:37 pm

Well done. It made me teary-eyed as I work so hard to have my son understood properly. It is, indeed, a duanting task.
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05 Apr 2009, 4:16 pm

It IS a daunting task and I've been trying to get a message out to at least a few people to help educate the public. It's so hard to explain our condition to someone who "just doesn't get it."


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05 Apr 2009, 7:22 pm

Great video! Hits everything perfectly.



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05 Apr 2009, 8:02 pm

Well, you know, the DSM DOES say self help skills, etc... and DOES say VERBAL! So you ARE kind of passing a few myths, even if "doctors" spread them as well.



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05 Apr 2009, 8:22 pm

2ukenkerl wrote:
Well, you know, the DSM DOES say self help skills, etc... and DOES say VERBAL! So you ARE kind of passing a few myths, even if "doctors" spread them as well.


Most of us are verbal (can speak.) That is a fact.

We do have verbal deficits. My communication deficit is great. But, I can speak.


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06 Apr 2009, 4:54 am

You shouldn't have had "Autism" at the start, rather "Asperger's" should have been there.

There's a decent percentage of individuals with "Autism" who are nonverbal as adults (I think it's around 18% of those diagnosed with Autistic Disorder, which is "Autism" to most people).