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Fnord
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05 Nov 2018, 9:38 am

Mona Pereth wrote:
... we need to build autistic-friendly subcultures...
Great idea!

Now, how do we accomplish this in a world that considers us somewhere between amusing (at best) and useless (at worst)?



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15 Nov 2018, 1:29 pm

puzzledoll wrote:
Mona Pereth wrote:
ASPartOfMe wrote:
Autism demands answers ... and fast
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I get concerned when pregnant women are getting ultrasound X-rays month after month while they are pregnant


What on Earth are "ultrasound X-rays"?

ultrasound = mechanical vibration with frequency higher than human-audible sound.
X-ray = electromagnetic radiation with frequency higher than ultra-violet.


Thank you! I was completely baffled by that as well. They are completely different medical tests.


The confusion seems consistent with the understanding displayed in the rest of the column.



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22 Nov 2018, 2:10 am

Fnord wrote:
Mona Pereth wrote:
... we need to build autistic-friendly subcultures...
Great idea!

Now, how do we accomplish this in a world that considers us somewhere between amusing (at best) and useless (at worst)?


See my reply here, in the new thread How to build an autistic-friendly subculture?.


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