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Zeraeph, the thing is right now is that Washington State and California don't have the money to take the support of Autism, and instead place it in a section that the person is more dangerous to that of Mental Retardation and Down's syndrome, the disorders that lead to Racial profiling, a sign they think Autism Supremacy is on the rise, something that might conflict with other incendents of Racial Conflict, reason why the West Coast has a lack of resources and money to support Autism.

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Ah Jeffrey...let me share a female secret and assure you that there is *NOTHING* new about young women being attracted to "bad news".

The only thing that is *new* is older women feeling free to relate to younger men, AND being in good enough shape to attract them, of course...

I am just a little too old for that mentality, but I see it happening...and I know intellectually that it is "all good" I just cannot relate to it.

I thought I was real, but then I have missed a few things. Social Darwinism is the community standard. One, they do not like not understanding, it makes them restless, and two, they lack the ability to understand anything different. It comes down to what they can attack, and what they flee from.

One is often projected on two, add obvious guilt, and they of course see any organized movement as a threat. Most are.

All resources are overused, have been for a while, and the decline of resources shows now over twenty years. Farms vanish beneath roads, shopping malls, and suburbs, a modern habitat with always less social connection, sense of place, belonging, and filled with strangers from all over the world.

In the pecking order of life they all seek someone they can peck.

What works with them is the same pandering of politics, and the same marketing of business. These are the same things that autistics are well known for ignoring, or having an inability at, or caring, after a life of living with poop slinging apes.

Most of us have a past that leads to avoiding people in general. Some have family, a few mates from the pit of gloom dust mine we connect with, I do business on the web, they think they are dealing with a real person. Then they want to talk on the phone and I say I do not have one. I cannot do phones. Also one of the six not on Facebook.

As for who is who in autism, coming here I learned of lacks, that seemed made up, I never had one of those. I think I did fine without it, but I am a recluse. I do not think about it because I have areas of high function, to the point of advantage, but I do have some total lacks that common ten year olds have mastered.

Over a dozen criteria, we all score unevenly, and under stress, we go with our strong suit, which can get more unlike the world in general.

Some may be better spoken, but I admire ci's ability to engage Politics, Media, Social Services, and show them better ways that they then support because they were engaged in the process. He empowers them, in a way like teaching them to order food in Chinese, then lets them order lunch.

We are different, then different under changing conditions, and so is everyone else. Again we are a bit blind in seeing the changes they go through, as we have various reactions to stress. I read that Asians react to unexpected bad news by laughter. perhaps hoping it was humorus, which varies in cultures, and we have a lot of culturally inappropiate responses.

You can only have four aspies in a room, for that is the number of corners. All of the good work I have seen was solo. We could form a street gang, but never agree on what street.

The same problem arises in autism science, some here are good at some part, but it is a polite talking past each other, not a conversation. What seems a narrow focus when joined becomes four narrow views about what most would consider one subject. We do not do concensus views. For that we would have to hire an NT. I have seen it at universities, one Department, one subject, and all the staff has a different view. They make it work, for they are teaching a range of thinking.

Of those willing to engage the world, perhaps one in a thousand, so we cannot engage them in conflict. We also do not have a unified message.

We do score some wins. It is the solo warrior method, one at a time we do impact the culture. The first wave were writers, Temple Grandin, Donna Williams, John Robison. Alex has moved on to video and media in general. It has been one person at a time public relations. Wired articles about Geek Syndrome have lead to books, public education continues.

We also have Psychology trying to come up with one story from the outside, we are not all anything. Neanderthal Genes are not in Africa, Autism is. The same Genome blamed for autism also produces cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, which is found in a lesser degree in Africans. Those are a bit more serious than being an aspie.

We have a major charity Autism Speaks, that has spent a lot of money to disprove everything anyone ever thought about autism. Side effects are a study of the Neanderthal Genome like no University could afford, a worldwide genetic data base, which is all useful stuff, and has nothing to do with autism. We were only the reason, not in the result.

We keep Grad students employed, produce a lot of Doctorates, which is a good thing.

The result will be people being treated for cancer and heart disease years before they develop it. For us it is too late, but perhaps the future will see robust species, limiting factors removed in the womb. Recent discoveries were mothers to be should not drink, smoke crack, so progress is happening. Perhaps it its the hairspray? When We Were Eight Cells, anything could be a problem.

The other side of our study is solid evidence that Neurotypical equals American functional educational levels. Since WWII, Americans have scored at half way through the Eighth Grade, with a C-. Many graduated highschool. They are also C- Neurotypicals.

A simple view of who they elect to lead proves this. About 4/5 of the people have an IQ of 100 or less.

The problems of the high functioning autistics do not stand out as being the worst thing going on. Those who teach, research, develop technology, have geek social problems. Some are Nerds.

A look at the real world, self help is the way to go, and helping the majority who are in worse shape than us.