22 Apr 2011, 7:08 am
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22 Apr 2011, 7:21 am
I honestly couldn't watch because of the narrator's accent 
22 Apr 2011, 7:26 am
You're just fooling us, girls with autism don't exist 
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22 Apr 2011, 7:34 am
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22 Apr 2011, 9:01 am
In the same way the popular presumption that people in general "can't" have Autism or Aspergers if they DO make eye contact/gesture/use vocal inflection/whatever hurts them,
it hurts women and girls with it when it's presumed they ARE adept at social interaction-
Aspie girls are misdiagnosed at a much higher rate than boys, as it is. 
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poopylungstuffing
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22 Apr 2011, 9:14 am
23 Apr 2011, 7:34 am
http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/news_wth ... 0910141332
23 Apr 2011, 1:07 pm
23 Apr 2011, 8:55 pm
it hurts women and girls with it when it's presumed they ARE adept at social interaction-
Aspie girls are misdiagnosed at a much higher rate than boys, as it is.
No kidding. I actually have extremely poor eye contact, pathetic vocal inflection, and look down when I walk and have meltdowns frequently. My symptoms are far more severe than this woman's and I still can't convince my friends or family or even strangers that I'm actually autistic (yet I get crapped on everyday for possessing the obvious symptoms of it)! I must be cursed or something.
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24 Apr 2011, 12:33 am
it hurts women and girls with it when it's presumed they ARE adept at social interaction-
Aspie girls are misdiagnosed at a much higher rate than boys, as it is.
No kidding. I actually have extremely poor eye contact, pathetic vocal inflection, and look down when I walk and have meltdowns frequently. My symptoms are far more severe than this woman's and I still can't convince my friends or family or even strangers that I'm actually autistic (yet I get crapped on everyday for possessing the obvious symptoms of it)! I must be cursed or something.
It was a big struggle for me as well...and I am the same way, and don't drive, I walk on my tiptoes, am prone to pacing around repeating the same phrase if I get stuck on something...I have had people laugh in my face on the notion...um...I have to "wear it on my sleeve" alot because I am frequently having to be subjected to conditions of such extreme sensory overload that I can barely function in any manner that is remotely comfortable...I am rude and impersonable most of the time, because it is the best I can do..."overdisclosing" is much easier than attempting to pretend like I am not extremely uncomfortable
17 May 2011, 11:47 pm
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