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Dhawal
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06 Oct 2011, 5:01 am

http://psychcentral.com/lib/2011/debunk ... -syndrome/



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06 Oct 2011, 6:00 am

Very useful article. Thanks, Dhawal!



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06 Oct 2011, 8:24 am

YESS!! Why haven't people realized this earlier?



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06 Oct 2011, 9:03 am

Finally.


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06 Oct 2011, 10:40 am

I think what this article points out is that Aspergers is not a we're all exactly the same condition. We can vary widely in how we perceive & interact with the world. For wxample: Yes, many Aspies don't make eye contact, but others do. I can do it, but it's NOT natural, and I have to remind myself to do it. We truly are a Spectrum of people.



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06 Oct 2011, 10:53 pm

I hope more people read this, as it is posted on a popular website.



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07 Oct 2011, 6:14 am

This is one of the most sensible articles I ever seen written about AS in the NT world. I hope many people read it too.

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07 Oct 2011, 9:37 am

Great article. I like how it points out that there are several different types of aspies:

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Either they’re very orderly and “become unglued if things don’t go their way” or their days are in disarray, and they have a lot of difficulty with daily responsibilities


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Some people with AS are super shy, while other are “chatterboxes.”


I'm definitely the "super shy" and "difficulty with daily responsibilities" type.


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07 Oct 2011, 7:43 pm

I am the chatterbox who says the wrong thing at the wrong time meanwhile having trouble with daily living skills and organization.
I can also get selective mutism under certain situations and around certain people.


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07 Oct 2011, 8:14 pm

Very informtive article. Thanks for posting!


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08 Oct 2011, 1:51 am

jojobean wrote:
I am the chatterbox who says the wrong thing at the wrong time meanwhile having trouble with daily living skills and organization.
I can also get selective mutism under certain situations and around certain people.


My six year old daughter, who had been diagnosed with PDD-NOS, definitely fits the description of a chatterbox. Everyone is taken by her personality and quirky humor. And yet, from the way she can become emotionally frazzled, there's no mistaking her autism.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer



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08 Oct 2011, 5:24 pm

Best article I have read in a while. thank you for sharing.



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09 Oct 2011, 7:11 am

Kraichgauer wrote:
jojobean wrote:
I am the chatterbox who says the wrong thing at the wrong time meanwhile having trouble with daily living skills and organization.
I can also get selective mutism under certain situations and around certain people.


My six year old daughter, who had been diagnosed with PDD-NOS, definitely fits the description of a chatterbox. Everyone is taken by her personality and quirky humor. And yet, from the way she can become emotionally frazzled, there's no mistaking her autism.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer


yep, thats me.


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09 Oct 2011, 1:43 pm

Now....

If only they would add the Aspie myths of, "does not have an imagination" and "is a math-whiz totally obsessed by technology," this article would be perfect.

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09 Oct 2011, 2:10 pm

XFilesGeek wrote:
Now....

If only they would add the Aspie myths of, "does not have an imagination" and "is a math-whiz totally obsessed by technology," this article would be perfect.

:lol:


I have an official diagnosis, and I suck at math.

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10 Oct 2011, 11:35 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:
I have an official diagnosis, and I suck at math.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer


Aspies are supposed to have excellent rote memory. I have practically zero rote memory.