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Just to clarify: In fact I can 'flash count,' one of my abilities. I just know how many, like taking a picture.

Otherwise, with reference to toothpicks - someone smash the DVD 'Rainman' into finite jagged pieces. (Then I can flash count the pieces ). I'm not Rainman.



Ana54, not to be particular, but apparently you are not Dxed with AS; this is merely an assumption or opinion on your part, which does not make it so. There is a distinction. But, ADD is within the spectrum, which 'counts,' I guess, but different critieria. My point: I think diagnostics matter. Lets not be assigning diagnostic labels without warrant so liberally. Technically, I am a HFA, which does overlap with AS somewhat. I am 100% autistic, whereas many (most?) Aspies do not necessarily feel fully autistic - this is valid; I accept. The demarcation between Aspies/HFA is blurry at best - a moot point. But ADD is neither, diagnostically.

Ninety-seven X. Bang! The future of rock and roll.

It's my MOTHEr that used the word disability, not me. LabPet, I was diagnosed and it's on record there where I was diagnosed but I'm questioning it, so do stop being particular.

We really need a professional like that on here. Out of the 16000 members surely there is one! Hmm; we should start a thread.

Jolly good idea, except I think that the 'doc' would want to see me face to face.

On the other hand, webcams could solve that, eh?

The Haven HAS helped me, just in the short time I've been online here.

When I first found this website, I was pretty bad off because I had just found out what I had, but I thought I was crazy. I read the stats on AS and thought that there couldn't be many people out there who felt like me...wow, was I wrong!

You guys are like my new family. It's nice to get online, read posts, and be like "wow, I feel like that too!", or "been there, came through it ok".

It's a blessing to know there are so many of us, and that we can communicate with one another. We all share so much, the difficulties, and the good.

Common ground in an uncommon world.

My time on WP has been very informative.

It does seem to emulate the other world, gangs, looking for some differance of opinion to mob.

Expressing how I see the Universe, my role in it, brings out the apes.

It was a long road to accept myself, as a natural part of the Universe.

Accepting myself, even enjoying it, has brought the worst response.

WP is Anti-Autism. Everytime there is a conversation of interest, the apes show up, jabbering you can't think that.

Some support site.

Help, identity, healing, just become a target.

I felt great joy in discovering this place, but that faded.

Of those who could not, or do not want to become NT's, only the strong survive. Most have just vanished, for we can be attacked anywhere. Like Autism Speaks, some people here are self chosen to be the voice of WP. They bring NT Political Correctness.

I prefer to deal with people face to face, where they would not dare speak like they do here.

I cannot come to WP without being prepared to battle apes.

I still come, read much more than I post, and no longer state my thoughts, feelings, or observations of my inner self.

How can I offer anything, when it just becomes a target?

Intelligent autistics come through, they do not stay, when I try to converse with people like me, it becomes open season on the autistic.

Those who are making it in the world, those with something to offer, mentors, role models, are driven away. It is one thing to suffer compassion burnout, it happens, but what I see is people fleeing the constant attacks.

When the truely troubled come, Underlying, he mentioned his demonds, and had three mods attacking as a gang. He was a great writer, and I tried to reach him, and it became a platform for mod following gangs to attack, both of us, for the mods had lead, so they were safe. Underlying may well be dead because of it, and at the least we lost a great writer.

Any belief that the Universe might have some meaning, will be attacked. That too was a mod attack. I know the Universe has meaning. I know good writing, and relate to the HFA world. It is clear we are officially unwelcome here.

The official program here is the Universe means nothing, life means nothing, and humans have no spirit. Also, enjoying being autistic is forbidden.

This is the Planet of the Apes.

Inventor, no one, on this site or otherwise, can mold me into someone else. I am incapable of being anyone other than myself. I let no one offend me on this or any other site, because I will likely never meet the person posting offensive material. They could be half a world away. It's the frigging internet! If it's so bad that my opinion wouldn't help, I either switch topics or close my internet browser. It's just that simple. We face too many hardships in the real world. Why create virtual ones? And by the way, I haven't heard ONE positive thing about autism speaks here. You seem to be looking for a conspiracy where it does not exist. Nobody here likes them. They'll never get rid of us anyway. So just be yourself.

Well, Inventor, I guess I enjoy the jabbering of apes...

Even they have opinions, and thus deserve to be heard. I don't feel the need to agree, or even debate. But they can jabber away ...