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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Rampage killer Chris Harper-Mercer was an Aspie |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2015, 3:14 am
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Replies: 181
Views: 9,199
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| Introverts in general are treated as suspect in our society, with few exceptions. I believe there are several influences. One is the proliferation of conservative religious congregations, another is the polarization of mass politics & social views via mass media. ... On what facts do you make t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Rampage killer Chris Harper-Mercer was an Aspie |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 07 Oct 2015, 2:27 am
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Replies: 181
Views: 9,199
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League_Girl wrote: I wonder if the media wants people to turn against autistic people just like they do with Muslims when one of them does a bomb threat or does one.
Uh, no. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did your mental health issues get worse with age? |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 23 Sep 2015, 9:29 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,517
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| For whatever reason, yes, I think they've gotten worse in a sense as I'm much more weary of having to out there and put my mask on and act through social norms to the best of my ability. In the last couple of years I've started to give up 'acting normal' and I think I've felt the social consequences... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being Misunderstood |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2015, 11:26 pm
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Replies: 72
Views: 3,370
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| Yep...that sucks! It's easy to be misunderstood online because of the nature of being online: no face-to-face contact. Ironically, I think I'm more misunderstood face-to-face then on other mediums (over the phone, email, message boards, etc...) because my body language is often completely misunders... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Social motivation. I have none. |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2015, 8:00 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 951
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| Social motivation. I have none. I would really appreciate any ideas on how to begin wanting to interact with people? I just really don't want to be around people or communicate at all. I recognize that being antisocial is a slippery slope that I should try not to slip too far down...but forcing m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm always messing up socially! |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2015, 7:28 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 811
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| What is the difference between arguing and saying your opinion? I can't figure it out whenever I say an opinion that differs from someone else's they say I'm arguing. Aren't conversations about sharing opinions? I get this same reaction on a very consistent basis - I'm convinced it is something in ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 80% of people on Autism spectrum are unemployed? |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 5:04 am
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Replies: 139
Views: 7,081
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Thanks 11:32, appreciate it.
Do they make any distinction between AS and other parts of the ASD spectrum? Also, I'm assuming this is only for those that have been formally diagnosed? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Disability benefits in various countries? |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 5:01 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,553
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| Can you receive disability benefits while earning a paycheck, let's say for minimum wage or something near it? I'm not familiar with the laws surrounding disability benefits... My apologies if you've already stated this, but how is AS preventing you from maintaining an entry level position at even m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 80% of people on Autism spectrum are unemployed? |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 4:43 am
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Replies: 139
Views: 7,081
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| Can either of you provide links to the statistics you have found? I'm still in research mode here :). Thanks in advance. Sorry, these are from memory (my memory is good, though). Search for "adult outcomes with AS/HFA/LFA/autism" or similar in PubMed and Google Books and it should come up... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mind games |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 4:38 am
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Replies: 55
Views: 1,964
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| I think it's victim blaming. Some people try to blame the victim of bullying by saying something like "You get bullied because you let them". Some people genuinely don't know how to defend themselves when bullied. I'm also in a mind game situation although mine is far milder than the OP's... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 80% of people on Autism spectrum are unemployed? |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 4:13 am
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Replies: 139
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Can either of you provide links to the statistics you have found? I'm still in research mode here  .
Thanks in advance. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Feel like I'm being forced into autism/AS advocacy |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 3:02 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 634
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| There is advocacy, then there is identity politics. I'm a very private person, and would probably not participate in either. But, I may participate in advocacy, my wallet only, if the circumstances. I would never participate in any form of identity politics that would advocate for any special treatm... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Mind games |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 2:57 am
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Replies: 55
Views: 1,964
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| Can you not respect a simple request to leave someone alone? I really don't care if you understand or not. I don't like the way you respond to my posts, and I don't want to take the thread off topic trying to discuss it with you. There's no need for rudeness, despite what you may think of his post,... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger and loneliness |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 2:36 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,642
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| I have a psychologist with 25 years experience of AS and she has told me a majority of people with AS cannot stand a life in loneliness. Apparently we want people around us all the time but much of the time we don't want to chat with them. That was basically what she said to me. When I was younger ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you proud to be an Aspie? (NT's don't need to respond) |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 2:29 am
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Replies: 72
Views: 2,477
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| I'm neither proud nor ashamed -- it was the hand I was dealt, and I'm playing it to the best of my ability. Like others have mentioned, AS is not something earned, so why be proud of it? I'm still tweaking that sweet spot between obsessing over improving my professional and interpersonal skills to o... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: For those with undiagnosed Aspergers... |
| BudDickman |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2015, 2:17 am
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Replies: 100
Views: 13,833
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| How do I think that I have it? Well, it's something like this. Occam's razor: "simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones" Now, ever since I can remember I have known that I'm different. Sure most people have a few differences here and ther... |
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