| Author |
Message |
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can a HF person on the spectrum have low IQ? |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 8:14 am
|
|
Replies: 36
Views: 13,669
|
| I'm noticing a lot of speculation about poor treatment of autistic people in Australia lately. I didn't notice it growing up, though to be fair there were very few diagnosed students I knew of. Prof. Tony Attwood lives and practices in the third most populous Australian city so we definitely have so... |
|
 |
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Unethical “Stem Cell” Therapy for Autism In India? |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 8:09 am
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 873
|
| You left off the last paragraph of the article (or perhaps it was added after you read the article) that mentions the author is affiliated with a firm that sells stem cell therapies. The bloke who published the anti MRR vaccine garbage research was involved with a firm that was going to be selling s... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Am I stupid? |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 7:59 am
|
|
Replies: 26
Views: 1,452
|
| There are other benefits too: - Manual transmission cars are usually cheaper - You can push start a manual but not an automatic - You have more control and better understand the vehicle with a manual transmission - For me at least, the physical process of changing gears can prevent boredom and keep ... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: what option do you have in your profile? |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 7:55 am
|
|
Replies: 29
Views: 2,360
|
| I assumed it was visible when others look at my profile, but now I realise I can't see that option in anyone else's profile. What is the point of this option if nobody can see what you've chosen? Or am I missing something and it is viewable? |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Noise cancelling headphones question |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 7:51 am
|
|
Replies: 3
Views: 563
|
| If the active ones are off-putting maybe you would do better with a high-quality set of passive noise-cancelling headphones. I like the Sennheiser circumaural (close over the entire ear) ones. The cost is the limiting factor. |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is 'NT' offensive? Is 'on the NT spectrum' an option? |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 7:35 am
|
|
Replies: 35
Views: 3,234
|
| Slightly off-topic but I feel it's necessary to cover this point: "NT" is no more "offensive" than "Goyem", or "Gentile". It was a term invented by aspie individuals in the Nineties to mean folks not on the autism spectrum (like Jews call nonJews Goyem, or Gen... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Never had a meltdown |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 7:24 am
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 835
|
| I am the same in this regard. I frequently threw tantrums as a child but as an adult the worst thing I do is shut down completely. |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 'Lucky you are autistic, you can't feel sexual abuse' |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 18 Mar 2017, 7:07 am
|
|
Replies: 36
Views: 2,497
|
| I assume part of the reason for not identifying the principal or school is that people would then be able to figure out who the victim is. Perhaps also that the principal could then be subject to vigilante justice. Growing up, I went to two different schools in New South Wales, don't remember encoun... |
|
|
Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Buses and numbers |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 17 Mar 2017, 10:27 am
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 1,448
|
| Are there labour laws in your country relating to the age of bus drivers? If not, it sounds like you should try to help him get a job driving buses. 10-4 breaker breaker. |
|
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: seeking an email client |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 17 Mar 2017, 10:17 am
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 810
|
| The sad truth is there is no good option. Thunderbird has many issues as it sounds like you've discovered. Even the simplest mail clients have significant usability shortfalls. One of the simplest is Mutt. According to its Wikipedia article, the Mutt slogan is "All mail clients suck. This one j... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Am I stupid? |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 17 Mar 2017, 10:01 am
|
|
Replies: 26
Views: 1,452
|
| If by programming you mean computer programming, it could be that it's not your fortè, or it could be that you just need more time before it 'clicks' for you. My experience is that roughly one in ten educators are competent in that field, and for some people it just takes a lot of time and hard work... |
|
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Is programming a hopeless endeavor? |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 26 Feb 2017, 7:28 am
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 934
|
| This wikipedia article is pretty good: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstraction_(software_engineering) It's basically a way of breaking a task into smaller more manageable pieces. But more than that it's about finding the right way to think about a problem. I like the first paragraph of the Wikiped... |
|
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Project fo the r Matheletes out there. |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 25 Feb 2017, 12:57 pm
|
|
Replies: 15
Views: 984
|
Edit: I missed your point, ignore this  |
|
|
Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Is programming a hopeless endeavor? |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 25 Feb 2017, 12:47 pm
|
|
Replies: 7
Views: 934
|
| I think you can do it if you're determined enough. I had a lot of trouble with mathematics until I learnt how to program. You have to master abstraction to become a good programmer and that helps significantly with learning certain parts of mathematics. Just keep at it and don't give up. There are a... |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you have a Sydney line on your hands? |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 25 Feb 2017, 5:29 am
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 3,824
|
| Isn't palmistry discredited as a pseudoscience? Just because several people with the same diagnosis share a particular crease on their palm doesn't mean it's related. Can you cite any successfully reproduced studies that point to the Sydney line being related? |
|
|
Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Before I get a professional diagnosis... |
| horse of course |
|
Posted: 24 Feb 2017, 11:40 pm
|
|
Replies: 22
Views: 2,363
|
| I don't know how much flights are but you could probably get a diagnosis/rule-out for cheaper by flying to Brisbane and staying a night. Both places I mentioned do four sessions (i.e. $240 per session at Hearts and Minds) but they said they may be able to do several sessions on one or two days if tr... |
|
|
| Sort by: |
