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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Time Out |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 14 May 2025, 7:16 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 664
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| I feel I need time out from here to deal with mental health issues I am currently dealing with. Certain events have triggered things that I am struggling to deal with Reflecting on autism politics all the time is not healthy for the mind, there is personal value out of euphemisms and positivity for ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: The term neurospicy |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 13 May 2025, 1:20 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,001
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| Its a load of rubbish, like trying to turn something sexy or something |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: The CDC figures deep dive |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 08 May 2025, 7:58 am
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Replies: 3
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| It's frustrating that we don't know what the story is for the 38.6% without cognitive ability information. Maybe they are all average and above. Yes we don’t know since having a high IQ is not considered a problem or disorder so they won’t measure that. Only measurements are IQ below 70 which is in... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Majority in UK now ‘self-identify’ as neurodivergent |
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Posted: 05 May 2025, 6:59 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,625
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| The term divergent by dictionary definition means to diverge from the norm or typical so if the majority are divergent, autism becomes the new NT and NT the new divergent requiring accommodations and understanding. What logo should be created for them? I suggest a big mouth to symbolise traditional ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: RFK JR dated view of Autism |
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Posted: 04 May 2025, 5:59 pm
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Replies: 61
Views: 9,412
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| Article is an overview of objections to RFK Jr. Many in autism community say Health Secretary Kennedy doesn’t understand their needs In just two months on the job, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has raised the profile of autism more than any recent public official. Autism advocacy groups ty... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: RFK JR dated view of Autism |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 03 May 2025, 5:11 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 9,412
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| It would have been nice of him to have explained that when he made his speech instead of after the backlash. He has a speech disorder causing him to fumble his words and get visually stressed and shake, its ironic as this happens to autistic people themselves. Watching him is like myself when i tal... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: RFK JR dated view of Autism |
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Posted: 02 May 2025, 6:22 pm
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Replies: 61
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: RFK JR dated view of Autism |
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Posted: 02 May 2025, 6:21 am
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Replies: 61
Views: 9,412
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Why the new political right is bad news for autism |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 01 May 2025, 11:17 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,572
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| I don't dispute that Labour's behaviour towards the disabled,vulnerable, trans etc stinks to high heaven. I cancelled my party membership because of the planned cuts. It is very much a right left issue if you factor in that Starmer has shifted Labour into a centre right position. Yes agree with you... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Why the new political right is bad news for autism |
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Posted: 01 May 2025, 7:29 am
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Replies: 3
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| It’s not a right left issue rather than a desperate attempt of a bankrupt country trying to save money somehow. It was the left leaning Labour Party that cut winter fuel allowance from the elderly recently. Not to mention dumped the trans movement recently, so much for the UK left and its support fo... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: CBS touts unproven treatment |
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Posted: 01 May 2025, 2:20 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,478
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| Most recently, folinic acid has been used in autistic children who have tested positive for folate receptor autoantibodies. In these cases, folinic acid is able to bypass the dysfunctional folate receptor alpha and enters via the reduced folate carrier. Additionally, folinic acid can partially bypa... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: The CDC figures deep dive |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2025, 11:42 am
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Views: 2,231
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| From the CDC themselves, the original report :- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/ss/ss7402a1.htm Some of the most relevant parts:- Among 5,292 (61.4% of 8,613) children aged 8 years with ASD with information on cognitive ability, 39.6% were classified as having an intellectual disability. Intelle... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How To Deal With Gaslighting, YouTube Video |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 29 Apr 2025, 6:16 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,337
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Gaslighting is where someone is trying to get you to not believe your personal reality from your 5 senses or personal experience.
The sky is green
This is true when it clearly is not
That kind of thing |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Anyone else worried about the autism registry? |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2025, 3:13 pm
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,974
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| I mentioned on another post, most autistic people are already on a registry If you claim disability welfare or carer support you`ll be on a gov registry as to the reasons why. Social security people can search your name quite easily using your social security number or do mass searches using key wo... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Anyone else worried about the autism registry? |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2025, 2:44 pm
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,974
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| I mentioned on another post, most autistic people are already on a registry If you claim disability welfare or carer support you`ll be on a gov registry as to the reasons why. Social security people can search your name quite easily using your social security number or do mass searches using key wor... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Stop Hating Autism Treatments |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2025, 6:22 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,288
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| Most of this protest is just irrational emotional garbage. I would bet it’s mostly Hurd mentality promoted by a political NT media who couldn’t care less about autistic people but just against the opposition and want to preserve their financial cash cows of ABA therapy and whatever long term health ... |
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