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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Famous Autistics/Aspies - more postive images in the media |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2011, 1:04 pm
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Replies: 47
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LabPet wrote: I saw Will Ferrell (sp?) on a BBC interview (he has a formal Dx and he's previously been open about his AS) and I think he's a great model too.
Wait, when did he say that? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fictional Characters With Undiagnosed Aspergers or Autism |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2011, 12:58 pm
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Replies: 948
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| The maid Amelia Bedelia from the children book series of the same name. She takes EVERYTHING literally, and she cause lots of problems for her employer's, but she is always redeemed by her exceptional baking skills. She's supposed to teach kids about idioms and figures of speech. Saying that sh has... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Popular Characters With Asperger's In Film |
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Posted: 01 Nov 2011, 12:51 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,608
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| How many of these threads do we have again? |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: Act Like the Character In Your Avatar |
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Posted: 13 Oct 2011, 8:59 pm
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Replies: 171
Views: 20,673
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| Bling blong bling blong bling blong bling blong... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: My Top 10 TV Shows |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2011, 6:00 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,079
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- Mission Hill
- Wonderfalls
- Arrested Development
- Misfits
- The IT Crowd
- Archer
- Daria
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni
- Community
- True Blood |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Song lines/lyrics to describe your feelings right now |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2011, 5:57 pm
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Replies: 1,281
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| "I hate you so much right now!" - Kelis |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fictional Characters With Undiagnosed Aspergers or Autism |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2011, 9:28 pm
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Replies: 948
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| Martin Prince on The Simpsons. Ungodly obsessed with grades and extra credit, brilliant at every school subject, unpopular because he assumes that all the other kids appreciate these skills. An incredibly smart Aspie. Somehow Ned Flanders also pops up. Totally no feeling for social situation, secre... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fictional Characters With Undiagnosed Aspergers or Autism |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2011, 7:28 pm
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| How about Melvin in as good as it gets? The film is actually about OCD. He has really bad social skills and seems to take things quite litterally and believes everybodys a freak, He has anxiety attacks over change in routine (E.g. he sits at the same table every morning in a diner and gets upset wh... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: the government is plotting to persecute autistics |
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Posted: 06 Oct 2011, 4:05 pm
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Replies: 33
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| On selected people, as well as those who seem to try to support Autism and Aspergers become targets themselves on that site, 4Chan is the same way, and right now sites that advertise stuff like this would be part of the people who want Autism cured or face those with Autism faced being killed or pu... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: MLP:FiM and "bronies" |
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Posted: 06 Oct 2011, 3:18 pm
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Replies: 55
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| I've only seen one episode and bits and pieces of other episodes, but I do like the character designs. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Steve Jobs dies at 56 |
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Posted: 06 Oct 2011, 3:15 pm
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,496
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R.I.P. I learned how to use computers with a Mac, and I've always preferred their interface to Windows.
You know what's awesome about this thread? No one has turned it into a "OMG DID HE HAVE ASPERGERS" thread. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Musicians who have (or may have?) Asperger's Syndrome. |
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Posted: 27 Sep 2011, 8:37 pm
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| Syd Barrett, Kurt Cobain, Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Daniel Johnston all show/have shown signs of AS. I also think John Lydon, Sid Vicious, Jah Wobble and Shane MacGowan might be on the spectrum. Almost all of those people are drug addicts/alcoholics. That woud be a more likely explanation for erra... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Was Sherlock Holmes an aspie? |
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Posted: 27 Sep 2011, 12:47 pm
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Replies: 34
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Fnord wrote: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character, composed of descriptive words on a page. Isn't it enough to enjoy a good book without having to presume how mere words on a page might "think"? 
This. He's a fictional character; speculating about his mental state is pointless. |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Is Rowan Atkison/"Mr.Bean" an Aspie? |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2011, 6:49 am
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Replies: 4
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Mr. Bean is a comedic character. You're reading way too much into him. -_-
Also, perfectionism is not the same as OCD. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autism Speaks Seeks to develop prenatal abortion tests? |
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Posted: 09 Sep 2011, 3:00 pm
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Replies: 68
Views: 7,224
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| How many of these threads are we going to have? -_- |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Movies depicting characters with ASD? |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2011, 10:47 am
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Replies: 24
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| its not a movie but sheldon from the big bang theory , an example of one awesome aspie! People claim he was. The actor was more unsure. There is no settled proof. I think it's more of a throw up in the air thing. The creators of the show said he doesn't have Asperger's. Really now? Could you show m... |
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