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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is aspergers really just the same as autism? |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2010, 9:18 am
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,749
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| I don't think that this question can really be answered as a straight-up "yes" or "no". As other posters have pointed out, there are many causes of autism, only a handful of which have been positively identified. However, the physiological causes that we're aware don't map in any direct way to the d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Pictures of an autistic brain scan Vs. NT's? |
| cthulukitty |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2010, 8:37 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,608
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| At present there is still no known pattern of brain abnormality that is consistent across the autism spectrum, nor are all NT brains the same. Putting a picture of one Aspie's brain next to one NT's brain simply shows you a picture of two individuals. It doesn't do much to tell you about the differe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What support services are we in need of the most |
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Posted: 03 Nov 2010, 8:22 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,142
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| It seems like it would be very hard to rank which things are more important than others, since every individual or community is going to require a different mix of appropriate services. Adding to your list though, I'd say that we need education (whether special ed or not) that actually works. It see... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Asperger's isn't autism? |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2010, 9:27 pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 5,317
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| The one part I agree with, at least from what's presented on the forum as I haven't watched the video, is that AS is indeed not a "light" or "mild" form of autism. Regardless of our linguistic ability and supposedly higher functioning, those of us identified with Asperger's syndrome (or, as in my ca... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are Aspies supposed to be good at academics |
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Posted: 23 Aug 2010, 1:11 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,234
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| Every autistic person is different, and autism is characteristically marked by uneven development and ability across different areas of cognition. I have often done very well in school, and as a child I was hyperlexic, taught myself to count and understand place value, and perseverated about one ner... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is common sense? |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2010, 11:17 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,684
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| What is common sense? Commons sense is what people refer to when they can't come up with anything even remotely like an argument or a piece of evidence to support what they're saying. It's also a great thing to refer to if you want to make someone feel bad for not understanding something. Why does ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Where is the flaw in this logic? |
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Posted: 18 Aug 2010, 12:41 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,389
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| The hurt is valid and so is her anger, because that's what she's feeling. It's my fault she was hurt because I didn't choose my words wisely in the first place. It isn't correct to jump from "emotions are never invalid" to "emotions are always valid". If a category of items cannot be said to lack v... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Supplements/medications specifically for special interests? |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2010, 8:11 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,855
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| Personally I agree with Cockney Rebel. I see obsessiveness as a core aspect of who I am, and the focus and depth of vision it gives me has been behind nearly all of my accomplishments. That said, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are prescribed to lessen symptoms related to OCD. There ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is this Aspergers????? |
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Posted: 02 Aug 2010, 3:33 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,699
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| It sounds like your child may be intellectually gifted, or may have the potential to be. His tendency to suddenly change mood sounds like susceptibility to what some researchers call "overexcitabilities". Your child may be processing sensory data more acutely and more deeply than most people, which ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: bronx mom killed her son |
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Posted: 01 Aug 2010, 4:23 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 849
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| What disturbs me most is that this article is so forgiving of this woman who took her own son's life. The entire article seems to be suggesting that we sympathize with a person who committed murder, and that the action was justified by the difficulties created by the child's autism. The article says... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Response to a question about IEPs |
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Posted: 14 Jul 2010, 10:05 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 576
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| The Facebook page for Spectrum Magazine included a question about the IEP process, and my response was far too long to post on their wall. I linked people here, so feel free to discuss what I have to say on either site. ------- I have never been involved in an IEP process, which is too bad for a cou... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are You Good At School? |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2010, 2:06 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,009
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| School is skewed so that tests matter as least as possible. Speaking as a student pursuing a master's degree in education, I can assure you that this is absolutely not the case. Indeed many teachers lament the fact that standardized testing is being extended deeper and deeper into childhood, and th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are You Good At School? |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2010, 2:06 am
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Replies: 34
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| Doing well in school involves a great deal of factors. Academically, I have almost always done well, though there have been times that problems in my life have gotten in the way of high performance. I often succeeded at the parts of school that have to do with learning, while being completely oblivi... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: i just want to be loved |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2010, 2:00 am
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Replies: 46
Views: 7,246
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| why does that have to be such a complex and impossible thing? Love is serious. If it weren't, then it wouldn't be as important as it demonstrably is to people both on and off the spectrum. I think what might make love difficult for a lot of us is that one has to be honest and open at exactly the ri... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Webinar on the "autism epidemic" |
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Posted: 09 Jul 2010, 2:36 pm
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Replies: 0
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| Facebook showed me an advertisement for a seminar (and introductory "webinar") devoted to "reversing the autism epidemic". I find the whole idea these people are putting forward highly offensive, and I'm sure there are those on WP who agree with me. The advertisement states that the seminar is only ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What kind of education would have been perfect for you? |
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Posted: 05 Jul 2010, 10:16 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 4,014
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| Unlike many aspies, I did very well in the public school setting, at least academically. I had difficulties socializing, and often spaced out in class, but my grades tended to remain high--with a few notable exceptions. Due to my odd behavior and lack of friends, I was the subject of some profession... |
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