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 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation   Topic: Would being considered a separate species benefit us?

Promethean
Posted: 22 Jul 2017, 10:26 am 

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I've been thinking that if those of us on the spectrum were considered a separate species from Homo sapiens , it'd benefit us in two ways. First, people would stop expecting us to act "human", which in practice seems to mean allistic. Second, if we could qualify as endangered, then I'm pre...

 Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports   Topic: Switching from Vyvanse (an amphetamine) to modafinil?

Promethean
Posted: 17 Mar 2013, 1:49 am 

Replies: 4
Views: 16,999
Why are you even taking psychotropics? Why not act naturally? The short answer: I've tried that, and it doesn't work. In undergrad, while I was without medications, I'd be spending too much of my time pacing the floor because I couldn't concentrate on my homework long enough to get anything read or...

 Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports   Topic: Switching from Vyvanse (an amphetamine) to modafinil?

Promethean
Posted: 12 Mar 2013, 8:26 pm 

Replies: 4
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Anyone have experience switching to modafinil from an amphetamine? What are the differences like? I'm a graduate student and have been taking Vyvanse for about a year, with an occasional Dexedrine booster for evening classes etc., and Adderall before that. I haven't been positively diagnosed with co...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Uncanny Valley?

Promethean
 Post subject: Uncanny Valley?
Posted: 12 Aug 2012, 4:07 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 2,527
Hi all, According to some comments on a Slashdot post (I can't post links yet, but it's the top Google hit for Uncanny Valley and Asperger Syndrome ), Aspies are in the "Uncanny Valley". What that means is that we can't act enough like what NTs unconsciously think of as "human" that they can accept ...
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