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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What does the term neurodiverse mean to you? |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2015, 1:34 am
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Replies: 13
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| As a descriptor it describes people who neurology is not typical or mainstream. As a social movement, it is the attempting to change the current mainstream belief that the neurologically caused behaviors and traits of people described above are "deficits" or "wrong" and thus need... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Tongue cancer - mine |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2015, 1:05 am
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Replies: 153
Views: 8,851
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| Numb is fine. Numb may be exactly where you are meant to and need to be right now. Your mind is protecting you from the effects of shock, and for now, numb + no new stress + get whatever rest your body and mind needs. . I think so. I think if I had a stroke and cancer in the same year but before I ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aphantasia |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2015, 12:43 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,609
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31 - Typical
I do believe my score was elevated because of the sky questions an weather is a special interst |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Are these lyrics politically incorrect by todays standards? |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2015, 11:43 pm
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Replies: 24
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| How about this for politically incorrect / hilarious? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvVxKX2HUfs Same general topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ6RjP7MlXk While taken in context I do not find the first two songs offensive that is not true for this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diAytGFZv... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Tongue cancer - mine |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2015, 11:11 pm
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Replies: 153
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| I hope you have a good recovery after this surgery that sounds quite radical and complicated. It is so complicated with so many possible outcomes I overwhelmed, more numbed and awed then frightened ATM (I have a feeling this will change by Tuesday). There is a whole surreal feel about it, it is jus... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Are these lyrics politically incorrect by todays standards? |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2015, 2:37 pm
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| This song also from 1969 uses a words that nobody would allow today but also if you look at the context of the song is not racist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ_5LQuHh6k This Video by Cher from 1973 would be banned today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6E98ZRaU1s This song about not being able... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Expert Panel Withholds Support for Early Autism Screening |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2015, 10:22 pm
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Replies: 3
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| ASHA Calls for Continued Universal Screening of Toddlers for Autism Spectrum Disorder Advocacy groups Autism Speaks and the Autism Science Foundation have also asked USPSTF to revise its draft statement, as has the American Academy of Pediatrics. All the more reasons to support the recommendations.... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: "A smart, satirical look at autism" at Edinburgh festival |
| ASPartOfMe |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2015, 9:52 pm
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Replies: 2
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: CDC study no ilink Thimerosal from Vaccines/Immunoglobins |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2015, 9:46 pm
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Replies: 0
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| CDC Study on “Prenatal and Infant Exposure to Thimerosal from Vaccines and Immunoglobins and Risk of Autism Every time study is released saying there is no link between vaccines and Autism it seems public belief in a link increases. Since this was a government study the increase in public belief li... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Get my diagnostic report tomorrow |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2015, 1:35 pm
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Replies: 14
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ConceptuallyCurious wrote: Been diagnosed with ASD and I'm getting a referral to an OT for help with sensory integration as its my biggest problem.
Hope the diagnosis and therapy is helpful for you |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 80% of people on Autism spectrum are unemployed? |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2015, 1:25 pm
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Replies: 139
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| Yeah, he worked as a nightclub comic telling outrageous, off-the-cuff jokes in front of people. I argued before that it was hard to imagine he could do that if he had an ASD. Now in the US, the new DSM cleared up the definition, so that one must have impairment in functioning, or there is no "... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Tongue cancer - mine |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2015, 12:26 pm
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Replies: 153
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| As Autistics we all want definitive answers. Unfortunately I will not know many, if not most of the answers until they do the surgery and see if or how much it spread. I will get the answers to you as fast as possible. all the senior aspies in my family, including myself, have had issues with cancer... |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Error messages, delays, freezing on posting and loading |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2015, 12:02 pm
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Replies: 6
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alex wrote: what messages are you getting?
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies, autistic or not? |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2015, 12:01 am
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Replies: 38
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| I think these functioning labels need to be a thing of the past. I agree with what Amythest says in her youtube video on functioning labels. They do more harm than good... "Thank you for inviting me over. Can I lay my coat somewhere?" "On the furniture." "Uhhh... Which piec... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 80% of people on Autism spectrum are unemployed? |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2015, 11:49 pm
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Replies: 139
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| Lots of people with ASD have great futures. There are dozens of successful people here on WP. Agreed Jacob Applebaum- Responsible for the Tor project and full disk encryption, diagnosed with ASD as a child. He is also a freedom of speech activist. Maybe I am having a bad day doing search but I have... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The ever growing plague of Aspie supremacism |
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Posted: 27 Aug 2015, 11:02 pm
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Replies: 53
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| We need a "thanks" button on this site to endorse responses we approve of. ^^^^ This May be used as an alternative It's a natural reaction for almost any marginalized group to have members that develop a "militant" attitude. What these aspies are doing is attempting to create a ... |
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