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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What does "lack of eye contact" refers to? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2022, 7:41 pm
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| I am okay with both kind of touching. The only light touch I won't be okay with is tickling. Are you saying a lot of aspies are ticklish? I don't like to feel tickled. But I don't think I would feel tickled by a light touch, unless its too light. If I remember right, there was a thread a few years ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What does "lack of eye contact" refers to? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2022, 7:31 pm
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| People don't try to touch me very often, but it has been known. It seems to have happened the most when I've been performing music to left-wing, hippiesque types of people, so maybe it's a cultural thing, and also, as one chap said, "women like a guy who plays the guitar and sings" - ther... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger just a learning disability? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2022, 7:13 pm
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| Wrong analogy. Confident is a synonym of assertive, which is a synonym of standing up for yourself. Therefore, confidence is a synonym for standing up for yourself. Therefore not being able to stand up for yourself means deficits in confidence. Back then I interpretted the word "confident"... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger just a learning disability? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2022, 5:58 pm
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| And then in America, when they ostracized aspies for having low social status, it is blame the victim too, isn't it. Just a lot less clear. Thats why Russian prison is a good way to illustrate what is going on in America with a lot less ambiguity. And finally the rape victim is considered gay but n... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger just a learning disability? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2022, 5:56 pm
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| Some time ago I read an article that autists are divided into three learning groups: verbal, visual and pattern thinkers. And for example, pattern thinkers are good with math equations, but they struggle to visualize or memorize names and new languages. I am the kind that is good with math. But mat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger just a learning disability? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2022, 3:22 pm
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| Autism and learning disability are by no means the same. Although autistic people can have a learning disability on top of their autism, which I think is why people confuse the two as being the same. I think everyone keeps misunderstanding what I meant. Let me, first of all, make it very clear. I d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger just a learning disability? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2022, 3:20 pm
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| I thought Aspergers & Autism are the same things. It is. I was just responding to the ridiculous statement that most people who were diagnosed with Asperger's (an autism spectrum disorder, i.e. if you are Asperger's you are autistic) under DSM 4 would not be diagnosed as autistic under DSM 5. T... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger just a learning disability? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2022, 3:18 pm
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| I thought Aspergers & Autism are the same things. They aren't. Asperger is a subset of autism. So there are people under autism umbrella that are clearly not aspies. Profoundly non-verbal autistics is the most obvious example. But then high functioning autistics can also be disqualified from As... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What does "lack of eye contact" refers to? |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2022, 11:58 am
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| Is it unethical to knowingly experiment on people like that without telling them? Or does it depend on what the experiment's like? (Asking everyone here.) As far as "without telling them" part, I would say don't tell them before experiment, but tell them after its over. Telling them befor... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger just a learning disability? |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2022, 7:31 pm
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| I've never seen the DSM4. I am the opposite: I looked through DSM 4 a lot, but I haven't really seen DSM 5 much. Because back at the time of DSM 4, this was my special interest. But, by the time DSM 5 was out, I moved to other things. I did take brief look at DSM 5 (for example, I found the Social ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger just a learning disability? |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2022, 7:18 pm
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IsabellaLinton wrote: He does have SPD though.
What does SPD stand for? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger just a learning disability? |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2022, 7:13 pm
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| It affects the sensory-nervous system so no it's nothing to do with learning. You can't unlearn sensory processing disorders. I don't have sensory issues in my case. And from what I read there are others who also don't have them. Which is why they are not part of diagnostic criteria but rather a si... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger just a learning disability? |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2022, 6:57 pm
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Edna3362 wrote: It's more aligned with ADHD, GDD
What does GDD stand for? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger just a learning disability? |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2022, 6:57 pm
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| Oh Ok. It's good that you have the diagnosis. I hope you were not upset by my response earlier. I am not sure why I would be. I know that some autistics get upset when they are told they are not autistic. I am not sure why. Even if you say something that is factually incorrect, I am not sure how it... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is Asperger just a learning disability? |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2022, 6:39 pm
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| It affects the sensory-nervous system so no it's nothing to do with learning. You can't unlearn sensory processing disorders. I don't have sensory issues in my case. And from what I read there are others who also don't have them. Which is why they are not part of diagnostic criteria but rather a si... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Neglected part of "Snow queen" |
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Posted: 10 Oct 2022, 10:27 am
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| My summary is "if you have a mental illness it may feel like it is a great idea for you to go off on your own and do your thing. It may help you make great art! It also will have very negative effects on your family which you may be entirely unaware of". One thing that complicates it is t... |
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