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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Which is worse? |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2019, 1:39 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 857
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| I have inadvertently frustrated people a couple of times by speaking French or Italian with good pronunciation but limited to a vocabulary of 10-20 words. They have felt tricked into thinking I was more fluent than I was. I found it helps to mispronounce things so that the expectations of others are... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Biblical encuragement for the disabled |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2019, 10:22 am
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Replies: 8
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| Some other verses that can be encouraging to those of us who are less important. And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.- Luke 5:31-32 For ye see your calling, brethren, how tha... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How Anti-Vaxxers Shame Autistic Kids. |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2019, 8:44 am
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Replies: 184
Views: 3,577
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| It is interesting to see how some subjects can generate intense emotional outrage and yet at the same time have such poorly defined terms and understanding. 1. Classic Autism was used to describe those (particularly children) whose severe brain damage or malformation resulted in early death. Such ma... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: If God exists, I want to have a discussion when I meet him |
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Posted: 26 Jul 2019, 10:12 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 663
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| Traditional Christian heaven doesn't appeal to me, which is ironic since we say God can give us our greatest desires. Considering that biblical Christianity has been so poorly presented in thousands of different ways, it is not surprising that someone might have a mistaken perspective of what the h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: GF diet. Is it effective? |
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Posted: 25 Jul 2019, 10:26 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 555
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| I am not familiar with the “GF” diet. It might be helpful for you to describe some of the distinctive features of the diet for those of us who are unfamiliar. I would not think any diet would be particularly effective except to the extent that an impact on the neurological configuration that manifes... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do I have aspergers? |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2019, 10:23 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 421
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| You may want to hold off getting a official diagnosis. Once gotten, it would be difficult to un-get in the future. You should have a solid reason for getting one (i.e. employment, disability, etc.) and solid expectation that it would not represent a hazard in the future. Here is a free booklet that ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Running Out Of Things To Say. |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2019, 8:58 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 438
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| Consider the difference between transmit and receive. If one has nothing left to transmit, it might be possible to inquire of others that which might concern them with a view towards either building a relationship or at least increasing in one's font of knowledge. For example, asking a waitress to s... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: looking for thoughts |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2019, 10:50 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 759
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| Many people respond to parenting by comparing their child to others and seeking to address what is lacking. It can be more helpful to consider your child in comparison to himself and exhort and encourage his next developmental step. This works with average children, downs children, gifted children, ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Telling people that you're on the spectrum |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2019, 10:37 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 564
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| How would you recommend I go about informing others, should I at inform them at all? People who know you and care about you will accept you even though they may not understand what "being on the spectrum" means. (In fact, it is a dubious explanation in itself) Telling others may cause gre... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Pathology vs Nuerodiversity |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2019, 10:27 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 370
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| Which framework do you think is more objectively accurate with regards to Autism Spectrum Disorder? 1. Autism Spectrum Disorder represents a disease. It is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of part or all of an organism. 2. Autism Spectrum Disorder re... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Input Needed: My 2 Year old son |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2019, 1:54 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,309
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| Two years old is a little young to be concerned with a diagnosis. However, regardless of whether he has Aspergers or not, it is important to use external discipline until he can exercise internal discipline. Fatherless homes are a good indicator as to what a lack of discipline can lead to for a youn... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2019, 2:22 pm
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Replies: 4
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can you give me a SOLUTION? |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2019, 2:14 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 481
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| For people who have a neurological configuration that is more intense, comples, or sensitive, one might expect there to be an impact on the neruo skeletal muscular system. The advice to practice is good because it may require a greater pattern imprint for reflexes to be established. Tennis and swimm... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Exactly Who is Disorderd? |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2019, 8:42 am
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Replies: 4
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| Here is a link describing some research showing that the entire industry making money off those of us called "disordered" may not be as legitimate as they proclaim. https://www.studyfinds.org/study-psychiatric-diagnoses-are-scientifically-meaningless/ The study was published in the scienti... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: New Age Wisdom |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2019, 7:02 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,036
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| One might consider a parallel to modern art. If one sees in a random splash of colors something meaningful, it is probably because one put it there. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Possible Autism? |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2019, 6:58 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 340
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