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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: More bad press for aspies |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 15 Sep 2011, 9:38 am
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Replies: 117
Views: 10,434
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| People should not be put in jail for merely being offensive. "Offensive" is socially subjective. Making something illegal because it is offensive opens the door to banning anything, all you have to do is convince the public to feel offended. This guys a jerk, but England is heading on a slippery sl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do aspies have melt downs? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 10:49 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,430
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| Does the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergers say that aspies have melt downs? (Hint, no it doesn't.) Actually, as far as I can tell, it does. Many accounts of individuals with AS and ASD report other unusual sensory and perceptual skills and experiences. They may be unusually sensitive or i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Brain Transplant (poll) |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 10:45 am
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Replies: 67
Views: 6,235
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| No, I may as well kill myself to achieve the same goal and save the taxpayer a few thousand pounds. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Whost else thinks cremation should be banned? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 10:40 am
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Replies: 142
Views: 13,048
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| I want my body to be buried beneath the roots of a tree, so that my carbon compounds can quickly be used to fuel new life. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do aspies have melt downs? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 10:34 am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,430
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: More bad press for aspies |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 14 Sep 2011, 10:31 am
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Replies: 117
Views: 10,434
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| And I'm sorry, but if you jumped in front of a moving train, you're pretty damn stupid and deserve to die. Survival of the fittest, my friends... She was committing suicide. Comes from my town. The things he said and did were horrible, and on one occasion he impersonated on of the friends of a dead... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: F'Yeah Asperger Robot meme -- What do you think? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 12 Sep 2011, 3:26 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 8,731
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| That last one is brilliant, Marshall. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are You Able to Tell When Someone is an Aspie? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 11 Sep 2011, 12:11 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,078
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| I only realised a boy in my year was an Aspie when someone told me he was. With hindsight, it was obvious, but I just didn't ever think "hang on, he has most of the symptoms of Asperger's". |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: So about that slippery slope fallacy |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2011, 6:25 pm
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Replies: 332
Views: 22,009
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pandabear wrote: Sean Hannity is not only a Fox News personality, but also a Catholic.
The Catholic Church employs pedophiles as priests.
Ad homienem and tu quoque in one post? In a thread on logical fallacies? |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you tend to like pop-culture music? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2011, 6:12 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,997
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| I like the Beatles, who are the most popular band in the world (best selling album in America in the 2000s? The Beatles' 1), but I don't like "what's hot" because most pop music is unbelievably awful. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: For people diagnosed as CHILDREN |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2011, 6:07 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,072
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When I'm active on wrongplanet, then yes. Otherwise, no. Although generally I only posting here when I have been having lots of Aspie moments.
I'm reminded every time I experience a symptom, basically. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being screened for AS .. how did you feel? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2011, 12:17 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 820
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| I was only 7 or 8 when I was diagnosed, so I didn't really care. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: a little gluten experiment |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2011, 11:10 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,626
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| I have a restricted diet anyway, so going GFCF isn't at all practical. It would put me down to just fruit and vegetables, unless I could find a suitable replacement for bread. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Grammar |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2011, 11:04 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,149
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| My grammar is excellent in my head, but I often make major typos, such as missing out a word. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone else hate the sound of clapping? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 08 Sep 2011, 11:02 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 8,024
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| If one person with an awful technique claps, it can be utterly horrible. A mass of people, or a small number with good technique, and I'm fine. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Would you break up with someone because of their religion? |
| The_Walrus |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2011, 11:07 am
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Replies: 52
Views: 5,858
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| I couldn't date someone who was homophobic or xenophobic, or who sacrificed animals, or who wanted me to convert to their religion. |
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