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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Declaring ourselves a minority group |
| ouinon |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2007, 2:06 pm
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| I was imagining believing that it was the result of my genes, and I understood that it would make a HUGE difference to my attitude if it was. If genes were the critical component , if no other factor was as significant , then I believe I too would fight for, or at least be proud of , my being what I... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Declaring ourselves a minority group |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2007, 10:44 am
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| It seems to me that until it has been established how much the autism and aspergers spectrum is determined by genes and how much by environment it is too early to decide what "status" to demand. IF the spectrum is almost entirely determined by pure genetic action, in which environment/nurture , incl... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "What is it like to have Aspergers?" |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2007, 8:46 am
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| I think it feels rather like Tom Hanks role in " Big". ( am I imagining things or does Hanks make a speciality of aspie/AD spectrum style roles? Gump and that man in an airport?!etc.....) I , and my 8 year old son!, couldn't understand why anyone given all the freedom of adulthood would reject it,( ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gluten free diet |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2007, 6:06 am
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Replies: 54
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| you sound like a commercial trying different tactics. :?: :? <<<<I definitely try different tactics ,try to find out what works for me,sometimes this means radically changing my mind. I know this can seem disconcerting to some /many people, but don't understand "commercial" bit ?? >>>> Head on....a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help needed : Personality changes throught life |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2007, 5:50 am
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| Recently self-diagnosed so don't take me as an authority, but I def relate to change of personality stuff; through,( as Spanky316 says,) party animal to hermit is exactly right , with plodding dutiful citizen and freaked out and almost aggressive "rebel" in there too. Def have doubts about what iden... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Collateral damage in autism |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2007, 3:53 am
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| Aren't there at least two other central greek myths which involve being separated from parents, cut off and brought up by strangers , aswell?( the one with the maze and the minotaur? and another) It wrecked Oedipus' sexuality . And caused him to kill father as a stranger. Merlin took Arthur away fro... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gluten free diet |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2007, 3:26 am
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| It's interesting you should say that about acceptance because recently have been doing more of the frequent stopping and starting again with gluten consumption, whereas in the past have been more consistent ( excluding or including for longer periods), and although could say that the reason for this... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: How Would The World Be Different if Autism Was Eliminated? |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007, 6:31 pm
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Replies: 30
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| A chinese curse was " May you live in interesting times". Perhaps we would still be hunter-gathering in the wild if there hadn't been any aspies etc. Perhaps there'd be no pollution, no noise, no rush, no clocks, no nuclear bomb. Perhaps we'd still be carrying our children around in our arms and bre... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Collateral damage in autism |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007, 6:14 pm
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| Ah yes, very interesting point. "Loss of parents" because of the syndrome. A terrible amputation at the heart of ones life because of the communication etc difficulties. And equal incomprehension of other peoples joys and strengths gained from their relation with parents. And if there is an increase... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Nietzsche perhaps |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007, 5:43 pm
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| I don't believe "history" ( or an act of )decides what's art. I think the artist does ( by saying it IS art, or by describing himself, the producer, as an artist). Did the photographer see the pics as art or document ? But it's true that feminist analysis has had something to say about this. Digging... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gluten free diet |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007, 5:13 pm
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| But if it was ALSO found to be possible to massively reduce the numbers and severity of the conditions , ( as sanitation wiped out huge numbers of chronic disease problems after centuries of those deaths being almost taken for granted) would that be good? If for instance discovered as a result of re... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gluten free diet |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007, 4:48 pm
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| Surely if there's something causing a rise in numbers of autistic and aspergers it would be good to find out what it is. I'm not sure if I understand your post , Kitsy ; are you saying that "we" are just different, and that there have always been aspergers, autists etc in the world and always will b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gluten free diet |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007, 3:26 pm
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| If you move towards just one thing too much it often results with consequences :? <<<<That's the idea!! :lol: >>>> and didn't the doc who mentioned cutting carbs die of malnutrition?? :? <<<<Possible tho unlikely unless suffered from an eating disorder!! but cutting out gluten ( which incidentally ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gluten free diet |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007, 2:40 pm
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| Maybe eliminating gluten from autistics diets doesn't work because the damage is already done? The brain has already been substantially altered, and although with time , including perhaps the very best nutritional support eg ; vitamins and fish oils, and seeds , it might to some extent "repair" itse... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gluten free diet |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007, 12:25 pm
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| No doubt if you have this condition, gluten gives you an opiate affect. My mind would go on for weeks and months in this high state of euphoria because what I was learning, the ideas that I would come up with, and the thoughts I believed no one had ever experienced. I thought I was going to take ov... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Gluten free diet |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2007, 11:42 am
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Replies: 54
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| The worst thing is stopping. I imagine it's something like being an alcoholic, because you are an addict for life. I don't know if it definitely has something to do with aspergers, but I go in and out of eating gluten ( wheat, rye, oats , hydrolised veg protein, and as CentralFLM says gluten is adde... |
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