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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Vaccines are ineffective and dangerous |
| militarybrat |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2008, 2:43 pm
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Replies: 129
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| [quote="zendell"] "I always assumed they would at least test the vaccines first to see whether they work before forcing everyone to take them (you can't enroll children in public schools in the US if you don't vaccinate them). Even if vaccines are somewhat effective, there are risks associ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Psychologist says he doesn't think I have Asperger's |
| militarybrat |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2008, 2:07 pm
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Replies: 79
Views: 8,310
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| "My daughter had trouble finding someone to diagnose her sons. She found a second pediatrician because the first one was obstructive. These experts do not realise the harm they do to people such as yourself and the angst they create." A pediatrician does not qualify as an expert or specialist for PD... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Psychologist says he doesn't think I have Asperger's |
| militarybrat |
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Posted: 12 Jan 2008, 1:57 pm
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| [quote="Danielismyname"]srriv345, Well, "aspies" are interested in one and only one topic [at the time]. You can have multiple obsessions/interests, but you'll only focus on one at the time for a specific period--weeks to years. Eye contact: is but one facet of social interaction. I've yet... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies are Victims (reply) |
| militarybrat |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2008, 5:20 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,476
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| nominalist, its not quite so different now, at least for everyone |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: What needs to change most in the world for ASD people |
| militarybrat |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2008, 1:49 pm
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Replies: 15
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| I like some of your list jaydog. With your first one it would make it easier to prosecute bully cases if the harrasment laws had bullying clauses in them. I'd watch out on some of your diagnosis in number 8 though as several of the statistic are off due to premature diagnosis. You must have ongoing ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are people with AS predisposed to drug abuse? |
| militarybrat |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2008, 1:39 pm
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Replies: 42
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| ButchCoolidge, I said I do not believe in a predisposion to drug use which is actually not the same as a compulsive personality because having a compulsive personallity doesn't make you use drugs, compulsions find expression in different ways. The most common outcomes of compulsive personalities are... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does certian foods make you more autistic? |
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Posted: 11 Jan 2008, 1:31 pm
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| LeKiwi, I did read your post and have no problem with the paragraph on UK youth, mine was and asid comment on the "we all complain about your 'American English'" part of the text, as it didn't make sense to me directly following the UK youth streat talk paragraph. Further, I do have some friends who... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Vaccines are ineffective and dangerous |
| militarybrat |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2008, 9:04 pm
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Replies: 129
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| Vaccines are not 100% effective, nor are they claimed to be by reputable sources. However, they have been highly effective, particularly in mass use (ie a large nuber of the population vacinated). For many of the diseases vaccinated for a 70-80% effectiveness rate of prevention is very good when com... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Salt |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2008, 8:54 pm
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Replies: 85
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| I'm actually a salt person, never have been. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspies are Victims (reply) |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2008, 8:52 pm
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| I agree with you in disagreeing with the quoted post. Personally, I find it deplorable. I don't like lying, manipulation or sympathy nor do I care for breaking down in public if it can be avoided. I do know how to fight back if I need to, its just that usually a personal attack on my self does not e... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you explain to others about being on the spectrum. |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2008, 8:37 pm
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Replies: 12
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| I'm very open about my disorder. I let people know that I have AS and that it is related to autism and some of the ways it effects me. If they want to know more I tell them. One of the first things I do explain is that aspies are just as unique as "normal" people. If they are interested in knowing m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Genetic mutation discovered as cause for autism |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2008, 8:32 pm
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| Interesting but not quite the "break through" claimed in the article. Its been pretty common knowledge since the seventies (at least among researchers in the field) that autism and related disorders are biologically caused by genetics and brain function and structure abnormalities. They just can't i... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: What needs to change most in the world for ASD people |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2008, 8:21 pm
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| There still needs to be more awareness and education among the NT population. After all we have to adjust to their world, can't they at lest try to understand where we are coming from, it only seems fair. I still run into people who think that if we just "tried harder" we'd be "normal," and then, wh... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Google books: stress/genetics/ cause autism? |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2008, 8:15 pm
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: is Dr. Tony Attwood our Prof. X? |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2008, 8:13 pm
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Replies: 57
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| Interesting analygy but as he is one of the formost scholars on Asperger's Syndrome today it works. Ana54 nothing I've read indicated he was pro-cure, some of his article seem to be against a cure and more focused on adjustment to the would. Anbuened from the articles I've read by Attwood appear to ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any ideas to help while travelling |
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Posted: 10 Jan 2008, 8:07 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Travelling tips -mentally prepare yourself for the trip ahead of time, allowing plenty of time for you to adjust to the prospect of travelling -make sure to pack and stage everything a few day before your departure -prepare a travel itinerary and basic schedual for the trip to adjust to a comfortabl... |
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