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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: China’s Ukraine Conundrum |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2022, 8:23 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,994
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| If the US were smart they would have left China alone to concentrate their efforts against Russia. They could have potentially wooed China on their side and they might have believed it was in their interests to pivot to US. I use the past tense because that ship has sailed. The idiocy of Trump`s ant... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What it's like for aspies in poor countries? |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2022, 5:33 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,258
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| Terrible by order of magnitude worse than in the west. I`ve been to several of these countries in S America, Asia & Egypt It’s not hard to see why. There are usually no gov help no welfare benefits given. You’re on your own Most people are poor, they have large families. Their families replace t... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: A plea for more academic recognition for Judy Singer |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2022, 8:28 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 817
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| Neurodiversity paradigm is outside of science so why would science recognize her any more than they recognize The Bible or Adam and Eve? She is a sociologist. It is valid for sociologists to study how society treats disabled people, and to study political movements to change this. The article contr... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: ABA - The reform it not end it perspective |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2022, 6:58 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 676
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| not sure what you mean by this give an example Things like stop any stimming or make the "proper" amount of eye contact, not react to overstimulation when NTs aren't overstimulated (I have very low threshold for pain from noise so this one is from my personal experience). Generally, ignor... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: ABA - The reform it not end it perspective |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2022, 4:03 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 676
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| From what I know: ABA is just a method of training. It can be employed for teaching something useful and that's okay. The problem is, it's commonly used with a goal of making one "indistinguishable from their peers" - which means forcing one to supress expression their needs and feelings ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: ABA - The reform it not end it perspective |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2022, 12:55 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Autistic, can’t socialize, not human, will never achieve the dreams you have for them etc, etc. Autism is one condition but an umbrella term so for some more disabled autistic kids the parents will be quite rightly wanting to treat their autism. Those with milder symptoms are likely to be diagnosed... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Reasons why I feel I lack intelligence |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 31 Aug 2022, 7:46 am
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Replies: 71
Views: 4,100
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Politicians are great talkers and can come back quickly with any lying answer to a question.
They are also some of the most dumbest people around.  |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Nobody interested in the Russia-Ukraine conflict? |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2022, 11:39 am
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Replies: 3,130
Views: 126,154
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| Polish media say counter-offensive in Kherson region has started... of course, no details until it's over. They may regain the areas West to Dnipro in this operation - including the biggest city captured after Feb 24. I really hope they succeed without much losses. A tool for tracking wildfires can... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How can i know 100% before i get an official diagnosis? |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2022, 6:54 am
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,185
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| There is no biological marker for autism at present so it’s all down to an assessor asking questions and observing. If your an adult and not diagnosed yet it’s likely you have mild symptoms so opinion will be subjective sometimes. Unless you are needing a diagnosis to unlock help / welfare the doubt... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: A plea for more academic recognition for Judy Singer |
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Posted: 30 Aug 2022, 5:21 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 817
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| Neurodiversity paradigm is outside of science so why would science recognize her any more than they recognize The Bible or Adam and Eve? The article contradicts itself in implying the acknowledgement that autism is a disability. Well disability is science based. There is a biological reason why an a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does medications really help Asperger Syndrome itself? |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2022, 6:53 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,637
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| I took creatine supplement about 15 years back as I was going to the gym and wanted to build muscle. What I never expected within a couple of days my mind was clearer than it ever had been. Vocabulary that were blocked suddenly became unblocked and the brain fog had cleared. I felt I was becoming mo... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Nobody interested in the Russia-Ukraine conflict? |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2022, 7:02 am
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Replies: 3,130
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| ^ Maxar satellite photos show no signs of shellings in the plant before Aug 19 11am https://twitter.com/Maxar/status/1560665913203904515/photo/2 Thus, accusations of repeated shellings appear void. If the nuclear power plant is in Russian hands with Russian soldiers walking round it who’s doing the... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Anyone else *not* have a strong opinion on Autism Speaks? |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2022, 6:53 am
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Replies: 28
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| Yes, their biggest flaw is they usually talk about autism as falsely just one condition they think every other autistic person is just like them. Who, exactly, makes this claim? Can you provide an example? Almost everyone who claims to explain autism but gives a one sided picture of autism omitting... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: 200 genes strongly linked to Autism |
| carlos55 |
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Posted: 21 Aug 2022, 3:15 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 625
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| Its inevitable that genetic engineering will be introduced to autism. In fact since there are many autisms genetic testing can help determine which autisms are "harmless differences" and which are bad for the person so it helps the ND cause to defend the ones which are differences and leav... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Nobody interested in the Russia-Ukraine conflict? |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2022, 3:06 pm
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Replies: 3,130
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| For a neutral propaganda free accurate day to day report of the conflict, i would recommend the Military Summary Channel. The person who runs it has said he is against the war in general & reports events / progress each day favouring neither side. It seems to be attracting supporters from both s... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Anyone else *not* have a strong opinion on Autism Speaks? |
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Posted: 17 Aug 2022, 7:31 am
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Replies: 28
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| On the autism subreddit, they are super up in arms about Autism Speaks. I don't think they even allow you to defend it. Too activist for me. I don't like rocking the boat unless I feel really strongly about something. Besides, I liked the blue puzzle piece logo. It's nice to meet Aspies who dgaf A ... |
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