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Would the world be better off if it was run by autistics?
Yes 33%  33%  [ 13 ]
No 55%  55%  [ 22 ]
Undecided (explain below) 13%  13%  [ 5 ]
Total votes : 40

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04 Dec 2012, 5:29 pm

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Very well said. :thumleft:

And that's coming from the boy who lied about the German pirates.


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German pirates?

Are they something like the Swiss pirates?

You know-the Swiss pirates who terrorize the coasts of the Czech Republic, and prey upon Bolivian ships?



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04 Dec 2012, 5:57 pm

visagrunt wrote:
We are not special.
We are not better than NTs.
We are not superior beings.
We are not the "next step on the evolutionary ladder."
We are not the future of humanity.

We are people. We are no less complex, no less flawed, no less extraordinary than any other people.

We are different, to be sure. But that difference does not entitle us to any belief in our superiority.


Agreed. I've seen and experienced some pretty bad behavior from people on the spectrum who are in powerful positions. And they have no idea..... So I say by no means are we better by default, and maybe have the potential to be worse than any NT..... Best to know your own strengths and weaknesses and try to survive out there....


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04 Dec 2012, 8:27 pm

thomas81 wrote:
Its difficult for me to get this ASvNT paradigm out of my head, really hard.

Especially when i look at my facebook wall or TV and there are hundreds of 'normal' people screaming at X factor or American Idol like laboratory rats clawing the side of their cage for a treat.


As opposed to the thousands of autistics, many of whom are considered high-functioning, who start screaming because someone moved the couch?


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04 Dec 2012, 8:42 pm

ruveyn wrote:

It is not clear that Einstein was on the Spectrum, whereas Dirac was an Aspie for sure.

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Hence my name :P