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NYAspie
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18 Sep 2005, 9:53 am

I've been hearing quite a bit of "geeks" -- and thus, "geekdom" -- becoming a trend recently. Being a Internet/Star Trek-obsessed homebody is now in the realm of what's hip these days, what with the price of gas these days, for one reason.

So, are we part of a trend and at the same time the center of attention, or are we on the periphery of events here?

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18 Sep 2005, 9:58 am

Not all Aspies are geeks though. Im certainly not.

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18 Sep 2005, 10:31 am

eamonn wrote:

Not all Aspies are geeks though. Im certainly not.

Sorry to make a generalization there. There is the offchance that they could be geeks., though.

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18 Sep 2005, 10:52 am

eamonn wrote:

Not all Aspies are geeks though. Im certainly not.

And not all geeks are Aspies.

Me? I'm a dork!

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18 Sep 2005, 1:18 pm

me? i'm just a lawnmower. you can tell by the way i walk.

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18 Sep 2005, 4:01 pm

'Geek syndrome' is a misnomer then.

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18 Sep 2005, 4:01 pm

DrizzleMan wrote:

'Geek syndrome' is a misnomer then.

Absolutely.

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19 Sep 2005, 11:00 am

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me? i'm just a lawnmower. you can tell by the way i walk.

What, you make life harder for the sheep by chopping down their food?

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19 Sep 2005, 12:52 pm

eamonn wrote:

Not all Aspies are geeks though. Im certainly not.

Heh,same here,I'm a Goth!

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19 Sep 2005, 1:15 pm

I must be pretty unusual here then. I'm not a geek, a goth or a hippy. I am just a bloke.

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19 Sep 2005, 1:19 pm

What is Aspie-comorbid? I know what co-morbid conditions are and have my own share of them, but does this mean AS being co-morbid with something else? I have never heard of that.

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19 Sep 2005, 2:20 pm

BlackLiger wrote:

vetivert wrote:

me? i'm just a lawnmower. you can tell by the way i walk.

What, you make life harder for the sheep by chopping down their food?

nope. it's a quotation, from a brilliant song. before your time, BL...

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19 Sep 2005, 3:12 pm

I'm neither a nerd, goth or bloke, I'm just an English gentlemen, eh wot.

But yeah, I'm fed up with the stereotype that all autistics (especially those with Asperger's) are computer nerds and are into Star Trek and such when it's clearly obvious that there are those who think that sci-fi is a load of shite.

We are individuals, after all. Who'da think it?

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19 Sep 2005, 3:40 pm

thepeaguy wrote:

But yeah, I'm fed up with the stereotype that all autistics (especially those with Asperger's) are computer nerds and are into Star Trek and such when it's clearly obvious that there are those who thinks that sci-fi is a load of shite.

I am good with computers, but I can't say I get off to code. I don't like science fiction at all, though. You're right: The geek stereotype is limited and nothing but annoying.

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19 Sep 2005, 3:48 pm

DeepThought wrote:

What is Aspie-comorbid? I know what co-morbid conditions are and have my own share of them, but does this mean AS being co-morbid with something else? I have never heard of that.

I think it means an Aspie with OCD/ADHD/ADD, etc.

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19 Sep 2005, 3:58 pm

NeantHumain wrote:

thepeaguy wrote:

I am good with computers, but I can't say I get off to code. I don't like science fiction at all, though. You're right: The geek stereotype is limited and nothing but annoying.

I say you and me should go out and hunt down those lazy-minded fools who create such pointless autistic stereotypes. How 'bout it, ol' autistic chap?

Don't ask: I've always been a loon.

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