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Poll ended at 14 Feb 2012, 8:48 am
I am autistic and I think that articles such as this are an exemplary beacon of truth and knowledge, thank goodness that they exist to offer help for us all and to educate the public about the disease that we carry 8%  8%  [ 2 ]
I am autistic and I think that articles such as this are incorrect and that it is shocking and damaging that they are allowed to be displayed to the public 85%  85%  [ 22 ]
I am not autistic and I think that articles such as this are an exemplary beacon of truth and knowledge, thank goodness that they exist to offer help for us all and to educate the public about the disease autistic people carry 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I am not autistic and I think that articles such as this are incorrect and that it is shocking and damaging that they are allowed to be displayed to the public 8%  8%  [ 2 ]
Total votes : 26

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17 Dec 2011, 12:06 pm

1) I dislike polls that I can't vote in without claiming to either be autistic or NT. I really can't properly claim either.

2) Autism is not a disease. That's the wrong word. Syndrome or disorder, not disease or illness. But I'm not going to judge an article based solely on one word choice. I thought the article was interesting, despite not getting everything right.


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17 Dec 2011, 1:41 pm

It wouldn't say ''Asperger's is not a disease'' at the bottom of this very page for nothing.


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17 Dec 2011, 4:35 pm

nat4200 wrote:
A & B are too strong in opinion for me to choose either. I have thus have not voted in this poll.

For me both of these statements are false:
"articles such as this are an exemplary beacon of truth and knowledge..."
"shocking and damaging that they are allowed to be displayed to the public"


Mysty wrote:
1) I dislike polls that I can't vote in without claiming to either be autistic or NT. I really can't properly claim either.

2) Autism is not a disease. That's the wrong word. Syndrome or disorder, not disease or illness. But I'm not going to judge an article based solely on one word choice. I thought the article was interesting, despite not getting everything right.


I think you both have a point.



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28 Dec 2011, 6:20 pm

I don't think autism is a disease. I believe it is more of a neurological difference that inhibits one's ability to interact with the world (to what degree this occurs depends on the severity of this neurological difference).



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28 Dec 2011, 10:20 pm

Autism isn't a disease, it is a condition or disorder. I always see diseases as infectious conditions such as cancer, viruses, and bacteria. A disease is also something that can spread in the body, whether it is contagious or not.