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androbot01
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13 Aug 2017, 10:09 am

I'm not saying that echolalia doesn't have its uses, but this particular incident happened at a class that was trying to encourage real communication. I think, to a certain point, that this is autism at its truest. It is hard for us to"get into the moment" and reveal ourselves. This is probably due to our inherent disinterest in others. When people start saying quotes, we aren't connecting with the other person, we're just saying that we are familiar with the same pop culture.



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14 Aug 2017, 12:38 am

androbot01 wrote:
I'm not saying that echolalia doesn't have its uses, but this particular incident happened at a class that was trying to encourage real communication. I think, to a certain point, that this is autism at its truest. It is hard for us to"get into the moment" and reveal ourselves. This is probably due to our inherent disinterest in others. When people start saying quotes, we aren't connecting with the other person, we're just saying that we are familiar with the same pop culture.


You make it sound like "autism at its truest" is a bad thing.



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14 Aug 2017, 11:38 am

JohnnyLurg wrote:
androbot01 wrote:
I'm not saying that echolalia doesn't have its uses, but this particular incident happened at a class that was trying to encourage real communication. I think, to a certain point, that this is autism at its truest. It is hard for us to"get into the moment" and reveal ourselves. This is probably due to our inherent disinterest in others. When people start saying quotes, we aren't connecting with the other person, we're just saying that we are familiar with the same pop culture.


You make it sound like "autism at its truest" is a bad thing.

How so?