To 'Low-functioning' Autistics:

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To be clear I think, somanyspoons is being a bit extreme here. Both with the age remark and all of it. I also don't appreciate the infantilization. I want to be treated as any other wrongplanet member. Don't think otherwise because of my Younger member status. You also shouldn't expect so much from a moderator. They're people at the end of the day, They make mistakes. They are not perfect. They might ban someone for the wrong reason that is why the have a Appeal system. You have high expectations of him. I think he was being extreme.

Rest assured, to me you are "just" another WrongPlanet member, at least as sensible and rational as any other. I don't believe in discriminating on the basis of age.

Some twelve year olds are among the wisest and smartest people I have ever met--and that is the literal truth, not any kind of patronizing or insincere remark.

I don't experience the kind of confusion you speak of in regards to the subject of conversations, but I can understand that the statement you responded to would be distressing if you felt it was somehow characterizing you as a sociopath.

I think its only to be expected that there are sometimes misunderstandings on WP, given the nature of the diagnosis many of us carry. I think the best approach is to try not to interpret things negatively when another reading is possible and make an effort to tolerate each other's distinct styles.

Thanks for your understanding.