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do you laugh at the autism myths, ( i do)
yes ha ha 64%  64%  [ 47 ]
no ah i guess ha ha no 23%  23%  [ 17 ]
lay of the humor your not funny monique i.j and i'm in different. 14%  14%  [ 10 ]
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13 Jul 2010, 10:12 pm

http://www.aspergersgirl.com/myths.html



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13 Jul 2010, 10:18 pm

AS is a very expensive disease, costing society millions of dollars.



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13 Jul 2010, 10:47 pm

Woman can't have Autism

Um, 4 males to 1 female isn't THAT rare, idiots.



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13 Jul 2010, 11:27 pm

That people with AS can't look you in the eye, shake your hand and confidently introduce themselves.


That everyone with AS is shy.



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13 Jul 2010, 11:32 pm

That we lack empathy.



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13 Jul 2010, 11:33 pm

AS isn't real.



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14 Jul 2010, 12:57 am

- We can't have/maintain relationships
- We all wish we could "fit in" (reference to the puzzle piece logo for Autism)



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14 Jul 2010, 1:10 am

How about "we have trouble socializing?"

Seriously, NTs would have trouble too if everyone around them had a different neurological wiring.

That stims are nervous tics. THEY AREN'T.


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14 Jul 2010, 5:29 am

People with AS are all good at math.



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14 Jul 2010, 5:56 am

Autistic people are nerds (Even nerds have social skills, and they are regarded as 'smart' by NT's)



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14 Jul 2010, 6:51 am

Angnix wrote:
3. Lacking emotions, I was told that before that an autistic guy lacked emotions and I could treat him anyway I wanted to.


+1, there is a lot of misunderstanding (among people with ASD almost as much as anyone else) of lack of empathy and theory of mind.



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14 Jul 2010, 6:53 am

Autism is a mental disability.


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14 Jul 2010, 8:45 am

We are sociopaths incapable of real friendship or love.



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14 Jul 2010, 8:46 am

DandelionFireworks wrote:
How about "we have trouble socializing?"

Seriously, NTs would have trouble too if everyone around them had a different neurological wiring.

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Wait....how is "have trouble socializing" a myth? Isn't it part of the diagnostic criteria? How can you get an Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis if you have no trouble socializing?



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14 Jul 2010, 8:57 am

MONIQUEIJ wrote:
6. no concept of time[b]
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yeah idiots all " normal" three year old walk around with watches lol :roll:


That no concept of time was true for my daughter.. i think she only learnt time once she went to high school.. before that that she used to confuse, today with yesterday, or yesterday to tomorrow.. and all her hrs. She really had big issues with time..

She was also not aware of time if playing or how much had passed.



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14 Jul 2010, 9:42 am

We all flap our hands and walk in lines and circles and count toothpicks (I don't even think about doing this, you can thank Hollywood for manipulating people as usual)
We are all unemployed overweight losers who watch cartoons and play video games all day (there are examples to the contrary, Google 'em)
We are all truly caring people who would never dare say a bad thing (we're still human)
We are not capable of sophisticated thought (which is a load of crap, go to PPR and find out for yourself)
We are not creative or imaginative in any way (if what is said about the creator of Pokemon is true, then that's crap as well)