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04 Apr 2011, 6:22 pm
Hello, as a person who definitely possesses neurotypical sensitivities, I've noticed there are a lot of people who claim to be diagnosed with aspergers who show classic symptoms of the neurotypical disorder, as can be inferred by their interactions with individuals who clearly demonstrate 'asperger symptoms'. Things like sarcasm, emotional-based reactions and responses that have a high percentage of basis on "gut feelings" that are emotional in nature.
So, I was thinking it'd be my solemn duty to root out the neurotypical moles about us that masquerade as aspergers individuals, as a service of absolving them of their delusions and as a service to the community who may want to more accurately know the psychological nature of their correspondents.
So, let's first determine if such a service is needed and/or desired!
And, then after that, let's determine the best way to go about it! While, surely, in my infinite wisdom, I'm solely capable of accurately determining who possesses aspergers and who doesn't, I may potentially get it wrong a few times and the wisdom of the group may definitely help out. However, when discussing members who may actually be neurotypical, we probably don't want to offend them by letting them knowing they're being discussed about, so these discussions may have to occur in secret, so using this thread for such discussions may be unwise. However, maybe the majority of individuals might find it fun! And, who knows, the people being talked about it may enjoy it! Heck, if they *really* are neurotypicals, they'll *love* being talked and gossiped about as they usually love attention. 
04 Apr 2011, 6:29 pm
No, it's not.
There, that was easy.
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04 Apr 2011, 6:29 pm
No, it's not.
There, that was easy.
You're probably not neurotypical. Your opinion doesn't count.
04 Apr 2011, 6:34 pm
No, it's not.
There, that was easy.
You're probably not neurotypical. Your opinion doesn't count.
I dunno. I understand sarcasm. In fact, I think I'd qualify for all of the following.
I'm very in tune with my gut, and I use emotions as a guide, though I only rarely give them the reins.
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04 Apr 2011, 6:38 pm
My post was sarcasm, so maybe you don't understand it as well as you think? 
Haha, joking, you seem to be pretty neurotypical. So the following are the scores so far:
NT for/against: 0::1
ASPIE for/against: 0::0
04 Apr 2011, 6:40 pm
04 Apr 2011, 6:45 pm
Haha, joking, you seem to be pretty neurotypical. So the following are the scores so far:
NT for/against: 0::1
ASPIE for/against: 0::0
I detected the jokey tone, but for sarcasm, one really needs to know a person's regular MO. Especially on the internet.
Besides, joke or not, this thread isn't a good idea.
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04 Apr 2011, 6:48 pm
Haha, joking, you seem to be pretty neurotypical. So the following are the scores so far:
NT for/against: 0::1
ASPIE for/against: 0::0
Which post was sarcasm, the original post or the post before this one? Is this post sarcasm too? None of this makes sense. You say that NOT being neurotypical means one doesn't get an opinion?.. So you're looking for opinions from neurotypicals?
Anyway, my nonneurotypical opinion(Which apparently doesn't count, unless that post was sarcasm) is that trying to figure out who is and isn't neurotypical based on Internet posts is silly.
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04 Apr 2011, 6:55 pm
So, I was thinking it'd be my solemn duty to root out the neurotypical moles about us that masquerade as aspergers individuals, as a service of absolving them of their delusions and as a service to the community who may want to more accurately know the psychological nature of their correspondents.
So, let's first determine if such a service is needed and/or desired!
And, then after that, let's determine the best way to go about it! While, surely, in my infinite wisdom, I'm solely capable of accurately determining who possesses aspergers and who doesn't, I may potentially get it wrong a few times and the wisdom of the group may definitely help out. However, when discussing members who may actually be neurotypical, we probably don't want to offend them by letting them knowing they're being discussed about, so these discussions may have to occur in secret, so using this thread for such discussions may be unwise. However, maybe the majority of individuals might find it fun! And, who knows, the people being talked about it may enjoy it! Heck, if they *really* are neurotypicals, they'll *love* being talked and gossiped about as they usually love attention.
So you want to ferret out the people you think might be NT's based on your opinion that their responses here don't fit your misconceptions of the diagnostic criteria for Aspergers.
Did I get that right?
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04 Apr 2011, 6:56 pm
Haha, joking, you seem to be pretty neurotypical. So the following are the scores so far:
NT for/against: 0::1
ASPIE for/against: 0::0
Which post was sarcasm, the original post or the post before this one? Is this post sarcasm too? None of this makes sense. You say that NOT being neurotypical means one doesn't get an opinion?.. So you're looking for opinions from neurotypicals?
Anyway, my nonneurotypical opinion(Which apparently doesn't count, unless that post was sarcasm) is that trying to figure out who is and isn't neurotypical based on Internet posts is silly.
Nah, all "substantial opinions" are valid, regardless if they come from aspies or NTs. But as far as voting counts, I might weight them differently, with giving neurotypical votes more weight since they're ultimately the ones who would be indicted, and neurotypical voters would be representative of the neurotypical moles.
Score summary:
NT for/against: 0::1
ASPIE for/against: 0::1
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