Washington Post Reporter looking for teens with AS... ASAP

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20 Feb 2007, 10:39 pm

Hey all,
A Washington Post reporter is doing an article on the asperger's label (benefits/disadvantages of the label) and is looking for teens with Asperger's who might be willing to comment on the "label" and people's reactions to it for an article for the Washington Post. Please respond as soon as possible as her article is going to be completed sometime tomorrow.

Please email the reporter at maiasz@gmail.com sometime tonight.... she seems to be trying to do a really fair article on Asperger's so we should definitely get our voices heard...

I talked to her on the phone and she's really nice and understanding and definitely wants to spin this in a positive way so I would really like you teens to shoot her an email tonight.

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20 Feb 2007, 10:44 pm

Do we have to be in America to do it?

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20 Feb 2007, 10:45 pm

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Do we have to be in America to do it?

I don't know...

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20 Feb 2007, 10:45 pm

I'm in CA, so perhaps I could.

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20 Feb 2007, 10:49 pm

Starbuline wrote:

I'm in CA, so perhaps I could.

i'm sure you could... :wink:

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20 Feb 2007, 10:50 pm

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I won't bother.

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20 Feb 2007, 10:51 pm

I think its good that she chose WP. If I could get some verification on the location problem, I'll definitely do it!

Because me and Star are a couple, we'd make an interesting pair for the interveiw!

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20 Feb 2007, 10:54 pm

Hi Alex,

This was my opportunity to spread some truth.

Here is what I wrote:

I really don’t mind the label “Asperger’s Syndrome” at least I do now (didn’t used to at first) When I was first diagnosed with the syndrome, my mother told me the label; it was that label that whenever I heard it, it would send me through the roof. I can comment further on that: I think the label also affected adults which my mother told that I had the syndrome. They would treat me differently afterwards, almost like I was 7 years old again. The problem with addressing AS with a label is that these people have little or no knowledge of syndrome. But now I am content that I have seen the positive attributes of AS. I love my excellent eidetic memory and problem-solving skills. What I want to see, now that I have accepted that I have a disorder is to see some documentary on television (more awareness) on Asperger’s Syndrome. That would really make my day.

I hope this helps your report,

Consider my two cents,

David

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20 Feb 2007, 10:55 pm

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You and her don't even know each other in real life so techincally you ain't a couple.

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20 Feb 2007, 11:00 pm

Unknown wrote:

KBABZ wrote:

You and her don't even know each other in real life so techincally you ain't a couple.

Well, despite the fact that we haven't met, we plan to. And even then, we love each other, and I thought that's what counts for a couple!

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20 Feb 2007, 11:00 pm

Unknown wrote:

KBABZ wrote:

You and her don't even know each other in real life so techincally you ain't a couple.

Well, go eat some fishsticks then if you don't think so. Eat fishsticks.

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20 Feb 2007, 11:02 pm

You both don't know if you both even love each other.

Star:No thanks i'll eat lasanga (<however the hell you spell it)

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20 Feb 2007, 11:03 pm

Unknown wrote:

You both don't know if you both even love each other.

Star:No thanks i'll eat lasanga (<however the hell you spell it)

It's spelled lasagna I believe.

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20 Feb 2007, 11:07 pm

Unknown wrote:

You both don't know if you both even love each other.

Judging by the fact that we say that we love each other every time we meet and every time we leave, I'd say we do.

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20 Feb 2007, 11:17 pm

KBABZ wrote:

Unknown wrote:

You both don't know if you both even love each other.

Judging by the fact that we say that we love each other every time we meet and every time we leave, I'd say we do.

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20 Feb 2007, 11:26 pm

18 year olds still included in this? Cause if so, I'm in!

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