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20 Feb 2008, 12:55 pm

from autismvox: temple grandin vs animal researchers on the issue of the similarities
between animals and autistic savants:

http://www.autismvox.com/its-in-the-details/

the article & grandin's response here:

http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlser ... io.0060042

autism is a very popular metaphor (and more) these days.

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20 Feb 2008, 1:13 pm

Am don't understand much of the articles,but,have long thought autism exists in non humans.
Am have a cat who would be diagnosed with Autism if she happened to be human.

It will probably make it into animal diagnosis' eventually,like OCD and depression have.


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20 Feb 2008, 3:18 pm

I saw a book on the books list here, its called All Cats Have Aspergers, hunh, I like cats, but I'm allergic. I'm gonna get a russian blue as soon as I get a place that will allow cats.
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20 Feb 2008, 3:21 pm

SinginCowboy wrote:
I saw a book on the books list here, its called All Cats Have Aspergers, hunh, I like cats, but I'm allergic. I'm gonna get a russian blue as soon as I get a place that will allow cats.
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Allergic? You should get one of these:

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20 Feb 2008, 3:36 pm

Aridarr wrote:
SinginCowboy wrote:
I saw a book on the books list here, its called All Cats Have Aspergers, hunh, I like cats, but I'm allergic. I'm gonna get a russian blue as soon as I get a place that will allow cats.
Sean


Allergic? You should get one of these:

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Those look like a cross between a rat and a cat. :?


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20 Feb 2008, 3:48 pm

Interesting. I've always likened NT's to animals because they are so driven by primitive desires.



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20 Feb 2008, 10:37 pm

I had a cat that was very "in tune" to music. Samantha used to love to listen to music with me. None of my other cats have had any interest in music.