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22 May 2009, 7:16 pm

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I know I posted this in another thread, but it seems right for this one too.

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23 May 2009, 2:40 am

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I also like the multi-colored infinity knot. I submitted an airbrush version to Aspies for Freedom some time ago, which they still offer on T-Shirts at CafePress (I think that's the name). The image I did is from a photo of an airbrush painting I did on a vehicle, using the rainbow-infinity symbol. Here's a picture of the whole painting, with the "infinity" symbol floating in space in the center:

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I think this is beautiful craftsmanship, but, personaly, I don't feel spiky and thorny. To me it looks like something fitting for a heavy metal band. No offence, I hope.

I think Asperger has a lot to do with nerves working in other ways, than in other human beings ;-). We are a slightly different design, with infinite possibilities. I'm thinking of all the special (dis-)abilities, that comes from experimenting outside of the NT-human design 8) .

I would like to ask the artist if it is possible to put the oval in the centre of a symbolic nerve design. with Dendrits around, the left, a kernel, with the oval in the middle, and synapses to the right.

I have found this picture, and I can see that it looks as spiky as the other design, but the thought behind it is still a bit different. If you could turn it counter clockwise, make it simpler, and add the oval design to the centre. then we have an other useful idea I think.

Edit: And, by the way, let's have a colourful design like the previous one. We want it to be a beauty. :D


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23 May 2009, 4:05 am

How 'bout a celtic knot?

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23 May 2009, 5:14 am

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Hopefully not a guy flapping his hand up against his chest.


Oh man that was exactly my idea!
lol only jokin

maybe an eye with the iris being all different colours, like a "spectrum"


How about this?

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27 May 2009, 12:00 pm

How about the Moebius string? I hope they call it by this name in English. And then color it in rainbow colors, or in puzzle pieces.



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16 Aug 2009, 10:32 pm

I think the idea is great! And there doesn't have to be just one.

The graphic posted by Eternal_Saber is cool, but I don't understand why the eye? The infinity rainbow Moebius strip is also cool, but again I don't quite understand the symbolism. I could make something up, but that would be like making up my own explanation of the pink triangle. The hand outline is also a good graphic, and I see a lot of hand avatars, but don't know why.

What are the stories that go with the symbols? The Aspen tree I got.


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17 Aug 2009, 11:19 pm

I think that no other analogy has been more apt than the Wrong Planet analogy (oh, and boy are we prone to analogies! How else can I get others to understand what I am thinking, provided I am deaf and dumb in the greater part of the conversational transaction) so I am suggesting something along the lines of a stylized depiction of a planet with rings (otherwise it would just be a circle, you know) or maybe a solar system. It can't be too complicated, or it would be difficult to replicate uniformly.


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18 Aug 2009, 3:36 am

I don't see the point really. It might create more stigma, as the puzzle pieces autism symbol does.



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19 Aug 2009, 7:20 am

aslong as its not that stupid puzzle piece, i mean i get the reference its giving but its too simple, obvious and juvenile. it looks like a symbol for a primary school


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27 Aug 2009, 6:24 pm

dalekaspie wrote:
aslong as its not that stupid puzzle piece, i mean i get the reference its giving but its too simple, obvious and juvenile. it looks like a symbol for a primary school


I agree. I'm not a puzzle, nor do I have rainbow cancer.
I like the coloured infinity knot, but I'm open to other suggestions.



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03 Sep 2009, 9:00 pm

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You know what? The first image that comes to my attention is that of the jews having to wear stars on their sleeves during the Third Reich. Look, we are not diseased individuals who need to be labeled like the Nazi's thought of the jews. I am witnessing an increased amount of shenanigans and stunts by the autism community, such as "aspie-pride", theories about autists being descendants of Atlantians and god knows what else.
If anything, it only aids in the reinforcement of negative stereotypes and stigmas.

The only way to make the public aware of our capabilities and wonderful potential as equal human beings is to prove that we are not some nutcases that need to be labeled with something. It is not a disease - but merely a difference in function. To blow it out of proportion by attaching to it some symbol makes it a disease on the same level as those which the inspiration such a symbol came from in the first place: Cancer, AIDS and other diseases.

I am working very hard to enlighten the public about the truth about Asperger Syndrome and its manifestations. Is that not what we all wish to experience? Being regarded as equal to those around us. Look, place anyone under the scope of "professionals" today and they will receive a diagnosis. Take the time machine back a hundred years and they will receive none. Why?
Society creates the diagnosis. Our current society demands things of the citizen that it did not a hundred years ago. Do people change genetics radically in that amount of time? No!

I am writing a book that is covering this in depth. Anyone can PM me if they would like to contribute in any way.


Well to be fair, for your last statement, I doubt people were widely aware of autism in any form 100 years to go. And the human brain may well have changed. Or the fact that now we have more autistic people having children, meaning the autistic population would increase. And in the past, society has been extremely supersticious, and may have linked autism to some nonsensical phenomenon.


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03 Sep 2009, 9:39 pm

dalekaspie wrote:
aslong as its not that stupid puzzle piece, i mean i get the reference its giving but its too simple, obvious and juvenile. it looks like a symbol for a primary school


The ribbon for whatever reason as always stood as a symbol for those passionate about a cause. Such as pink and yellow are known world wide without question…I would say the same could be said for the autism puzzle ribbon.

If you look back at when this symbol was established and the fact that it was given a bit more thought as to how complex Autism is you might feel differently about the symbol.

Autism is not (Pink) like cancer, something you can just cut out.
Autism is not (yellow) as in waiting for our troops to come home.

The puzzle pattern on this ribbon reflects the mystery and complexity of Autism. The different colors and shapes represent the diversity of people and families living with this disorder. The brightness of the ribbon signals hope--hope through research and in the increasing awareness of people like you.


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08 Sep 2009, 5:26 pm

Eternal_Saber wrote:
MONKEY wrote:
Master_Shake wrote:
Hopefully not a guy flapping his hand up against his chest.


Oh man that was exactly my idea!
lol only jokin

maybe an eye with the iris being all different colours, like a "spectrum"


How about this?

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Awesome :D

I support the Rainbow Ribbon myself for all autistic spectrum disorders. We're diverse, we're different, we're... can anyone find a synonym for unique that begins with D?


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08 Sep 2009, 10:27 pm

jocundthelilac wrote:
Eternal_Saber wrote:
MONKEY wrote:
Master_Shake wrote:
Hopefully not a guy flapping his hand up against his chest.


Oh man that was exactly my idea!
lol only jokin

maybe an eye with the iris being all different colours, like a "spectrum"


How about this?

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Awesome :D

I support the Rainbow Ribbon myself for all autistic spectrum disorders. We're diverse, we're different, we're... can anyone find a synonym for unique that begins with D?



I'm going to post this in the Discussion "What kind of Button / Badge would you wear or display?"

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08 Sep 2009, 10:51 pm

This is a variation of the infinite love symbol. But the orginal is used by the polyamory community.

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08 Sep 2009, 11:48 pm

jocundthelilac wrote:
I support the Rainbow Ribbon myself for all autistic spectrum disorders. We're diverse, we're different, we're... can anyone find a synonym for unique that begins with D?
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