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21 Feb 2012, 3:18 am

I think you used "needs (verbed)" instead of "needs to be (verbed)." Can't find your post... tired maybe it was someone else... gotta get some rest... night all



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21 Feb 2012, 6:45 pm

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AFAIK, though I might have been misinformed, Autism Speaks was developing a genetic test to help people identify children with Autism with the purpose of preventing them from being born.

Genetic tests wouldn't necessarily lead to preventing them from being born. Gene therapy likely would be involved rather.
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I also, as I've stated earlier in threads you read that I want establish culture before using gene therapy, society is still under development and ever improving. What today doesn't fly, might be just fine with a different mentality among us.

I don't get what culture should be established.

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I would probably want to see my LFA become a multi-talented talented aspie and possibly bi-functionality as a secondary choice. Of course I'm also expecting immortality to arrive, so there should be plenty of time in a person's life for this.

That's a great idea.



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22 Feb 2012, 1:11 am

dalurker wrote:
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AFAIK, though I might have been misinformed, Autism Speaks was developing a genetic test to help people identify children with Autism with the purpose of preventing them from being born.

Genetic tests wouldn't necessarily lead to preventing them from being born. Gene therapy likely would be involved rather.
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I also, as I've stated earlier in threads you read that I want establish culture before using gene therapy, society is still under development and ever improving. What today doesn't fly, might be just fine with a different mentality among us.

I don't get what culture should be established.

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I would probably want to see my LFA become a multi-talented talented aspie and possibly bi-functionality as a secondary choice. Of course I'm also expecting immortality to arrive, so there should be plenty of time in a person's life for this.

That's a great idea.


The culture of NTs is a result of the fabric they form as a whole, understanding each other because they see what others do and it is also what they do. This allows them to develop their nonverbal forms of communication. Notice that foreigners, even NTs have different forms of NV communications that are difficult to understand, yet they communicate by these means just fine and it is often difficult for them to adjust to a new society and we always know they are foreign for their mannerisms. It is the same with us, we just share a culture that is more largely driven by genetic factors. We are still very diverse, but living with a significant number of people like ourselves will build a culture similar to what others have and we will become more confident when we know each other and our culture.



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23 Feb 2012, 7:34 pm

I was going to say something, but I forgot what it was.


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