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quivara
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22 Nov 2013, 4:19 am

Enough already w/disputes over terminology. I've found out enough now & met enough other Aspies to know I'm not as bad off as some of them. Does that make me feel great? Am I now Hillary Clinton? Is it HIGH functioning or is it MILD? (During shakey, crap-in-the-pants meltdowns is doesn't feel "mild"). BUT, I've experienced enough to know that others on the spectrum have it far,far, worse than I do. Comments from a "high functining/mild ASer" who keeps the TP close to her arse, or not? Shall we dance?



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22 Nov 2013, 4:55 am

quivara wrote:
Enough already w/disputes over terminology. I've found out enough now & met enough other Aspies to know I'm not as bad off as some of them. Does that make me feel great? Am I now Hillary Clinton? Is it HIGH functioning or is it MILD? (During shakey, crap-in-the-pants meltdowns is doesn't feel "mild"). BUT, I've experienced enough to know that others on the spectrum have it far,far, worse than I do. Comments from a "high functining/mild ASer" who keeps the TP close to her arse, or not? Shall we dance?


Ins't it obvious that whether you feel mildly Aspie or not is a matter of perspective. And who's perspective for that matter?



quivara
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22 Nov 2013, 5:29 am

Ah, absolute relativism to the ends of nowhere! Absurd, illogical, rude & crude! Temple Grandin & the Rain Man have it worse than I, baby, but sometimes it ain't so good for me either. Are thermometers all at zero point, my dear?