Do you think there are any POSITIVE symptoms of autism?

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Combining quotes from your two posts here:

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Organic chemistry, is, in a nutshell, the study of the chemistry of all compounds containing carbon. There are over 20 million unique described organic chemicals according to Google, although that's probably a gross underestimate, as the chemical abstracts services lists tens of millions (according to their website). Here's a summary of organic chemistry to keep this post short.

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Yes, thinking before doing something is generally not a bad idea. Being annoyingly ironic leads to clickbaity titles... which are fine, so long as what's inside is good. It's when a clickbaity title leads to a whole bunch of misinformation that it becomes a problem.

Yes! A lack of intense and diverse interests is what confuses me most when it comes to "normality." I don't understand how other people can live happily without pursuing obsessive points of interest. What do they do with all their spare time? What do they think about?

Maybe with their spare time most people mindlessly surf internet... social media etc. and watch telly? Possibly.
And what they think about? Now there’s a good question.

With their spare time they socialize. For me, pursuing special interest is oftentimes a way of dealing with loneliness; socialization would fill that gap.

Interesting. Then I wondered if all life forms contain carbon. I found interesting answers to that. Anyway not to get sidetracked...
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So, to be or not to be (annoyingly ironic and clickbaity... Hate that word.. and concept, eeugh, though want people to click. Torn)
Thinking before doing has never been my strongest point. Working on it.

Last edited by katy_rome on 01 May 2018, 10:49 am, edited 1 time in total.

Yes, true.

From my observations I think that autistic people... while it’s true not being able to handle too much socialising as it is exhausting and draining... also often suffer from extremely low self-esteem (besides being usually quite sensitive to rejection) and therefore simply do not realise how very valuable their contributions could be in social contexts.

If only things were set up and organised in way that would make that possible. And society overall could adapt its mindset a little (ok, a lot). For example the way schools are currently set up is a real killer for any autistic kids trying to develop friend-making skills at an early age. E.g. groups too large, spaces too small (and indoors), everything too loud and chaotic, not enough time and provision for in-depth work on own projects. The list goes on. And let’s face it they are usually pretty hostile and competitive places (as is our society as a whole).

I think a LOT more could (and should) be done on many fronts, to combat that loneliness. It’s madness that the very people the world needs most right now - those who think differently - are prevented from fully contributing.

I should mention that by now I have been on many forums online, of all different kinds, and I have not yet found one where people:
- listen carefully
- think things through, and consider their responses
- answer with clarity and honesty
- and have genuinely interesting, original and intelligent views
as much as they do here.

So it really pisses me off that when I go out and about what I hear most often and loudest are the voices of... well, usually pretty ignorant, competitive and self-absorbed people, who have very little to say.

Apologies, I know I tend to get a little heated about these things...

Nope , not fitting in will get you know were unless you have a iq of 150 + and a "special interest "

Yes animals like us but why? " I'm ok thinking less of normals who like us , though I don't like thinking this way about animals , especially so as a vegan ie you can not be a meat eating animal lover FACT

Nts are more guilty of this , my "NT" family trying to tell me what this us

Ma Nature is pretty sloppy about genetics; like some artists, she relies on happy accidents. There are many failed experiments, but I think that cost is more than offset by the general leavening of civilization by creative thinkers. Aspies have the social isolation and sustained interest needed to develop everything from flint knapping to programming.

Re: animals, one farm dog I knew barked at most visitors, sometimes persistently, but when I arrived, even her ruff stayed flat.

I think people with autism are generally more accepting and understanding as well as more honest and kind than other people i've met.

Yes. Maybe when one is 'different' one tends to be more understanding of others.

Kindness too is a quality I identify with.
Maybe also the recognition/detection of true kindness in others.

I suppose pointing out the positives (yes many of which are character traits - but it seems a lot of these traits are seen quite consistently, i.e. in many autistic people... or the 'missing' of traits - that also seems pretty consistent. Traits such as conformism, competitiveness, doing stuff just to make yourself look good in front of others) just brings up the argument - that not EVERYTHING about autism is bad! Look up 'lists of symptoms' online and all you'll find is the bad stuff. In my view that's one-sided.

I like this idea.
(and I reckon sometimes dogs detect more.. or differently.. from humans)