... I never thought about it that way. Come to think of it, up until recently, I figured I was in much better shape that my schoolmates who liked sports. The...
I'm a 20-year-old, high-functioning autistic man who is currently mired in a state of depression. Through a variety of experiences, I have come to despise...
... had to share). Oh well, as they say, freedom isn't free. Gatto>> For those of you who love to hate this sort of thing - or like me, just like studying it -...
Hi, Although, I am not austistic, but I do have a close friend, in addition to my own son, who is on the spectrum. A long time ago I lent him a copy of Ayn...
Oh, I wouldn't call it dry. I quite liked it, however, after reading Atlas Shrugged I lost most of my respect for Ayn Rand. She should have stayed away from...
... same here. I do better reading my cat than everyone else. My mom was amazed how I can read her because I knew what she wanted. To my mom she was meowing...
My mother has always told me no one can read other people's minds. Now all of a sudden we can? From what i read in the article, that's not what my mother told...
... Music is quite possibly the best antidepressant there is, especially if you dance to it. Dancing works as a stim at several levels simultaneously. It is...
... I just got back from my younger son's wedding. I have always loved dancing, but after having been through so much ridicule in my life, never had the nerve...
... She was a Russian emigre (which also explains her distaste for government), so her are as long as a Russian winter. ... I did, and I don't agree. ... In...
AndyTiedy, The point was that Howard Roarke (the hero) could care less about commercial success or money. He did not care about what the people thought of him....
... I'm sick of NTs being attributed with "the ability to read minds". Like they really know what is going on in the mind of another person. True, they are...
... Not quite the case. They're better able to read *NT* non-verbal gestures, but are severely disabled when it comes to reading autistic ones -- just like...
I would agree with this whole-heartedly! But it goes both ways! I am NT
and my DH is AS and he expects me to read his mind...it is frustrating! So
take...
Has anyone been hurt so much by "normal people" making fun and excluding them and breaking their hearts for so long that you don't even want to open up or try...
Denise, I'm wondering if also "different autistic subtypes" comes into play, too. I'm at the "near-NT" (some autistic traits but not all of them) end of the...
There would be no governmentally imposed accomodations for disability, in Rand's utopia. But there would be nothing to bar you from trying to educate NTs about...
It's kind of serendipitous that I've been thinking so much about that today. There's a lot of pain in the world, we all expose ourselves to it every day. We do...
... That approach doesn't work; that is why we had to have government intervene in the first place. There aren't enough autistics/"Aspies" willing to merely...
... Out of curiosity, what does being a libertarian mean to you? I wouldn't dare ask what you take it to mean to every other self described (or is it ascribed)...
I have to tell you that on the basis of having read what you've written, I have considerable respect for you as as person (I have no reason to believe you have...
... That sounds like the story of my youth. ... I would have said something like "yes, I know. That is the most obvious symptom." Do you even *have* ADD, or...
From: "a.f.wilson" <awilson42@...> ... What language is this ? <g> Whatever it is it is effective communication since I understand it. I object to one...
... Yes, it can -- auties that have interacted a great deal IRL with others on the spectrum have reported that they usually do fine reading some kinds, and...
Hi Denise, since I'm about to go to bed any moment now, I'll address one point and get to the rest when I'm more awake. ... Generally, the people that my...
Denise, you've mentioned a few times a treatment approach for BPD, what was it again? It keeps slipping my mind. You generally refer to it by initials. ... -- ...
When I took psychology classes I remember our introductory book talked about how well people came to reading other people's emotions. On the whole it sucked....
... you know - which people mentioned in religious works were Aspies. I'll start with Ezra, who compiled at least the first 5 books, and maybe more. That guy...
