... [ snip ] ... Hmm. Do you not have access to the Google search engine? If you do, then enter "Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome" in the browser's entry box...
This is kind of an assumption that people just drive SUV's because they want to look good. What about people with large families. What should they drive?...
Well done Mircea. I too have some good news in my quest for an assesment. After being re-referred by my doctor I am on the waiting list to see a psychologist...
[Sean Casey] ... That was last year, by the older Freud-looking doc, when I was overwhelmed by work pressure and really wanted to quit. He said I was a bit too...
... Minivans or SUVs that aren't full of design features that have no purpose other than to try and impress people. Of course, there are some who feel that...
... most dominant and most powerful one on the road. The car companies have figured this out. That's why the large SUVs they continue to pump out look more...
That may be true for some people. But if you assume this is true for all SUV owners, then you enter the same mindset as those who would assume autistics are...
Sean Casey
sean@...
Oct 1, 2005 9:53 pm
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my husband and i drive an SUV.. we love it.. it's so roomy and comfortable. at the moment perhaps not the best car with regards to fuel cost..and that is a ...
To WD Loughman: Thank you. This was indeed an uplifting message. You never hear the medical commumity say things like that. As far as they are concerned, my...
... one's rediculously oversized SUV.> Are you talking about the hubcaps that don't stop spinning when the car stops? I hate those damn things. My eye is...
... What I meant was that it was by bouncing around the internet that I found out about Scotopic Sensity Syndrome. I happened to have an optometry appointment...
At the end of "Somebody Somewhere", Donna Williams talks about being asexual and about talking to other autistics that are asexual. Though she herself hardly...
In a message dated 10/2/2005 11:07:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, marexylia@... writes: My eye is drawn to whatever the most odd movement around me is....
... The issue isn't do much whether or not you drive an SUV, but the reason why. Excluding people who require the utility of such vehicles for whatever reason,...
My point still stands. You can't assume who people are or why they do something like buy an SUV. Thus is the problem many us autistics have: NTs assuming that...
Sean Casey
sean@...
Oct 2, 2005 5:42 pm
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... When I figured out I was asexual I was really surprised how many autistics there are in the asexual community. I used to have concerns as to whether I was...
This is all interesting - I'm sexually typical and have had this peculiar difficulty in my various social groups. I've had trouble meeting/clicking with people...
Or people who want to/need to carry around lots of stuff. The people with whom I'm acquainted who drive big SUVs, have to carry around stuff for their...
That said, it's not my business what other people drive, even if it's the most ridiculous phallus-surrogate car on the planet. I'm not picking out anyone...
Sometimes it is just what is practical. I have been driving a 1994 Mazda MPV for the last 3 years. I just sold to a new friend for $1800. It was a deal for...
Thanks for the bit of sanity, Sean. Sure, SOME people may drive an SUV for some nefarious reason, but I know why I drive one. First, it *does* hold more than a...
Word. The singularly most helpful thing to me, clueless about it and undiagnosed for over 35 years, was this very mailing list. Seeing postings by people going...
Sean Casey
sean@...
Oct 3, 2005 12:49 am
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... The people who market these vehicles and make design decisions certainly make these assumptions. BTW, the "statistics" people thing show that SUVs are...
They are also a visibility hazard for people who are aren't driving high-profile vehicles. I feel somewhat quilty driving a mini-van because I'm just one...
My DH is AS and your BF sounds similar. My DH also went to college and has
a degree. He makes good money, but I think he could make more. He is very...
My DH is STILL immature for his age! LOL But he is also very responsible so
I don't think that his immature tendencies adversely affect him too severely
He...
Congratulations!! When you said this: He had suggested I live with a self diagnosis which to me is like telling lies as I do not have evidence to back it up...
Sorry - I missed this in my inbox while I was out of town! Yes, I have been told by friends who work there that they promote such awareness there at MS. It's...
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