... It's a list Aaron started in order to talk about projects that center on autistic advocacy. We've been throwing a book idea around, though nothing has...
... almost asking too much, in a way. It requires so many things that are the most difficult for Aspies to give, imo.> There are a lot of good autistic...
Last night, after I had a couple of drinks, I found myself in a chairing that spun around. I've never been the type of autist to spin or rock by myself, but...
... that, at ... It's ... you. I ... heaven ... day for ... on HIS ... uncle ... i ... she ... seems, my ... expect ... all ... day ... Apparently your...
If you had an AS child you would probably be a good parent. I think if I had an NT child- I would go crazy. I.E. the kid came home from school after bullying...
... never gets resolved, no matter *how* much you "talk it through". > I'd just like to point out that silences are not always bad, so long as you *do* talk...
... My take on it is that your spinning didn't cause you to get motion sickness because you didn't upset your inertial sense sufficiently to get motion...
... Actually the mention HSn was an error. I thought I was on a different group, although I was wondering what the issue of dizziness had to do with...
... Ah. Shoulda known. Hn = Homo neander... ; Hs = Homo sap. I'm unfamiliar with the group you mention - been outta the racket too long. But I do know of...
I have a MUCH harder time with my NT stepkids than either my own AS son or my ADHD stepson. The NT kids so stuff all the time that is really illogical and then...
... The overall description of Hsn hybrid theories is found at http://www.rdos.net/eng/asperger.htm and is advanced by Leif Ekblad, who is also on a few autism...
Thank you for your concern. He doesn't get violent, exactly. He will just
leave instead. The most violent he gets will be to take off his cap and
throw it...
I can understand what you mean to a certain extent. My DH doesn't realize
how angry he seems, even when he doesn't FEEL that angry. I have never
actually...
I'm sorry! I didn't mean to insinuate that Aspies didn't make good parents.
What I meant is that I imagine (and see in my own DH) that it takes more
effort...
I do see your point. We are convinced that my FIL has AS. My DH is 1 of 5
kids. Most of the kids do not "like" their father, but my AS DH does. And
I can...
I think the part that makes your silences OK is that you would come back
later to talk about it. Even if it takes a few days, as long as you are
taking the...
Just food for thought. Maybe they aren't actually illogical. Maybe they
just see it differently than you. The only reason I bring this up is that
it's...
Same here. My AS son adores his father and feels that I was extremely cruel and unjustified in making him leave the home 15 years ago while his younger NT ...
... I'm wondering if he communicates or is interested in communicated with others who are AS, in person or on-line. -Marcie "It is a rare person who is taken...
... I was extremely cruel and unjustified in making him leave the home 15 years ago while his younger NT brother will have nothing to do with him.> Out of...
... As they would be for anyone. Being a helpmeet (under God and the law) does not equate to being a doormat (under anyone). ... IF done, that's a job for a...
... I was extremely cruel and unjustified in making him leave the home 15 years ago while his younger NT brother will have nothing to do with him.> Out of...
Hi, I've been asked to co-author a book on the psycho-social causes of conditions that many psychiatrists in the UK and US consider to be on the autistic...
On the genetics issue we already know there are several conditions which may also include autism as a hallmark or traits of it... So I don't consider the...
Hi Neil, sounds like just the kind of book that I've been waiting for!! I suspect that a thesis of the sort would inevitably include a cultural critique of...
... Whereas those of us who don't think in terms of a "movement" but in terms of our actual observations of the world, may combine either or both in ways that...
... from ... scientific ... Would you, now? You have rejected the level at which I pitch freedom of dress as a right issue. You expressly don't believe that it...