Hi all, X ( If this is a so called "public health crisis", where the hells the assistance for us ADULTS??? Emphasis MUST be put towards on how to deal with...
Hi Marcie and all, Yes, I do. I would love nothing more than to search my family tree to see who else has AS/Autism within the family's lineage. I'm quite...
As for copyright, you can copy and/or modify the recipes on the Wikibooks cookbook project, located at: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook This page...
You're very right. This is yet another reason why the pyrhhic search for a "cure" is so damaging. If a fraction of the amount of money spent on autism research...
Is it specific to all/most of us Aspies a "stronger than NT" need to *control* the environment ? Anyone else 'clicking' to this theory of happiness ? ...
Any insights why psychanalysis is not so relevant and may be dangerous for AS people ? I knew an old article (Elmindreda ?), cannot find it anymore... Thank...
... I doubt it very much. ... Interesting page; interesting author. But I think Heylighen unnecessarily complicates his own thesis (page-content). That said,...
... Psychoanalysis generally is predicated on the analyst and the analyzed having the same or closely similar cognitive 'styles'. AS cognitive process(es)...
... I know that I've come off as having the apparence of being "controlling". But there's a differing between needing stability and sameness than actually...
I would say, from a clinical perspective, to the extent that a "typical" aspie prefers routine and stability (to reduce anxiety), that it would be reasonable...
... In the sense I believe you meant it, you're probably right. I took Mircea to mean control _de novo_, *without* the routine/stability and anxiety issues....
... To mirror and possibly refine what others have said... it really depends on what it is. The things that NTs want to control are not typically the things...
... To mirror and possibly refine what others have said... it really depends on what it is. The things that NTs want to control are not typically the things...
I hate the "holiday season". The population appears to double, with both people and traffic careening about. Superifciality and phoniness increase tenfold....
Hi all, You posed a great question here Mircea. You also amaze me with your intellect. As to address the "control" issue, just call me a " wannabe Spice ...
... Don't forget about the Salvation Army and those damn bells. I thought about writing to them and Walmart about having at least one door not bombarded with...
Hi Janis & all, I wish that the Christmas Holiday season can last 365/12 throughout. New Year's is the bummer for me. Not just taking down the decorations but...
I just recently started working at Allied Insurance in their IT department - working in the passwords queue for now...when somebody forgets a password, they...
One of the local parents asked me recently to "explain spinning". I told him it's difficult to explain it, as it's a sensory thing, not a "logical" or...
I would be interested in finding a way to help my son with AS calm down. What is this "spinning" thing ? Mrs. Latshaw Just Be <oxeneyed@...> wrote: One...
I am travelling in ireland and only have a minute, but it has to do also with vestibular stimulation. You can probably Google that for more. Shannon :-)...
There are a ways that people with autism use to calm themselves down, called stims (short for sensory stimulation). Rocking and spinning around are very...
I have always "rocked". My son jumps on a mini-trampoline, and also stims with water and sand. Sand not so much now that he's a teenager, but he still tosses...
My mom's a psych nurse, and she says they're starting to get a lot of people with AS (among other things, obviously AS isn't the only reason they're there)....
I've noticed that with myself, I *NEED* to be in control of my environment, carefully planning any activities I participate in, following daily routines, and...
I've always found pictures useful. The more pictures in the book (or in this case, on the website), the better. It's useful for showing the different steps and...
Those bells make me cringe...and normally, I like bells. I guess I am a little picky. ;) They always look at me funny too, since I am cringing and covering my ...
They would probably just say that you are like scrooge from the christmas carol. I suggest that you get some ear plugs, I think I might need some too this...
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