Aspies For Freedom

That is an awesome list.  Thanks for posting it.

Sometimes forgetting is a great trait too.

If only I could control the (not) forgetting...

I loved the list. I'm tired of negative views of our kind. I love it. Long live Aspie/Autie Pride!

Me to.
It's a great list, thanks for posting it

I forgot to add that it should be mandatory reading for Social Services

At first I liked this list because it seemed so positive, but the more I thought about it it seemed more like another prison to put an entire group of people into.  Read the list again and substitute another phenotype for "autism" and it becomes pretty obvious.  Whether the slant is negative or positive, I think it is important to be very careful when generalizing or we end up with some kind of caricature rather than a well-rounded picture.

absolutly!!!

I agree that desciptions of "heaven" can be used as descriptions of "prison/hell with golden bars". But it is refreshing to see something like this, just for fun. Not as "The Truth".

Yeah -- it is fun. But then it just had the familiar taste of the "Happy Negro" stuff from 100 years ago.  

I'm sure that this group has long since chewed through the list put together by Dr. Tony Attwood and Carol Gray for "discovering" rather than "diagnosing" Aspergers. Perhaps I am just more comfortable with scientese.  Found it here this week: http://www.thegraycenter.org/sectionsdetails.cfm?id=38

A qualitative advantage in social interaction, as manifested by a majority of the following:

    peer relationships characterized by absolute loyalty and impeccable dependability

    free of sexist, "age-ist", or culturalist biases; ability to regard others at "face value"

    speaking one’s mind irrespective of social context or adherence to personal beliefs

    ability to pursue personal theory or perspective despite conflicting evidence

    seeking an audience or friends capable of: enthusiasm for unique interests and topics;

    consideration of details; spending time discussing a topic that may not be of primary interest

    listening without continual judgement or assumption

    interested primarily in significant contributions to conversation; preferring to avoid "ritualistic small talk" or socially trivial statements and superficial conversation

    seeking sincere, positive, genuine friends with an unassuming sense of humor

Fluent in "Aspergerese", a social language characterized by at least three of the following:

    a determination to seek the truth

    conversation free of hidden meaning or agenda

    advanced vocabulary and interest in words

    fascination with word-based humor, such as puns

    advanced use of pictorial metaphor

Cognitive skills characterized by at least four of the following:

    strong preference for detail over gestalt

    original, often unique perspective in problem solving

    exceptional memory and/or recall of details often forgotten or disregarded by others, for example: names, dates, schedules, routines

    avid perseverance in gathering and cataloging information on a topic of interest

    persistence of thought

    encyclopedic or "CD ROM" knowledge of one or more topics

    knowledge of routines and a focused desire to maintain order and accuracy

    clarity of values/decision making unaltered by political or financial factors

Additional possible features:

    acute sensitivity to specific sensory experiences and stimuli, for example: hearing, touch, vision, and/or smell

    strength in individual sports and games, particularly those involving endurance or visual accuracy, including rowing, swimming, bowling, chess

    "social unsung hero" with trusting optimism: frequent victim of social weaknesses of others, while steadfast in the belief of the possibility of genuine friendship

    increased probability over general population of attending university after high school

    (5) often take care of others outside the range of typical development

*grins* Well, he's only up to 991 posts - it just means 8 of them were double-unnoteworthy...

There's a theory that Jesus was a follower of John the Baptist, and that John "switched the roles" in his speeches after the crucifixion because a martyr gets more publicity...

Max,Guesswho...

please dont turn another nice thread into a battleground

if you must argue,can it be conducted via PM's?

(yes,i am aware of how hypocritical that was.you'll notice I stopped though.)

You are choosing to continue quoting anti-gay religious sentiments. This is your choice, not "God's choice". The issue with you personally is that you choose to continue posting "God doesn't like gay people" posts.

Regardless of what you think god's opinions are, it is you choosing to do these things. Don't blame it on god.

Hi there,

as a mother of two great guys, both Aspies, ages 12 and 8, I feel so many people with Asperger Syndrome have so much going for them.

It took me a while to be able to see this, even in my own kids since I am an NT myself  but I have never met people who were more honest, determined and punctual.

I would be honered if any of you would go through the trouble of reading this article I wrote about my son's goal to become the first Asperger Astronaut on the moon.

go to: http://www.Asperger-Advice.com/article-a...-teen.html

Please let me know what you think of it, I am open for any suggestions!

Joy

That was awesome.  Maybe space camp is something you all would like to do, http://www.spacecamp.com.