Aspies For Freedom

My mum has started a university course on the autistic spectrum. She will be writing about 'reverse discrimination' in her first essay which would relate to things like ISNT on autistics.org etc. Not a lot of people will be writing about it though.

Sounds very interesting, is she approaching it from the perspective that its a bad thing or good thing, or is she looking at both angles?

I've just asked my mum and she dosen't know if there will be a question appropriate for it.

I wouldn't say ISNT is discrimination - it technically isn't discrimination as it is not actually excluding people in any group.

And it is intended to make a point via parody.

OK

I never heard of that or saw it anywhere.
Was it a joke or prank?

I think a lot of people have already picked up on it....
they just don't like to say it a lot for fear of being called elitist

Does the mathematics of knitting and crochet design count?

i'd say that skills relevant to the area of obessive interest are in almost all cases enchanched simply due to the amount of learning that comes from reading up on one's obessions.
the stereotype is computers - this is one of my obessive interests and i would say that my skills have been enchanched by this obession.
another one of my obessions is music and my skills in playing the guitar and composition have most definately been enchanched by this obession.
http://www.soundclick.com/garethnelson < have a listen to some of my stuff ("the woodle song" and "dead pharoah" are my pride and joy)

These skills seem to form part of the SQ test, which goes alongside the EQ test.
A high score shows a strength in what Baron-Cohen calls the "extreme male brain", which is supposedly present in those with autism.

Have you ever tried making paper airplanes? I had the pattern for the record breaking paper airplane and made it, it was fantastic, try it out if you can find the pattern.

I had it in a book, I wouldnt be surprised if it was online somewhere.
I would love to get in the guiness book of records, my son is obsessed with it, wouldnt it be great to have some kind of aspie and autie group record online?

"does this mean my brain is male too.. ive always wondered this lol"

Thats one theory by Professor Simon Baron Cohen. There is a recording of him talking about his theory and he describes it in detail, it is in the general section.

No. His idea is that on average, men have more autistic brains than women. Any individual women compared to any individual man it's almost 50/50 who will be more autistic-like, but on average, more men are than women. His theory is that something about being male makes you more on the autistic side of the range determined by your other genes. So if someone could be anywhere between AS and mild PDD NOS, as determined by their genes, his theory is that the boy with those genes would be AS and the girl mild PDD NOS. At least that's my interpretation of his theory.
PS: I'm good with computers and if I just focused better on an individual computer language I'd go further than just dabbling. I like to genetically modify norns though, and at that I'm quite good.

But isn't testosterone the difference according to his theory?
Therefore a woman with high testosterone levels can be equal to a man in that increased autistic tendency sense.