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cynara
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RE: Alcohol for Autism
lol, thank you sky.
Donut? 
When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves and satin candles, and say we've no money for butter.I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired and gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells and run my stick along the public railings and make up for the sobriety of my youth.I shall go out in my slippers in the rain and pick the flowers in other people's gardens. And learn to spit...
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| 05-09-2012 12:47 AM |
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^ thanks, I just had dinner
always room for a donut
I'm not anti-social; I'm just not user friendly
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| 05-09-2012 12:52 AM |
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^ Hands cynara a fresh cup of coffee
W-ell, since you're making one - mine is milk, one sugar, ta...
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| 05-09-2012 01:56 PM |
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cynara
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RE: Alcohol for Autism
We have donuts too, care for one?
They have frosting........
When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves and satin candles, and say we've no money for butter.I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired and gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells and run my stick along the public railings and make up for the sobriety of my youth.I shall go out in my slippers in the rain and pick the flowers in other people's gardens. And learn to spit...
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| 05-09-2012 09:25 PM |
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awiddershinlife
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RE: Alcohol for Autism
I used to enjoy other social lubricants when younger, but as far as alcohol goes I am a cheap drunk: I get drunk on little, get sick easily, and nonetheless suffer with a hangover.
Too many side effects for me with this medication!!
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| 05-10-2012 05:49 AM |
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Do you agree with the use of alcohol for the effective treatment of autism and aspergers? (where the user is of a legal age, and not in places like Pakistan and Saudi Arabia where alcohol is banned).
The way I see it people on the autism spectrum often struggle to fit in socially. But I challenge anyone to tell the difference between an NT and an aspie after 20 pints or a bottle of scotch!
Look at the positives of alcohol:
* Lowers inhibitions.
* Gives you a valid excuse for being inappropriate.
* Gives you a valid excuse for being clumsy.
And I'm sure that there are many more that I haven't thought of.
Share your thoughts!
actually Pakistan allows foreigners to have alcohol only if their is "permits" involved....
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| 05-10-2012 06:26 AM |
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142857
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Do you agree with the use of alcohol for the effective treatment of autism and aspergers? (where the user is of a legal age, and not in places like Pakistan and Saudi Arabia where alcohol is banned).
The way I see it people on the autism spectrum often struggle to fit in socially. But I challenge anyone to tell the difference between an NT and an aspie after 20 pints or a bottle of scotch!
Look at the positives of alcohol:
* Lowers inhibitions.
* Gives you a valid excuse for being inappropriate.
* Gives you a valid excuse for being clumsy.
And I'm sure that there are many more that I haven't thought of.
Share your thoughts!
actually Pakistan allows foreigners to have alcohol only if their is "permits" involved....
Don't you need to sign a form to say that you are an alcoholic in order to be allowed to drink alcohol in Pakistan? I've heard that is what the touring cricket sides used to do. Of course no cricket sides tour Pakistan any more.
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| 05-10-2012 11:08 AM |
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142857
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RE: Alcohol for Autism
For anyone who came in late, this is actually a straw man thread.
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| 05-10-2012 11:11 AM |
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awiddershinlife
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For anyone who came in late, this is actually a straw man thread.
Ahhhh
A straw man is a component of an argument and is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position.[1] To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having refuted a proposition by replacing it with a superficially similar yet unequivalent proposition (the "straw man"), and refuting it, without ever having actually refuted the original position.[1][2]
I had to google it....
I guess I'll have a cup of coffee and a donut!
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| 05-10-2012 03:44 PM |
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d_olson27
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RE: Alcohol for Autism
For anyone who came in late, this is actually a straw man thread.
142857, are you setting up a straw man argument against another form of self-medication that keeps coming up?
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| 05-11-2012 03:38 AM |
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142857
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Thank you Captain Obvious. 
Looking back on this thread I'm pretty sure I was drunk for most of the posts I made.
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| 05-11-2012 05:17 AM |
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RE: Alcohol for Autism
Look at the positives of alcohol:
* Lowers inhibitions.
That isn't necessarily a positive.
* Gives you a valid excuse for being inappropriate.
* Gives you a valid excuse for being clumsy.
Choosing to imbibe an intoxicating substance is not a valid excuse for anything.
Edit: I came in late.
Some people just need a high-five.
In the face.
With a chair.
This post was last modified: 05-13-2012 09:00 PM by Grey Area.
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| 05-13-2012 08:59 PM |
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awiddershinlife
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RE: Alcohol for Autism
Look at the positives of alcohol:
* Lowers inhibitions.
That isn't necessarily a positive.
* Gives you a valid excuse for being inappropriate.
* Gives you a valid excuse for being clumsy.
Choosing to imbibe an intoxicating substance is not a valid excuse for anything.
Edit: I came in late.
Oh come on now, Grey Area, it at least gives one an excuse for being facetious....(wink, wink)
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| 05-14-2012 03:57 AM |
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RE: Alcohol for Autism
Disclosure; I have removed one post from this thread.
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Icarus75
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RE: Alcohol for Autism
Do you agree with the use of alcohol for the effective treatment of autism and aspergers? (where the user is of a legal age, and not in places like Pakistan and Saudi Arabia where alcohol is banned).
The way I see it people on the autism spectrum often struggle to fit in socially. But I challenge anyone to tell the difference between an NT and an aspie after 20 pints or a bottle of scotch!
Look at the positives of alcohol:
* Lowers inhibitions.
* Gives you a valid excuse for being inappropriate.
* Gives you a valid excuse for being clumsy.
And I'm sure that there are many more that I haven't thought of.
Share your thoughts!
You are forgetting the fact that society as a whole and - and more importantly - prospective employers tend to look down on alcoholics.
Also, I pride myself on being civilised, and I'd personally hate the loss of self-awareness and control induced by alcohol.
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