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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Neurotypical allies]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18539</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I know quite few neurotypicals who are for neurodiversity. I was wondering what part&nbsp;&nbsp;accepting neurotypicals could play in the autistic rights movement.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I know quite few neurotypicals who are for neurodiversity. I was wondering what part&nbsp;&nbsp;accepting neurotypicals could play in the autistic rights movement.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Final Fantasy XIII]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18538</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Anyone bought it? I think it's great and the graphics are unbelievable. They look like in Advent children. The characters are very well made personality-wise and not caricaturated. I really like the character Hope. I've played 12 hours since I got it last night. I'm on the second disk. It keeps my mind off of obsessive thoughts too.

Anyone else bought it?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Anyone bought it? I think it's great and the graphics are unbelievable. They look like in Advent children. The characters are very well made personality-wise and not caricaturated. I really like the character Hope. I've played 12 hours since I got it last night. I'm on the second disk. It keeps my mind off of obsessive thoughts too.

Anyone else bought it?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[How to get attention to the torturous Judge Rotenberg Center]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18537</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[There is currently an investigation on the Judge Rotenberg Center. The Judge Rotenberg Center is where autistics, and various other disabilities and neurodivergencies such as ODD and mental retardation, are shocked painfully for the most minor of things, like swearing or getting out of their seats. They try to justify this by pointing to electric shock for the severely low functioning who self injure. I'm not sure how this justifies shocking people for swearing but that seems to work. I suggest we try to improve the chances of an investigation getting a favorable outcome. We need to get this out to as many people as possible. Any suggestions? Here are mine:
1. A public bill board.
2. Handing out pamphlets.
3. Going on television shows.
4. Going into a public place and asking people to raise their hands if they support child abuse. WHen no one raises their hand, tell them that their tax dollars are supporting this and then explaining.
I have contacts within a local TV station. I think I might be able to get them to do a segment on the JRC.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There is currently an investigation on the Judge Rotenberg Center. The Judge Rotenberg Center is where autistics, and various other disabilities and neurodivergencies such as ODD and mental retardation, are shocked painfully for the most minor of things, like swearing or getting out of their seats. They try to justify this by pointing to electric shock for the severely low functioning who self injure. I'm not sure how this justifies shocking people for swearing but that seems to work. I suggest we try to improve the chances of an investigation getting a favorable outcome. We need to get this out to as many people as possible. Any suggestions? Here are mine:
1. A public bill board.
2. Handing out pamphlets.
3. Going on television shows.
4. Going into a public place and asking people to raise their hands if they support child abuse. WHen no one raises their hand, tell them that their tax dollars are supporting this and then explaining.
I have contacts within a local TV station. I think I might be able to get them to do a segment on the JRC.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[From: The Autism News]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18536</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[By Stuart Patterson |&nbsp;&nbsp;The Scottish

DEVOTED mum Donna Morrison was devastated when doctors warned that her autistic son would never be able to speak… but she refused to give up hope.

And after battling for ten years, her heart now swells with pride every night when little Neil looks up and tells her he loves her.

Donna, 40, raised thousands to send her boy to America for revolutionary treatment.

She simply couldn’t accept that her little lad would never utter a word. And the proof that he’s defied the odds comes when she puts the ten-year-old to bed.

Donna smiled: “It’s worth a million dollars when he says he loves me every night.

“I couldn’t believe it the first time I heard him say it – I wanted to tell everyone.

“It pulls at my heartstrings because the diagnosis when he was young was so grim.

“It’s absolutely amazing to think how far he’s come.”

Donna, from Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire, knew something was seriously wrong when Neil was a baby as he rarely cried and slept all the time.

Medics diagnosed a severe form of autism and said that if he didn’t talk by the age of three he never would.

Donna recalled: “He wasn’t like a normal baby at all.

“It was so sad because there was no interaction with him.”

Neil still hadn’t spoken by the time he turned three – but his mum saw his silence as a challenge rather than a certainty.

She began researching the condition and decided to quit her job so she could focus on him.

Donna then changed his diet and found out about groundbreaking therapies that could help Neil escape from his silent world.

She said: “There was no way I could live with what the doctors were saying. It’s devastating for a parent to be told that.

“You want your child to be normal, to talk to you and to play with other kids.

“To be flat out told that is never going to happen is just horrible.

“I couldn’t just write Neil off like that – I couldn’t believe that he was an impossible case.”

After trawling the internet and talking to other parents, as well as autism experts, Donna realised that the medics could have got the prognosis wrong. She explained: “You can’t say what a human being will or won’t do… you don’t know what someone is capable of.”

Donna and Neil’s father Des managed to raise £12,000 to send the youngster to the Autism Treatment Centre in Massachusetts for a week.

He began a course of pioneering therapy that would change his life.

The treatment helped Neil to start making eye contact and was geared towards helping him say his first word.

Donna travelled with him to America and was trained on how to continue the treatment when they got home. With the help of three volunteers she created a special school in a Portakabin – where Neil was the only pupil.

She said: “The slightest thing distracts Neil. A car going by the window is enough to take his attention away.

“So the Portakabin was the best place to start getting him to focus on communicating with others.

“It wasn’t easy, but once I started there was no way I was going to stop.”

Donna’s classes concentrated on breaking into Neil’s own little world and forcing him to talk. She would put his beloved toys up on shelves – meaning he would have to ask for them to be taken down. On other occasions she would blow bubbles then stop.

Donna said: “If he wanted more bubbles then he would have to ask for more. Very slowly he started making noises which led to words.

“The first time I heard him talk I was just ecstatic – he had proved everyone wrong and it was the best feeling in the world.”

Neil has now defied everyone’s expectations and Donna feels able to send him to school. And she has returned to work as a classroom assistant.

Donna added: “He talks all the time – we can’t get him to stop.

“He tells me all about his day at school, what he would like to watch on the TV. Every day he takes me by surprise.”

But the ultimate reward comes for Donna when she puts Neil to bed, tells him he loves him, and he replies: “I love you too, Mummy.”

Donna said: “Whenever he says it my eyes well up. It’s hard to put into words how happy him saying that makes me feel.

“It makes all the hard work and all the struggles we’ve had over the years worthwhile

http://www.theautismnews.com/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[By Stuart Patterson |&nbsp;&nbsp;The Scottish

DEVOTED mum Donna Morrison was devastated when doctors warned that her autistic son would never be able to speak… but she refused to give up hope.

And after battling for ten years, her heart now swells with pride every night when little Neil looks up and tells her he loves her.

Donna, 40, raised thousands to send her boy to America for revolutionary treatment.

She simply couldn’t accept that her little lad would never utter a word. And the proof that he’s defied the odds comes when she puts the ten-year-old to bed.

Donna smiled: “It’s worth a million dollars when he says he loves me every night.

“I couldn’t believe it the first time I heard him say it – I wanted to tell everyone.

“It pulls at my heartstrings because the diagnosis when he was young was so grim.

“It’s absolutely amazing to think how far he’s come.”

Donna, from Fraserburgh in Aberdeenshire, knew something was seriously wrong when Neil was a baby as he rarely cried and slept all the time.

Medics diagnosed a severe form of autism and said that if he didn’t talk by the age of three he never would.

Donna recalled: “He wasn’t like a normal baby at all.

“It was so sad because there was no interaction with him.”

Neil still hadn’t spoken by the time he turned three – but his mum saw his silence as a challenge rather than a certainty.

She began researching the condition and decided to quit her job so she could focus on him.

Donna then changed his diet and found out about groundbreaking therapies that could help Neil escape from his silent world.

She said: “There was no way I could live with what the doctors were saying. It’s devastating for a parent to be told that.

“You want your child to be normal, to talk to you and to play with other kids.

“To be flat out told that is never going to happen is just horrible.

“I couldn’t just write Neil off like that – I couldn’t believe that he was an impossible case.”

After trawling the internet and talking to other parents, as well as autism experts, Donna realised that the medics could have got the prognosis wrong. She explained: “You can’t say what a human being will or won’t do… you don’t know what someone is capable of.”

Donna and Neil’s father Des managed to raise £12,000 to send the youngster to the Autism Treatment Centre in Massachusetts for a week.

He began a course of pioneering therapy that would change his life.

The treatment helped Neil to start making eye contact and was geared towards helping him say his first word.

Donna travelled with him to America and was trained on how to continue the treatment when they got home. With the help of three volunteers she created a special school in a Portakabin – where Neil was the only pupil.

She said: “The slightest thing distracts Neil. A car going by the window is enough to take his attention away.

“So the Portakabin was the best place to start getting him to focus on communicating with others.

“It wasn’t easy, but once I started there was no way I was going to stop.”

Donna’s classes concentrated on breaking into Neil’s own little world and forcing him to talk. She would put his beloved toys up on shelves – meaning he would have to ask for them to be taken down. On other occasions she would blow bubbles then stop.

Donna said: “If he wanted more bubbles then he would have to ask for more. Very slowly he started making noises which led to words.

“The first time I heard him talk I was just ecstatic – he had proved everyone wrong and it was the best feeling in the world.”

Neil has now defied everyone’s expectations and Donna feels able to send him to school. And she has returned to work as a classroom assistant.

Donna added: “He talks all the time – we can’t get him to stop.

“He tells me all about his day at school, what he would like to watch on the TV. Every day he takes me by surprise.”

But the ultimate reward comes for Donna when she puts Neil to bed, tells him he loves him, and he replies: “I love you too, Mummy.”

Donna said: “Whenever he says it my eyes well up. It’s hard to put into words how happy him saying that makes me feel.

“It makes all the hard work and all the struggles we’ve had over the years worthwhile

http://www.theautismnews.com/]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Last one to post here wins!]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18535</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sorry...I just wanted to test something for my first post here and this was the best thing I could think of just now.

cool forum, btw

and...I win! :D]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Sorry...I just wanted to test something for my first post here and this was the best thing I could think of just now.

cool forum, btw

and...I win! :D]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Do you have difficulties using phones?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18534</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I have a lot of trouble answering and calling others. I fear picking up the phone and will most likely not do it. I suck at communication and it's even worse on the phone. It always ends up being awkward because I never know what to say and I make mistakes that make me look really weird. I'm always anxious before and most of the time, during a call. 

It is especially true when it comes to leaving a message. I need to call at least 3 times to get over the anxiety and a lot of rehearsing of what I'm about to say. I usually end up saying what I have to say in a monotone, formal way. People think I'm weird afterwards.

I'd like to know if I'm the only one like this.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I have a lot of trouble answering and calling others. I fear picking up the phone and will most likely not do it. I suck at communication and it's even worse on the phone. It always ends up being awkward because I never know what to say and I make mistakes that make me look really weird. I'm always anxious before and most of the time, during a call. 

It is especially true when it comes to leaving a message. I need to call at least 3 times to get over the anxiety and a lot of rehearsing of what I'm about to say. I usually end up saying what I have to say in a monotone, formal way. People think I'm weird afterwards.

I'd like to know if I'm the only one like this.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Why do people still follow gender roles?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18533</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[They seem so pointless. They were necessary perhaps at the dawn of time but I think they are totally outdated now. I mean, this is 2010. In the western world, most men no longer have to hunt for food and most women no longer are considered chattel that are good for nothing but cleaning and making babies. Well, at least in most cases this isn't true. If someone were to say that it is morally wrong for men to clean people would be baffled. Yes, some say it, but they are the fringe. Yet why is it so horrible for men to act in other traditionally feminine ways? For example, I am fond of makeup and long hair, as well as girl jeans and feminine colors. For a while I was also fond of hair extensions but I stopped that because of concern over the chemicals in dye and how that could affect water supply. For most people who I have encountered online my gender expression is some sort of travesty. They act like my wearing eyeliner is equivalent to killing babies or something! Even offline some people are disgusted, and I live in a liberal area. My friend Tiff also has a problem. She is a butch lesbian and people seem to get angry about that. Why do people still do this in the modern era?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[They seem so pointless. They were necessary perhaps at the dawn of time but I think they are totally outdated now. I mean, this is 2010. In the western world, most men no longer have to hunt for food and most women no longer are considered chattel that are good for nothing but cleaning and making babies. Well, at least in most cases this isn't true. If someone were to say that it is morally wrong for men to clean people would be baffled. Yes, some say it, but they are the fringe. Yet why is it so horrible for men to act in other traditionally feminine ways? For example, I am fond of makeup and long hair, as well as girl jeans and feminine colors. For a while I was also fond of hair extensions but I stopped that because of concern over the chemicals in dye and how that could affect water supply. For most people who I have encountered online my gender expression is some sort of travesty. They act like my wearing eyeliner is equivalent to killing babies or something! Even offline some people are disgusted, and I live in a liberal area. My friend Tiff also has a problem. She is a butch lesbian and people seem to get angry about that. Why do people still do this in the modern era?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[VA Tech Shooting]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18531</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Did the mass murderer have Asperger's?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Did the mass murderer have Asperger's?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Have you seen Alice? ...]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18530</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Just wondered if anyone else has seen Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland"?  It's supposed to have taken more money than "Avatar" did in it's opening weekend. 


          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMkNrX60mA#t=0m9s







]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Just wondered if anyone else has seen Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland"?  It's supposed to have taken more money than "Avatar" did in it's opening weekend. 


          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMkNrX60mA#t=0m9s







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			<title><![CDATA[Strange things you believe]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18529</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[So I got to thinking that there are some pretty strange things I believe or in some cases "sort of" believe.  For instance, I believe I can turn invisible.  But I don't mean like supernaturally.  I mean that by furiously concentrating on "you don't see me" with all my might, somehow it can work and people are much less likely to see me than if I weren't thinking that.

And I believe that it's at least sometimes possible to warp time and space while driving to make a commute that should take 30 minutes take six minutes.

And I believe that honor can make you powerful, kind of like Taoist folk beliefs.

And I believe I have my very own Tyler Durden lurking inside me somewhere.

And although it's really hard for me to find places while driving using normal people methods, quite a few times I've switched to "using the force" and it generally works out pretty well.

And I believe, from experience, that many times in my life strange knowledge of the future just appears in my mind fully formed.

And lots of stuff.

So I was wondering if any of you, who are probably somewhat rational people, have strange beliefs that when you get down to it you couldn't really prove to someone, yet you believe them anyway.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[So I got to thinking that there are some pretty strange things I believe or in some cases "sort of" believe.  For instance, I believe I can turn invisible.  But I don't mean like supernaturally.  I mean that by furiously concentrating on "you don't see me" with all my might, somehow it can work and people are much less likely to see me than if I weren't thinking that.

And I believe that it's at least sometimes possible to warp time and space while driving to make a commute that should take 30 minutes take six minutes.

And I believe that honor can make you powerful, kind of like Taoist folk beliefs.

And I believe I have my very own Tyler Durden lurking inside me somewhere.

And although it's really hard for me to find places while driving using normal people methods, quite a few times I've switched to "using the force" and it generally works out pretty well.

And I believe, from experience, that many times in my life strange knowledge of the future just appears in my mind fully formed.

And lots of stuff.

So I was wondering if any of you, who are probably somewhat rational people, have strange beliefs that when you get down to it you couldn't really prove to someone, yet you believe them anyway.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Google Chrome ...]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18528</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I switched to Google Chrome last summer.  I've switched back to IE this week.  Chrome's got too many issues that should have been resolved by now ... it's not like Google's not a wealthy company and can't chuck money at fixing basic issues.  I'd like to be using Chrome, as it'd give Microsoft a run for their money and make them work harder at ideas/development, and reduce their hold on the market

The things I find most annoying about Chrome ...


Bookmarks/favourites - long winded
No obvious "Stop" button - to stop a page from loading if it's taking too long
"Toolbar" can't be customized
No "progress bar" - to indicate how far the browser's got loading the page
Picture placeholders sometimes appear instead of the picture/photo you're after
Not as fast as Google like to claim it is
The address bar doesn't list the last sites you've visited

Anyone else had issues with Chrome, or got suggestions for a better browser than IE?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I switched to Google Chrome last summer.  I've switched back to IE this week.  Chrome's got too many issues that should have been resolved by now ... it's not like Google's not a wealthy company and can't chuck money at fixing basic issues.  I'd like to be using Chrome, as it'd give Microsoft a run for their money and make them work harder at ideas/development, and reduce their hold on the market

The things I find most annoying about Chrome ...


Bookmarks/favourites - long winded
No obvious "Stop" button - to stop a page from loading if it's taking too long
"Toolbar" can't be customized
No "progress bar" - to indicate how far the browser's got loading the page
Picture placeholders sometimes appear instead of the picture/photo you're after
Not as fast as Google like to claim it is
The address bar doesn't list the last sites you've visited

Anyone else had issues with Chrome, or got suggestions for a better browser than IE?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hi ^.^]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18527</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[My name is Daragon but Darry or Derek works too. I am a 16 year old Aspergian boy. I am completely obsessed with reading and writing. The only poetry I put up here was horrible but it was the only poetry I could find that pertained to Asperger's. Most of my poetry is MUCH better. I love reading and writing more than I love socializing but I socialize too because it can be sort of fun if it is with the right people. I read all sort of things but generally I go for horror or fantasy. Currently I am on an anthology of Lovecraft's stories and Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith for pleasure reading and after that comes Das Kapital or Thus Spoke Zarathustra. I am currently writing a strange dark fantasy story, and after I'm finished I'm going to work on a steampunk mystery I have been wanting to do for a while.

 It's hard to get me to talk about things other than literature and writing but I am capable of doing it. I know a ton of information about a variety of things from my reading but I sometimes say I have a reserved memory. By that I mean my memory is reserved for things that are useless. Thus, I can tell you a lot about serial killers, vampire mythology, and various other random things but I cannot remember my own phone number.

I love new ideas but I am nervous about new places. I try to get new perspectives on things but it's often hard to get the perspective of conservatives because most conservative pundits use a ton of logical fallacies. Liberal pundits can be pretty bad but listening to Rush Limbaugh is just unbearable because nearly all of his points are logical fallacies. Logical fallacies really bother me so it can be hard to listen to political debates because they use so many. I currently am considered very liberal by most. I wish to work with the neurodiversity movement because I have been a victim of discrimination on the basis of Asperger's. Anyway, this is me. :)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[My name is Daragon but Darry or Derek works too. I am a 16 year old Aspergian boy. I am completely obsessed with reading and writing. The only poetry I put up here was horrible but it was the only poetry I could find that pertained to Asperger's. Most of my poetry is MUCH better. I love reading and writing more than I love socializing but I socialize too because it can be sort of fun if it is with the right people. I read all sort of things but generally I go for horror or fantasy. Currently I am on an anthology of Lovecraft's stories and Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith for pleasure reading and after that comes Das Kapital or Thus Spoke Zarathustra. I am currently writing a strange dark fantasy story, and after I'm finished I'm going to work on a steampunk mystery I have been wanting to do for a while.

 It's hard to get me to talk about things other than literature and writing but I am capable of doing it. I know a ton of information about a variety of things from my reading but I sometimes say I have a reserved memory. By that I mean my memory is reserved for things that are useless. Thus, I can tell you a lot about serial killers, vampire mythology, and various other random things but I cannot remember my own phone number.

I love new ideas but I am nervous about new places. I try to get new perspectives on things but it's often hard to get the perspective of conservatives because most conservative pundits use a ton of logical fallacies. Liberal pundits can be pretty bad but listening to Rush Limbaugh is just unbearable because nearly all of his points are logical fallacies. Logical fallacies really bother me so it can be hard to listen to political debates because they use so many. I currently am considered very liberal by most. I wish to work with the neurodiversity movement because I have been a victim of discrimination on the basis of Asperger's. Anyway, this is me. :)]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Finally, an official diagnosis! Questions....]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18526</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[My husband and I have been jumping through hoops for the past two years trying to figure out whats going on with our 7-year old son. We finally got a great doctor and finally got a diagnosis. After much observation and testing it's been decided that he has a severe learning disability in fine motor (ability to write), ADHD and pervasive developmental disorder-undefined. 

The reason for the undefined diagnosis is because my boy has all symptoms of Aspergers with the exception of an intense interest in a single subject and poor eye contact. His eye contact is sometimes off but its not really severe and his "intense interests" change on a day to day basis. So undefined it is. 

Has anybody ever heard of this diagnosis? Does anybody else have it? I haven't found anything on the internet that says this is a diagnosis. Just wondering...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[My husband and I have been jumping through hoops for the past two years trying to figure out whats going on with our 7-year old son. We finally got a great doctor and finally got a diagnosis. After much observation and testing it's been decided that he has a severe learning disability in fine motor (ability to write), ADHD and pervasive developmental disorder-undefined. 

The reason for the undefined diagnosis is because my boy has all symptoms of Aspergers with the exception of an intense interest in a single subject and poor eye contact. His eye contact is sometimes off but its not really severe and his "intense interests" change on a day to day basis. So undefined it is. 

Has anybody ever heard of this diagnosis? Does anybody else have it? I haven't found anything on the internet that says this is a diagnosis. Just wondering...]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Have you ever been compared to Rain Man?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18525</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[It happened at the autism group. I go to the IHOP for the gathering and this guy who started the group decided to tell me I remind him of Rain Man. Before he told me this, he said he isn't going to say it to offend me but I remind him of Rain Man, the female version of him. He said it was the way I think and speak and it was about how I talked about my interests a little bit. Then he started talking about his gifts and I told him I don't have those. 

This wasn't the first time it's happened, it happened in high school and these girls on my softball team asked if I was autistic because they had saw Rain Man. So they assumed I had his gifts and I told them my memory isn't that good.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It happened at the autism group. I go to the IHOP for the gathering and this guy who started the group decided to tell me I remind him of Rain Man. Before he told me this, he said he isn't going to say it to offend me but I remind him of Rain Man, the female version of him. He said it was the way I think and speak and it was about how I talked about my interests a little bit. Then he started talking about his gifts and I told him I don't have those. 

This wasn't the first time it's happened, it happened in high school and these girls on my softball team asked if I was autistic because they had saw Rain Man. So they assumed I had his gifts and I told them my memory isn't that good.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[What was my social skills age at 13?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18522</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[At 13 I got kicked out of school essentially for having Asperger's. They made up some lies about it but my family says it was obvious it was about Asperger's. They oddly in their strategy tried to claim that I don't have Asperger's but an independent examiner told them it was an obvious case even though it was complicated by bipolar. It got taken off my record though and now I'm allowed back into normal school and I love it. :) 

Anyway, I'm curious as to what my social skills age was at 13. At that age my ability to ask someone to stop doing something was basically only to shout "stop!" I had recently learned that a lot of the times I thought people were being kind was actually them making fun of me so I became very paranoid when I was manic but I decided that. I alternated between refusing to socialize in my depressive states and attempting to socialize, and failing badly, in my manic states. Basically, I went up to people and started talking to them about serial killers, which was my obsession at the time. This terrified people but I had no idea at the time. I was completely mind blind and despite being extremely intelligent could not hypothesize about people's reactions. I assumed everyone thought the same as I did so when people continued to do things I didn't like I assumed that they either hated me or didn't know that it was upsetting me. I had no ability to manipulate people (I actually still can't do it). 

If I wanted something I would make a pro and cons list. If that didn't work I would have a meltdown, which consisted of me crying and screaming insults. I had extreme difficulty absorbing social rules and could not read facial expressions or body language beyond the very basics. Basically, I was a textbook case. 

I'm just curious as to what my social skills age was. My mom said it was probably 8 but I think it might be a great deal lower. Any estimation?


Edited to split into paragraphs for ease of reading. Marcia.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[At 13 I got kicked out of school essentially for having Asperger's. They made up some lies about it but my family says it was obvious it was about Asperger's. They oddly in their strategy tried to claim that I don't have Asperger's but an independent examiner told them it was an obvious case even though it was complicated by bipolar. It got taken off my record though and now I'm allowed back into normal school and I love it. :) 

Anyway, I'm curious as to what my social skills age was at 13. At that age my ability to ask someone to stop doing something was basically only to shout "stop!" I had recently learned that a lot of the times I thought people were being kind was actually them making fun of me so I became very paranoid when I was manic but I decided that. I alternated between refusing to socialize in my depressive states and attempting to socialize, and failing badly, in my manic states. Basically, I went up to people and started talking to them about serial killers, which was my obsession at the time. This terrified people but I had no idea at the time. I was completely mind blind and despite being extremely intelligent could not hypothesize about people's reactions. I assumed everyone thought the same as I did so when people continued to do things I didn't like I assumed that they either hated me or didn't know that it was upsetting me. I had no ability to manipulate people (I actually still can't do it). 

If I wanted something I would make a pro and cons list. If that didn't work I would have a meltdown, which consisted of me crying and screaming insults. I had extreme difficulty absorbing social rules and could not read facial expressions or body language beyond the very basics. Basically, I was a textbook case. 

I'm just curious as to what my social skills age was. My mom said it was probably 8 but I think it might be a great deal lower. Any estimation?


Edited to split into paragraphs for ease of reading. Marcia.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fundies can be funny]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18521</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[religious Fundenmentalist are dangerous people who express extreme ignorence about science and believe everything said in bible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3TJQk_vMfY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Ngt0HRt...re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmMpnzOQq...re=related]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[religious Fundenmentalist are dangerous people who express extreme ignorence about science and believe everything said in bible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3TJQk_vMfY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Ngt0HRt...re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmMpnzOQq...re=related]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[rediagnosis as adult]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18513</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I received a diagnosis as an adult.&nbsp;&nbsp;The problem is that the records of diagnosis no longer exist.&nbsp;&nbsp;How easy is it to get rediagnosed or is it necessary?

I did put asperger's and some other medical conditions on my history page when I started at a new clinic about ten years ago.&nbsp;&nbsp; My old medical records were given to my parent's doctor.&nbsp;&nbsp;He wanted to charge me &#36;150 for them but I didn't have any money so he said he was going to shred them.&nbsp;&nbsp;But I don't know if the Asperger's was on it because I got diagnosed by a psychologist.&nbsp;&nbsp;I wrote to the clinic where I was diagnosed and they said that they didn't keep records more than ten years anyway.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I received a diagnosis as an adult.&nbsp;&nbsp;The problem is that the records of diagnosis no longer exist.&nbsp;&nbsp;How easy is it to get rediagnosed or is it necessary?

I did put asperger's and some other medical conditions on my history page when I started at a new clinic about ten years ago.&nbsp;&nbsp; My old medical records were given to my parent's doctor.&nbsp;&nbsp;He wanted to charge me &#36;150 for them but I didn't have any money so he said he was going to shred them.&nbsp;&nbsp;But I don't know if the Asperger's was on it because I got diagnosed by a psychologist.&nbsp;&nbsp;I wrote to the clinic where I was diagnosed and they said that they didn't keep records more than ten years anyway.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Post pictures of nature]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18512</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119...1268142927

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119...1268143035

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119...1268143058]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119...1268142927

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119...1268143035

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu119...1268143058]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[ICS Vortex, an amazing Black Metal vocalist]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18511</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[He's so awesome, Here's a collection of his climaxes in some of the Dimmu Borgir songs; 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSRCkI6QrMg

6:01-6:19. 

6:45-7:10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joEAb_y7ZYA

2:18-2:58.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZKEijrOlHA

0:47-1:12.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzKqrvq7Ew4

1:54-2:26.

He's good, don't you agree?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[He's so awesome, Here's a collection of his climaxes in some of the Dimmu Borgir songs; 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSRCkI6QrMg

6:01-6:19. 

6:45-7:10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joEAb_y7ZYA

2:18-2:58.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZKEijrOlHA

0:47-1:12.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzKqrvq7Ew4

1:54-2:26.

He's good, don't you agree?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Does anyone like Black Metal?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/showthread.php?tid=18510</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I love Dimmu Borgir, Satyricon, 1349 etc.

Extreme music FTW.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I love Dimmu Borgir, Satyricon, 1349 etc.

Extreme music FTW.]]></content:encoded>
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