My son is on the spectrum and hasn't once (that I know of) gone off the rails. If impulse control is the issue, that's one thing, and it can be improved. But being a cunt 'just because' is not acceptable.
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 (May 8, 2018 at 2:01 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: I thought (as far as memory serves) there were several people on this forum who are on the spectrum, who don't appear to have problems interacting reasonably and politely with people, for the most part. I understand that, but autism is a spectrum. What may be a challenge to one person, may not be for another. Anyway, all I'm suggesting here is taking a more gentle/patient approach when talking to him about his inappropriate posts. That's all.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh  (May 8, 2018 at 4:12 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(May 8, 2018 at 2:01 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: I thought (as far as memory serves) there were several people on this forum who are on the spectrum, who don't appear to have problems interacting reasonably and politely with people, for the most part. Actually whether you have autism or not, we all have things we are dealing with, bad days, personal struggles. What you are saying is never bad advice.
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The only thing we know about Hammy's diagnosis is what he told us. I don't know what to believe.
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.
Fireball, he is definitely autistic.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh 
Does it really matter? Hammy is a good guy. He’s not perfect but none of us are. If his posts really bother you, put him on ignore.
I guess I'm just not as invested with certain discussions to become upset about them.
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Clarification about autism spectrum, if I may. It's a neurodevelopmental disorder, not a personality disorder or whatever. This means, just like we have varying personalities on the neurotypical spectrum, we have varying personality types on the autism spectrum. The spectrum itself isn't based on differences in personality, but on how high functioning the person on the spectrum is. This means you could have someone with autism who is utterly introverted and another who is full on extraverted. To tell if someone is on the autism, you have to observe that person in real life and see how they interact with people, observe their body language, note special interests, if they have sensory issues, etc. People with autism, just like neurotypical people, can and do often suffer from other problems (comorbid disorders they call them). Just throwing this out there because some people still don't understand what it really is.
Agree. And as I mentioned before being anywhere on the spectrum and being willingly nasty are not mutually exclusive and one shouldn't connect the dots...
If he wants to be treated as a normal person (which I do), then he (as Shell suggested) should own his actions... Personally, I think it's just a case of garden variety fragile ego syndrome. no biggie.
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