RE: Autism Spectrum Disorder
March 22, 2018 at 7:29 pm
(This post was last modified: March 22, 2018 at 7:56 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
(March 22, 2018 at 6:47 pm)c172 Wrote: Long post, but very engaging. It's an important time in your life and one that will lead to more learning about yourself and those around you, I'd think. Hopefully a weight is lifted.
I remember my mother saying I was tested for it as a wee little kid (not sure how one tests for that). But it would up not being the case. As somebody with spina bifida (which has nothing to do with autism spectrum), I am subject to certain social discrepancies that might have somehow mimicked something in autism.
Anyhow, I'm glad to see this post and hope it helps to have posted.
I just told my mom while she was at work and she said she cried tears of relief while at work
I don't even get along with my mom very well but I feel bad for her that I made her cry at work lol. I know it was tears of relief but I don't want her to be himbarassed if others are looking.
And I feel silly thinking that way because we don't get along very well lol.
I don't feel silly for being happy that she's relieved though. I feel happy when a burden is lifted from anyone, whoever and wherever they are.
And yeah, it feels like a burden is lifted for me too. Big Style.
(March 22, 2018 at 6:41 pm)mlmooney89 Wrote:(March 22, 2018 at 4:30 pm)Hammy Wrote: That's it I guess. I've probably rambled too much already. I'm sorry if this is all TL;DR.
It wasn't too long my love, you have every right to be happy and expressive about this. I am truly so happy for you and even more so proud of you for getting these answers and helping yourself. You are a very sweet, caring, smart man and I think now you will be able to feel better about yourself.
Your post has made me feel very happy
(March 22, 2018 at 6:41 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:(March 22, 2018 at 5:32 pm)Mermaid Wrote: I have this theory that most people with autism are exceptional, in the gifted sense.
At the candy store where I work, there used to be other volunteers on the autism spectrum, and many were on the lower-functioning end of the scale. One girl in particular mostly just paced around humming, not any songs, often just one sustained note, stopped only by occasional speech, unusually since she never moved her lips when she talked. There’s a reason there’s so much talk about the autism spectrum, because there’s a vast variety of autistic types, from physicists who make deep contributions to physics that rival Einstein but can’t be bothered to understand how the world of people works (Paul Dirac, for those of you who don’t know), and then, there’s the types of people Autism Speaks bring out to treat it like it’s a horrible disease that may or may not happen because of vaccines. Naturally, there’s a shitload of inbetween.
I had a friend years ago, called Dave, who was deaf, who worked at a day center. We used to call him deaf dave from the deaf dave dave center. Anyways.... we talked all the time and he was awesome. He was 80% deaf but he could lip read so well that it was like he wasn't deaf.
Anyways. We'd talk about everything under the sun. Anyways.
He told me once that he knew a highly autistic guy who was an incredible mathematican with an absurdly high IQ... but couldn't make a cup of tea because his head was so in the clouds thinking about mathematics all the time.
That was probably rather underwhelming of me to say after all that deaf dave from the deaf dave dave center stuff.
When I talked about him to my family, that's how I referred to him. In an endearing way. I didn't feel bad about calling him that.... after all.... his real nickname by his friend was "porky" because there was this ongoing joke about him having a thing for pigs. And I could never get a serious answer from him, when I asked him about it he'd say in front of a bunch of people "Well it was a very good looking pig!" and laughed.
None of this is relevant but there ya go.
(March 22, 2018 at 7:25 pm)wallym Wrote: This is a left field suggestion, but have you considered a relationship with someone in prison?
No. I know she birthed you but what did she do so bad to end up in there for so long shortly after popping you out of her vagina? And does she have nice tits? Probably not they're probably pretty saggy by now. At least she's a bad girl though or she wouldn't be in prison. Rawr.
(March 22, 2018 at 6:24 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Hammy, do you think religion is one big scam? Yes? Sorry, nothing wrong with your brain... Go get a job...now!
The thing about Iggy is.... when he's on a serious thread he's not being serious.
And when he's on a non-serious thread... he's not being serious.
HOWEVER.... when he SAYS he's being serious... okay he's not serious then either.
