asperger

Literal-mindednesss and academia

rainbow_goddess wrote in asperger Dec 14, 2015 12:56

A couple of nights ago I was at a party, and one of the other people at the party was a university professor. She said that the first assignment she gave her students was to send her an e-mail. In the e-mail, they were supposed to include their name, their hometown, and their major. That's all she told them. She didn't say to include anything else ( Read more... )

Guess what! Bullying is good for you!

rainbow_goddess wrote in asperger Oct 16, 2015 10:04

That subject line is sarcasm, by the way.

This article at a website called "Autism Daily Newscast" is about the so-called perks of being bullied for autistic kids. It claims that bullying improves self-esteem and well-being in autistic kids. It says that when someone is bullied, they learn more skills in communication and reading body language. It ( Read more... )

abuse, bullying

First stage…

silverwhistle wrote in asperger Oct 08, 2015 20:59

Had my first diagnostic meeting today. They think I present a "complex picture" (I suspect because of the coping/masking mechanisms I've acquired over 50 years - I've learned theory of mind and a degree of empathy), but have a sufficient amount of autistic traits to progress to further investigation. So I've got another appointment next month, and ( Read more... )

Me Again, Her Again...

imbars_twin wrote in asperger May 08, 2015 18:46

Hey I'm back ( Read more... )

depression

FYI: Autistic boy in Virginia on the verge of being branded a criminal...

froganon wrote in asperger Apr 28, 2015 00:31

Originally posted by elenbarathi at The corrosive cult of compliance
( 'Severely punished for acting in atypical ways' )

advocacy, articles: news, activism, pressure, legal system, news, abuse, articles

(Untitled)

twitchywoman wrote in asperger Apr 05, 2015 04:23

I am making a website for a class on autism. I was hoping I could get some anecdotes from other people with ASDs and how they feel about having it and/or how others view them. This website will likely not "go live" since I don't have a domain or actually website address. If you would like I'd greatly appreciate if any of you could leave a ( Read more... )

Only certain places or one specific person bothers

mermaid88 wrote in asperger Mar 30, 2015 17:41

I've been dealing with this for a long time, but only now thought to post here ( Read more... )

food

What 'tolerance' means to me

silverwhistle wrote in asperger Mar 20, 2015 17:19

I was recently taken to task online for "being intolerant despite having experienced intolerance" myself. To me, "tolerance" is a dishonest thing. It's not honestly engaging with someone and agreeing to differ; it's "shaking hands while holding your nose", pretending to be friendly from a position of superiority. It's not something I like to ( Read more... )

Identity Language = "being a victim"

alchemia wrote in asperger Mar 15, 2015 00:34

I'm familiar with explaining why I say "Autistic" and find "Person with Autism" offensive (eg: http://www.cafemom.com/journals/read/436505 or akin to Deaf not Person with deafness)... but more in a general sense (eg: writing an article or blog post to readers in general).

How ( Read more... )

Something I can't fix... or rather Someone...

imbars_twin wrote in asperger Mar 04, 2015 22:45

Been a bit since I used LiveJournal ( Read more... )