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    Bereavement 'exploitation'

    To me what seems distasteful about the advertisement is that it trivialises and corporatises something that should be personal and private. Bereavement is so complex and individual that it feels wrong when someone tries to pretend to understand it in such a neat, glib way.
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    Son left suicide note on facebook

    I'm relieved to hear he is taking medication; when it starts to take effect it will probably be easier for your son to engage.
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    Autism Survey for Channel 4

    20-0-18-9
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    Son refuses to engage with treatment

    This is obviously a really tricky situation and I don't think I have much meaningful advice to give. I can, however, try to give some of my perspective, as someone who has in the past been reluctant to engage with people who were trying to help me. One of the big problems for me was that...
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    Rage & Breaking Points

    I think this needs to be said again: your stepfather's behaviour is dangerous. I don't know how the details of how he 'made up for it', but I am hard pressed to think of anything that would satisfactorily make up for that kind of violence against someone he is supposed to be looking after...
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    My 7 yr old sister is psychic/an oracle/thaumaturge?

    If the rock you're referring to is the rock that makes me feel somehow compelled to enter into completely pointless internet disagreements, I emphatically concur. If, however, you are suggesting that disbelief in supernatural claims is analogous to living under a rock, I clearly reject the...
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    Cat cafes

    I feel like I would be worrying about cat hairs in my food the whole time.
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    My 7 yr old sister is psychic/an oracle/thaumaturge?

    I know you guys will probably dismiss me for saying this, but none of this stuff actually exists. Sorry if this is a joke or performance art or something that I'm not picking up on, it seems like you're being serious and, well, you know:
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    It's too hot too sleep...

    I heartily second the use of weighted blankets. I sleep with one all night and it adds the weight I need without adding additional heat.
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    S-Town

    Welcome! John definitely has many autistic traits; by the end it seemed like a good portion of them could possibly be attributable to other things, but I still think a very good case could be made that he is autistic. 'Eccentric' is basically the old-fashioned term for somebody with Asperger's...
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    S-Town

    For people who have listened to S-Town: any thoughts? I think there are lots of things that are relatable for autistics.
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    The World Is Loud

    If you can afford it, you should try spending time in a sensory deprivation tank. I've done it and I had a jolly good time; it's not as scary as it sounds, and it is very quiet.
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    Levels of Aspergers

    Sorry to be petty and off-topic here, but I was under the impression that one of the reasons diagnosis is so difficult is that there is no reliable physical test, like a brain scan. That certain features of a brain correlate with autism is no guarantee that they will predict it. Of course, I'm...
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    No problem.

    No problem.
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    Odd question

    I too have strange drinking habits. 1. I slurp excessively when I drink hot beverages. 2. I occasionally dribble liquid down my shirt if I get distracted whilst drinking. 3. I choke on everything, including drinks. Since we don't have a robust NT representation in the responses to this...
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