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Recent content by Jason T

  1. Jason T

    Empathy

    I think its a misunderstanding when neurotypicals think that those with aspergers lack empathy. I believe people with aspergers can feel huge amounts of empathy. There can be problems with reading the other persons feelings in order to feel the empathy, there can be problems with the person with...
  2. Jason T

    How long do your special interests last?

    For me it depends on how satisfied I am with my mastering the interest. As a kid I started drawing landscapes, then aninmals, then people. Then I moved to collecting fossils until I had a bucket of crinoids, brachiapods, trilobibtes, etc. Then I moved on to programming which is what I am doing...
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    The truth about Aspergers?

    I didn't have to read any further than this line; "They are incapable of empathy." To know where this was going, this is patently false. But I would say she was less than empathetic to the needs of her spouse or frankly anyone on the spectrum. NTs often think those on the spectrum are incapable...
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    Self Diagnosis; Why the Controversy?

    Not true. I am in that age range and had my diagnosis in just the last couple years. I did not go to just any psychologist or therapist, I did choose someone who specializes in autism spectrum disorders. Much of the discussions and questions were geared towards ruling out various disorders. An...
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    Does anybody else absolutely hate the term "aspie(s)"

    I don't like the name fork, but I am not going to eat my steak with a spoon. I think I am relatively indifferent about the use of the term 'aspie,' and therefore indifferent about the name of the site as well. I've used the term, but really as just an abbreviation.
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    Self Diagnosis; Why the Controversy?

    I don't believe there is a controversy, but I do not believe in self diagnosis. At least not in being able to actually call yourself an aspie. Before I got an official diagnosis, I was 80% sure I had aspergers, (I didn't call myself an aspie) but us people with aspergers are often pretty sure...
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