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  1. J

    Hey guys I need some help and it'll take like 2 seconds

    Hello, fellow aspie here! So at my school we're having a contest and I need your help! Everyone in my graphic design 2 class made a T-shirt design and the top 5 will be printed and sold at a festival nearby. The ones with the most likes on Twitter and Instagram get chosen! It would mean the...
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  2. M

    This study and article from 2014 made me angry.

    New Study Shows 92% Of Convicted Murderers (have) Aspergers Syndrome By Dr. Franklin Forrester on June 27, 2014 The Wyoming Institute Of Technology‘s very own, Dr. Franklin Forrester, will be published in next month’s American Journal of Medicine. The essay details recent findings from a seven...
  3. M

    A pinball champion from Vancouver, British Columbia.

    Robert Gagno is exceptional at playing pinball. He's a legend in the area's pinball community. He agreed to make a documentary so that people would see him as 'Robert' and not as 'Robert who has autism'. His parents were told quite early on that their son... Would probably never read, write or...
  4. S

    do your family ever call you rude/insensitive?

    Im 23 and got autism and my family always call me rude or mean or insensive because I dont understand when something is offencive or when a comment is inappropriate or I just have a hard time understanding peoples feelings. Is this my autism or is this just a lack of social skills?
  5. nike007

    People with autism having children

    Hello. I'm too young to think of this right now really, but last night, my mom told me that I shouldn't have kids because they will most likely have autism. I have wanted a kid or two in my mind. But my mom just said this because I have been diagnosed recently. If I wasn't diagnosed, she...
  6. nike007

    Mental illness and neurodevelopmental disorders

    Hello. So after being diagnosed with a mental illness, I began to research all the different types, treatments, statistics, symptoms, things to help with these mental illnesses. Like basically everything. And then once my psychiatrist said I may be on the spectrum (which I found out I am), I...
  7. R

    HI! I am Ross Johnson AU!

    I am an autistic savant. My savant abilities mostly entail rapid date calculation for dates ranging between 1900 and 2020. (When I say date calculation I mean finding the day of the week for a given date between the years of 1900 and 2020) I use this ability as a way of coping with meltdowns and...
  8. Lena_C

    Mapping the language minefield for kids with autism

    Mapping the language minefield for kids with autism (not written by me) Going bananas. Laughing your head off. Phrases that aren’t literally true make no sense if you have autism, like Michael Barton Why do people with autism, like yourself, find the English language so confusing? Autistic...
  9. Lena_C

    Autism Awareness Day 2016: What’s The Difference Between Autism And Asperger’s Syndrome?

    Autism Awareness Day 2016: What’s The Difference Between Autism And Asperger’s Syndrome? (Not written by me) One in 68 children in the United States has autism spectrum disorder, a rate that has increased significantly since the 1980s, yet many people still do not understand the disorder...
  10. M

    The Human Library - Meeting people

    The Human Library™ is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue. The Human Library is a place where real people are on loan to readers. A place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered. This...
  11. Vinca

    Where Are All The Autistic Women And Girls?

    (not written by me. And the article was too long to fit into a post, so i have only copy pasted a section of it, from the folowing link http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosebuchanan/where-are-all-the-autistic-women-and-girls?bffbuk&utm_term=.taLp5KLYv#.leqqNLXGK ) Rebecca Hendin / BuzzFeed “I am...
  12. Cosmophylla

    Autism in girls often unreported and missed or misdiagnosed, support group says

    Not written by me Autism in girls often unreported and missed or misdiagnosed, support group says By social affairs correspondent Norman Hermant April 2, 2016 Girls living with autism are often misdiagnosed, misunderstood or missed completely, says a group formed to support girls with...
  13. danielcollins

    Sense of humour.

    A nice light airy Friday thread about humour, I'd love to hear what tickles your funny bone. Word play and mimicking tend to get to me, silly noises.. Free sha voca doo... But then on the other hand, I found say Deadpool to be quite mundane - which was widely rated as being rather funny...
  14. M

    People on autism spectrum live 18 fewer years

    People on autism spectrum live 18 fewer years The leading causes of death are suicide and epilepsy, both of which are exceedingly more common among people with autism, researchers say. Questions of self-worth often start early for people with autism and often are compounded by other...
  15. J

    Asperger's Personality Survey

    Hello, my name is Jgrapel, I have Asperger's Syndrome and this is the link to a survey for a study I am doing on Autism, Asperger's, and other Pervasive Developmental Disorder's. This study explores the prevalence of certain personality traits in person's on the autism spectrum. If you would...
  16. M

    Scapegoating and Autism

    Recently have come to realize that being scapegoated by society and family is somewhat common for people on the spectrum. From school shootings and the media's reporting of such sad occurrences, it's as if society as whole looks for evidence of some dysfunction and attributes the problem to...
  17. S

    Autism Support in Europe

    Hi All, We currently live in the middle east where autism support, facilities and services are extremely poor and so many people do not even understand what autism is. We have a 6 years old kid who could be an autistic. We noticed he is hyper active, cannot focus, and can only speak a few words...
  18. Cinnamon115

    A new movie about autism called Jack of the Red Hearts

    I just found out about this movie this morning. This is the news article I heard about it from. I'm curious what everyone here thinks about it: When you see characters with autism in a movie or on TV, chances are they’ll fit a certain mold: “Highly gifted, intelligent, quirky, socially odd,”...
  19. Margaux

    Friend who is on the fence about online dating but wants to try

    Hey guys, I'm trying to understand why or why not someone with asperger's/autism may engage in online dating. To me it seems great to have the option to introduce myself to many people, and easily have an opportunity to figure out if I even like them or not (and vice versa) before meeting with...
  20. U

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