evadestruction
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Post by evadestruction on Dec 1, 2010 10:58:50 GMT 1
Half positive...that could also be interpreted as 50% chance of actually being a cat. That's pretty good odds even for non-gamblers... being half a cat? I would be happy with that
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Dec 1, 2010 21:26:22 GMT 1
But which half?
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Post by Relyt on Dec 1, 2010 22:24:44 GMT 1
The third half.
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Post by Relyt on Dec 2, 2010 4:58:28 GMT 1
It would seem that I'm on the menu.
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evadestruction
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Post by evadestruction on Dec 2, 2010 10:47:17 GMT 1
Do you have Aspergers?
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Post by Relyt on Dec 2, 2010 18:37:06 GMT 1
Yep, and proud of it. It's the secret to my intimate knowledge of naval history. Basically, if someone has high functioning Asperger's 'syndrome,' they will usually have a vast knowledge of anything that interests them. Such people include Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton. and Thomas Jefferson. Asperger's comes with a trade-off though. While people with it have the advantages I specified here, it also results in decreased social abilities. In short, we're not as outgoing as most people. But that doesn't bother me in the least bit. The only thing that does bother me is that a number of people are prejudiced to people such as myself, and are very close-minded about the subject. But awareness is growing quite quickly as of late. Now and then, people with Asperger's will make an appearance on the local news television channels and demonstrate their abilities. I'm not saying that we're superior to people without the 'syndrome,' just that we're not inferior. We don't have a problem that needs to be fixed. Going back to the menu, I'm also quite short for my age. So you could say I'm a shrimp with Asperger's.
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Dec 2, 2010 23:28:40 GMT 1
I never realized you had Aspergers, I was about to ask whether you were Pork or Lamb on the menu?
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Post by Relyt on Dec 3, 2010 0:30:11 GMT 1
I've gotten pretty good at hiding it. The only part about it I don't even try to hide is my naval warfare knowledge and the part about the decreased social abilities. So far no one in public has caught onto those.
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Post by evadestruction on Dec 3, 2010 6:55:16 GMT 1
I just wrote a massive reply, and then my computer crashed. Using my sons computer now.
basically, I know the prejudice very well. We were told that Tig wouldnt be picked on at school so m uch if he wasnt so weird...weird being diagnosed ASD, hyper Active, language disordered, borderline intellectual handicap and microcephaly. Couple of other things too, but I cant remember. We have been called everything from bad to abusive parents. I hate the term "retard" because it means something. It means developementally delayed (oops, that should be on the list too. He is dev delayed) It doesnt mean "cant indicate while going around a corner".
Tig loves his glam rock (esp Kiss and Queen) and has been trying to convert his class to the joy of WotW. Looks like the teachers at the Ed Support Unit have got him to the point of functional literacy and numeracy and they are helping him to do more gardening around the place. They help all their kids find work placement and teach work skills from year 8 (13 year olds) He is almost always happy and his friends are the nicest bunch of kids. I would much rather spend my time with them than the nasty, bitchy mainstream kids. (Not all mainstreamers are bitchy. Some fantastic teenagers out there.)
It can be hard. We dont really go away as a family on holidays. We dont really go to the Royal Show or the Christmas Pageant. It is just a bit high risk with him. But he is worth it.
PS: They had the guy who inspired RainMan on tv the other night. The movie isnt even remotely biographical, and the portrayal of Autism on there is based on one guy. The only guy who can do that. Austistic savants are very, very rare. I know you know that Reylt. But I didnt know who else did
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Dec 3, 2010 22:07:31 GMT 1
Autistic savants are very, very rare. I know you know that Reylt. But I didnt know who else did I suppose it's because savants who have incredible mathematical or memory abilities are the ones that make the headlines, people assume all savants are like that. There was a TV program a few years back which showed a group of gifted savants, one could spend 10 minutes looking at a scene - The Houses of Parliament they used on the show - and this kid could then go away and draw it perfectly, every window every decorative turret was spot on. And another person could tell you what day of the week any date fell upon. On the whole they seemed quite happy and society now accept people with Disabilities or if you prefer, abilities more than they ever did before, there's still a long way to go and as we all know kids at school are probably the cruellest creatures on the planet. Is there any scientific explanation why some abilities are enhanced? is it something simple like 90% of the brain power is focused in one area, to the detriment of other skills?
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Post by Relyt on Dec 3, 2010 23:13:06 GMT 1
Well, studies have shown that the neurons in the brains of people with high-functioning Asperger's are able to 'communicate' with eachother more efficiently. It's like we have a high speed internet connection with ourselves. It's pretty complex, and therefore difficult to explain.
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evadestruction
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Post by evadestruction on Dec 4, 2010 2:04:36 GMT 1
Not sure LC. Relyt has probably looked into the Aspergers thing more than I have. From what I have read and seen, it seems that in most cases a problem in one area of the brain is more likely to produce problems in another. This is compounded by societal pressures. One of the main problems with language disordered children is that nobody takes the time to listen to them, to slow down and talk to them in a way they can understand or rephrase things so that its clearer. They often get ignored by everyone around them because its too hard.
Does the "high speed connection" only happen between other Aspergers people? Or does it cross into other ASD's? Like Fragile X? Or Autism?
Tig presents very much like Fragile X except he doesnt have the , um, fragile X chromosome. We have him tested for it every few years, because its so similar.
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Post by Relyt on Dec 4, 2010 5:55:59 GMT 1
Don't really know about that. But I think it's about time to get back on topic. Ahem. FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISH!
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Dec 4, 2010 15:15:05 GMT 1
When Sea Bass attack
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Post by poyks on Dec 5, 2010 13:10:31 GMT 1
He's a good bass player! ;D
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