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    How to tell if your child is Autistic?

    Totally unscientific but I can always tell when a kid is autistic by watching how they respond to music and/or art. You really can see them drawn in to "their own world" as it has been described even if they don't have special talents in that area. If they are in a social setting with peers...
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    Sanctimony, self-righteousness, and virtue signalling.

    I think virtue signaling is likely to be repugnant to most people on the spectrum regardless of their ideology because it involves a thought process that is almost the opposite of ours. We rarely "jump on the bandwagon" if we feel something makes no logical sense. When I was a student senator in...
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    Please explain a few things about free will and God (Christianity).

    I can't show someone this in my Bible but I have always suspected based on their being two different words for hell in the Hebrew that while both are places where we would be separated from God for eternity only one is meant to be a place of punishment i.e. the lake of fire. The other is simply...
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    Please explain a few things about free will and God (Christianity).

    When I struggle with this as a Christian, I think of the scene in the movie Ray where his mom watches him struggle with finding his way being blind. She knows if she doesn't allow him to struggle through the dark, he will never learn any degree of self-sufficiency in the long run will make him...
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    Aspie History Buff & Public Health Expert

    Hi! My name is Jonathan and I am new to the forum. I have grad degrees in History and Public Health (MA, MPH). I also have nine adopted nieces and nephews ranging from a baby to a 16 year old that are part of my life including a nephew who is also on the spectrum. I am from the Metro Atlanta...
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