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Recent content by Wizard_Detective

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    Origin of autism?!

    The theory is interesting, and there might be some validity to it, but there are things I would want to have researched and fact-checked better before I'd actually start believing any of it. The author admittedly relies mostly on only one source for his information on neurodiversity (Aspie...
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    Favourite TV Show/Series?

    Hmm.... My favorites (which means I will one day buy all the DVDs and watch them over and over, and even listen to commentaries and watch ALL the special features.) Yes, yes, I'm a complete dork, but who here isn't, right? I love gag reels. Wanted: Dead or Alive (an old 1950s t.v. show starring...
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    Fictional Characters whom you think have Asperger/autism

    Harry Dresden from the Dresden Files. He avoids eye contact with people because it'll initiate a "Soul Gaze," which is looking into someone and seeing the core of who they are. It's a super-sensory overload thing, which means all wizards are Aspies, if you think about it. :smilingimp: He's also...
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    Recent diagnosis....confused now

    Thanks for all the replies. :grinning: Maybe this diagnosis isn't a "useless" societal label. It's more of a tool. A very specialized tool that I might have use for if (when) I need it. Still, I need to get over my own....biases? Reflex stereotyping? Mental imaging? You know, that feeling in...
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    *tap* *tap* Is this thing on?

    *tap* *tap* Is this thing on?
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    I don't like the way some view high functioning autism

    I haven't told people, because when I first told my mom about my diagnosis, she immediately started talking about having move in with her and having me signing her up as my power of attorney. She had it in her head that autistic spectrum automatically meant being unable to fend for myself...
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    Recent diagnosis....confused now

    I was recently diagnosed with PDD-NOS and NLD. Now that I'm researching it, I get kicked to Autism sites. This feels so weird to me. o_O People tell me I'm strange or clueless. I get caught up and focus on the weirdest things, like when people say "calvary" when they're actually trying to say...
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