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[unsunghero]

Originally Posted by Whale biologist [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's not great that people like OP self-identify as autistic as a cheap road to intellectual clout online. Autism is awful.

It can be for some but not for everyone, it depends on how negatively impactful it is on their life. Someone with just aspergers (a term which never should have been taken out of the DSM because it was useful, but it was) can have a completely “normal” life, and most people wouldn’t even know they had unless the person told them

And there are some benefits to it, things like being able to dial in on a task and concentrate harder and longer than someone more “neurotypical” could. Also being able to retain larger amounts of details, things like that

I have a bigger issue with people proudly announcing specific negatives like depression or eating disorders, any mental health issue that could be recovered from in some way (meaning not something that will always require medication). It’s fine to accept and have the confidence to mention your challenges in life, but it is another thing to work something like that into your identity. As soon as you start incorporating it into your sense of self, you can inadvertently de-motivate yourself to recover from it. And especially if you start identifying with a community around it, now you really lose motivation to recover because recovering will mean losing the connection to your community and friends

[Jibartik]

Autism is fake and it's just nerds who have no respect for their parents.

[Castle2.0]

Originally Posted by Whale biologist [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's not great that people like OP self-identify as autistic as a cheap road to intellectual clout online. Autism is awful.

I need not self-identify as neuroatypical to be perceived as intelligent, when I have you showing forth your ignorance in various conversations. You're like danny devito and I am Arnold.. the contrast is real.

[Whale biologist]

Originally Posted by Castle2.0 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I need not self-identify as neuroatypical to be perceived as intelligent, when I have you showing forth your ignorance in various conversations. You're like danny devito and I am Arnold.. the contrast is real.

I promise that is your self-perception only, scrollmonger. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Jibartik]

When the kid is banging his head on the window it's because he's a dick not retarded.

[Jibartik]

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[unsunghero]

Oh another thing I should have mentioned besides communication style that can be an indicator of someone’s level of functioning is ability to maintain eye contact. I’ve talked to some high functioning kids and adults on the spectrum where I’m thinking to myself “shit man, this guy (the vast majority of people on the spectrum are guys) maintains better eye contact than me….” Rating eye contact is part of the mental status exam

Kids who are lower functioning on the spectrum will avoid eye contact sometimes completely. This can be an indicator of other things though too. But regardless of the reason when I am talking to a kid that is avoiding eye contact I will always start doodling on my notes while talking with my eyes cast down most of the time seeming somewhat distracted to make them feel a bit less uncomfortable

[Castle2.0]

Originally Posted by unsunghero [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Oh another thing I should have mentioned besides communication style that can be an indicator of someone’s level of functioning is ability to maintain eye contact. I’ve talked to some high functioning kids and adults on the spectrum where I’m thinking to myself “shit man, this guy (the vast majority of people on the spectrum are guys) maintains better eye contact than me….” Rating eye contact is part of the mental status exam

Kids who are lower functioning on the spectrum will avoid eye contact sometimes completely. This can be an indicator of other things though too. But regardless of the reason when I am talking to a kid that is avoiding eye contact I will always start doodling on my notes while talking with my eyes cast down most of the time seeming somewhat distracted to make them feel a bit less uncomfortable

This guy helps autistic kids and his forum name is unsunghero. Checks out, my dudes.

I bet whalebiologist may be a whale, but is not a biologist and certainly not a whale biologist.

I own a castle in the sky, what ya gonna do about it?

[starkind]

Originally Posted by Tunabros [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

then stop being so dumb and annoying

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[Jibartik]

I, myself... am dumb and annoying.