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Patrick
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SEP 19, 10:59 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:
And they have the most INTERESTING weekend stories to share...like this one: Friend of mine's sister's 18 year old non-verbal son eloped a few nights ago...
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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SEP 19, 11:23 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
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That's a term for "runs away".
Most folks know it from two people eloping to marry. The day you learn that term regarding your kid, you feel a deep ache in your heart. and you NEVER think of that word in the same "cutesy" way again (with the guy running away carrying his darlin', her dad chasin' after the couple with a shotgun, shoutin' "Hey Boy, you better bringer back here THIS INSTANT, ya hear?!?".
...and then you find yourself using the term ad nauseum to explain to some random person in a parking lot or food store or whatever why things are happening.
They give out handicapped signs and plates to folks who have kids(and adults) with them who elope, because its easier to get them from the handicapped spot into the doctor's office than to walk across a parking lot where the person might just decide to suddenly bolt or lay down or smash their head into something. so if you see a person come out of the car looking normal, and holding the hand of a second person who also "looks normal", its not always easy to "see" the disability.
Side note -->Any time you see a parent and their kid is on a leash, do the world a favor and don't say SH*T to them, because its probably not that they are "too lazy to deal with their kid". and if the kid's wearing a helmet, same deal.
sorry if this seems preachy. its not meant to be.
xoxo
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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SEP 19, 11:24 AM
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Also that term is a loaded one. if your kid elopes, it means they might just run away at school. they need CONSTANT supervision.
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jmbishop
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SEP 19, 01:09 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Wichita:
I guess autism is many things, but as a catchall it is still confusing. It's like saying "I'm sick." Well, being sick is many things and any ailememt, but we have learned to narrow the topic down to specifics as to communicate what exactly it is from cancer to the common cold.
If a kid was throwing a temper tantrum in a grocery store, with his mom, wearing pajamas, ignoring him while staring at her phone, I wouldn't have a clue if that was an autistic child or not. If I suppose to feel empathy for the child or the mother. I have no clue but I want to understand. |
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Here's what you need to understand, Asperger's is not really the credible diagnosis it was and it's been replaced by ASD. ASD(autism spectrum disorder) doesn't mean much. You've always known people were born different, their brains work different and their personalities are different. An ASD diagnosis is so broad, it coveres debilitating disorders that aren't really super specific and things as minor as personality differences.
It's a catch all and people seek out the diagnosis because it puts them in a victim group whether they actually need to be or not, the perks that come along with being a victim group for some people means that they can cash it out for some kind of social credit.
Just the fact that we are all here because at one time we were kind of obsessed with Pontiac Fiero's means that most people on this forum could be diagnosed with ASD.
Other groups of people with high rates of diagnosed ASD are engineers.[This message has been edited by jmbishop (edited 09-19-2022).]
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maryjane
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SEP 19, 01:48 PM
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They are easy to spot tho. They all wear the same hat.
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jmbishop
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SEP 19, 02:55 PM
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The funny thing is, if you wear one of those hats, you probably would score high on a test like this.
https://psychology-tools.co...sm-spectrum-quotient
Edit: if you take that test, don't take the results too seriously, they are trying to sell you a service.[This message has been edited by jmbishop (edited 09-19-2022).]
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Patrick
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SEP 19, 04:02 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:
That's a term for "runs away".
Most folks know it from two people eloping to marry.
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Yep. I understand now what you were actually saying... but upon first seeing the term "eloped", I wasn't quite sure how plausible it was!
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maryjane
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SEP 19, 04:45 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by jmbishop:
The funny thing is, if you wear one of those hats, you probably would score high on a test like this.
https://psychology-tools.co...sm-spectrum-quotient
Edit: if you take that test, don't take the results too seriously, they are trying to sell you a service.
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| quote | Your score was 17 out of a possible 50.
Scores in the 0-25 range indicate few or no Autistic traits. |
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82-T/A [At Work]
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SEP 19, 05:13 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by jmbishop:
The funny thing is, if you wear one of those hats, you probably would score high on a test like this.
https://psychology-tools.co...sm-spectrum-quotient
Edit: if you take that test, don't take the results too seriously, they are trying to sell you a service.
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13 out of 50.
If there was an "Are you an ******* " quiz though... I may have a much better result for you.
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Patrick
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SEP 19, 05:37 PM
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"Your score was 23 out of a possible 50."
Considering that I often enjoy my own company more than other people's (hey, I was an only child), I thought my score might've been higher. Oh well, guess I'm relatively normal... whatever that means. 
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