Re: Other People's Families

[Guest guest]

This made me laugh very much!! LOL.

Gareth.

" This is my dad, who used to kill a kitten whenever I got a bad

grade, throw

it at me, and say 'now look what you've made me do, you stupid cunt!'

Please be nice to him, " has *always* confused the undying fuck out of

me,

because my friend would always be mad at *me* for being " rude " to his

family. Now, I'm starting to understand that I'm just experiencing a

clash

of neurological thinking patterns, and suffering from the " adheres

rigidly

to rules of right and wrong " symptom of autism. Next time I'm in that

situation, I'll simply tell the person, " I'm sorry if I do or say

anything

to offend you. Your son/daughter told me that you were a cruel,

vindictive,

killing-kitten bastard, and *as an autistic person* it's hard for me

to

socialize with people who are evil bastards who deserve to suffer

eternal

torment in hell, such as yourself. "

[Guest guest]

I would love to have a book like that, especially now that I'm stuck up here

in snow-covered Michigan, with all the people I've known all my life more

than 1300 miles away. I have NO CLUE how to " just go make some new

friends, " as everybody keeps telling me.

I actually recall seeing somewhere online, a couple years ago I believe, a

book that was written by an autistic outlining all the rules he knew of for

social and interpersonal behavior. Haven't seen it recently, though, didn't

save it and don't remember the title or auther. It was an ebook or webpage,

though, I remember that much.

Elayne

mommy to Brenden, Tamara, & Caitlin (10/12/1999 @ 26w2d) and Liam

(10/15/2002 @ 40w4d)

[Guest guest]

Elayne wrote:

>I actually recall seeing somewhere online, a couple years ago I believe, a

>book that was written by an autistic outlining all the rules he knew of for

>social and interpersonal behavior. Haven't seen it recently, though, didn't

>save it and don't remember the title or auther. It was an ebook or webpage,

>though, I remember that much.

Yes, I've seen that. It is by a young man in the UK who

subsequently died, I believe. Can't remember his name.

No doubt someone else here will come up with it.

There's also " How to Understand People Who Are Different "

by Brad Rand, which I found on the web n 1998 at

http://www.31bdogs.com/about/mybooklet.html No idea

whether it's still there.

Not sure whether that's thirty-one bdogs or

3 lbdogs (with a letter l).

Jane

[Guest guest]

> I would love to have a book like that, especially now that I'm

stuck up here

> in snow-covered Michigan, with all the people I've known all my

life more

> than 1300 miles away. I have NO CLUE how to " just go make some new

> friends, " as everybody keeps telling me.

>

> I actually recall seeing somewhere online, a couple years ago I

believe, a

> book that was written by an autistic outlining all the rules he

knew of for

> social and interpersonal behavior. Haven't seen it recently,

though, didn't

> save it and don't remember the title or auther. It was an ebook or

webpage,

> though, I remember that much.

>

> Elayne

> mommy to Brenden, Tamara, & Caitlin (10/12/1999 @ 26w2d) and Liam

> (10/15/2002 @ 40w4d)

************

Im almost certin i was thinking of the same book, and it is

WONDERFULL!!!

Ill go look for kaiden in a bit, and post the link..... im going to a

work night out..... wish me luck!!

All the best,

Gareth.

[Guest guest]

Jane Meyerding wrote:

> Elayne wrote:

> > I actually recall seeing somewhere online, a couple years ago I

> > believe, a book that was written by an autistic outlining all the

> > rules he knew of for social and interpersonal behavior. Haven't

> > seen it recently, though, didn't save it and don't remember the

> > title or auther. It was an ebook or webpage, though, I remember

> > that much.

>

> Yes, I've seen that. It is by a young man in the UK who subsequently

> died, I believe. Can't remember his name. No doubt someone else here

> will come up with it.

Marc Segar?

I think he committed suicide, actually. Ironic that he would write a

survival guide, then decide not to survive.

I have seen it in more than one place on the web... this is the first

one in my search engine:

http://www.asperger-marriage.info/survguide/chapter0.html

I believe the site is owned by the people that kept hollering at

(figuratively), and having her reviews removed, from Amazon.com.

[Guest guest]

This is the one I was thinking of, thanks!

Elayne

mommy to Brenden, Tamara, & Caitlin (10/12/1999 @ 26w2d) and Liam

(10/15/2002 @ 40w4d)

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Klein

> I have seen it in more than one place on the web... this is the first

> one in my search engine:

>

> http://www.asperger-marriage.info/survguide/chapter0.html

[Guest guest]

He didnt kill himself. And yes, i was thinking of mark segar.

> > > I actually recall seeing somewhere online, a couple years ago I

> > > believe, a book that was written by an autistic outlining all

the

> > > rules he knew of for social and interpersonal behavior. Haven't

> > > seen it recently, though, didn't save it and don't remember the

> > > title or auther. It was an ebook or webpage, though, I remember

> > > that much.

> >

> > Yes, I've seen that. It is by a young man in the UK who

subsequently

> > died, I believe. Can't remember his name. No doubt someone else

here

> > will come up with it.

>

> Marc Segar?

>

> I think he committed suicide, actually. Ironic that he would write

a

> survival guide, then decide not to survive.

>

> I have seen it in more than one place on the web... this is the

first

> one in my search engine:

>

> http://www.asperger-marriage.info/survguide/chapter0.html

>

> I believe the site is owned by the people that kept hollering at

> (figuratively), and having her reviews removed, from Amazon.com.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, especially that putting down of the tormentor/protagonist part!!!!

Would love to tell off those deserving of it thattaway-and get away with

it to boot!!!!! ; > P

http://community.webtv.net/tikigalharkins/LETSTALKASPERGERS

[Guest guest]

Can you be referring to Barbara Kirby's book " The OASIS Guide of

Aspergers Syndrome " ? Near the end of the book it gives a listing of 57

rules to assist those living with Asperger's & what accommodations are

deemed necessary for survival. Quite interesting stuff.

http://community.webtv.net/tikigalharkins/LETSTALKASPERGERS

[Guest guest]

> There's also " How to Understand People Who Are Different "

> by Brad Rand, which I found on the web n 1998 at

> http://www.31bdogs.com/about/mybooklet.html No idea

> whether it's still there.

It's here:

http://www.planetautism.com/bradrand.html

Please note the disclaimer (I don't know how that was discovered, but

I'm actually not surprised, despite liking some of the stuff in it).

[Guest guest]

> He didnt kill himself. And yes, i was thinking of mark segar.

His sister's website, AFAIK, used to say that he did, which is where

many of us got that impression. Then it left that part out but talked

about how unhappy he'd made himself trying to be normal (and this was

after he'd attained a degree of faking normalcy that few master). As

far as anything I've read can tell, they can't *tell* whether he did

or not, due to the nature of the car accident.

[Guest guest]

I had a friend whose father I always wanted to treat to a good

hearty browbeating. Trouble is, I was eventually cured of that

wish by the fact that she always compulsively tried to pass his

abuse on to me. " I'm not him, " I kept trying to tell her. It never

worked. " Pass it back, or pass it on, " as they say---my days as

default whipping-post are well behind me!

:-)

--DKM

> Yeah, especially that putting down of the tormentor/protagonist

part!!!!

> Would love to tell off those deserving of it thattaway-and get

away with

> it to boot!!!!! ; > P

>

>

>

http://community.webtv.net/tikigalharkins/LETSTALKASPERGER

S

[Guest guest]

> I had a friend whose father I always wanted to treat to a good

> hearty browbeating. Trouble is, I was eventually cured of that

> wish by the fact that she always compulsively tried to pass his

> abuse on to me. " I'm not him, " I kept trying to tell her. It never

> worked. " Pass it back, or pass it on, " as they say---my days as

> default whipping-post are well behind me!

Now, THAT sounds like a serious case of mind-blindness on her part. I'd try

some " social stories. "

[Guest guest]

I just checked, and my dryer doesn't have a " normal " setting.

Neither does any other appliance in my house.

Ride the Music

AndyTiedye

Kaiden Fox wrote:

>Me, too. Someone asked me, yesterday, " what is normal, anyway? " My

>response was, " it's a setting on the dryer. "

>

>

>>Louis, you're a bad influence on me.

>>

>>Dave March

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

I'm going to modify this (only slightly), put it on a card and hand it to

some people I know when they start flipping crap in my direction!

Louis

In my house, " normal " is only a setting on the dryer.

From: Kaiden Fox

" I'm sorry if I do or say anything to offend you. Your son/daughter told me

that you were a cruel, vindictive, killing-kitten bastard, and *as an

autistic person* it's hard for me to

socialize with people who are evil bastards who deserve to suffer eternal

torment in hell, such as yourself. " Hopefully, this will ease any potential

misunderstandings that may result from my autistic posture, body language,

and pedantic speech patterns.

" I'm easily confused. It's part of my boyish charm. "

-- Kaiden Fox

[Guest guest]

> I'm going to modify this (only slightly), put it on a card and hand

it to

> some people I know when they start flipping crap in my direction!

>

> Louis

> In my house, " normal " is only a setting on the dryer.

>

Louis, you're a bad influence on me. Who will be accountable when I

fail to restrain myself from acting on some brilliantly devious seed

you've planted in my naive little head?

Hmmmm?

:-D

Dave March

> From: Kaiden Fox [mailto:admin@l...]

> " I'm sorry if I do or say anything to offend you. Your

son/daughter told me

> that you were a cruel, vindictive, killing-kitten bastard, and *as

an

> autistic person* it's hard for me to

> socialize with people who are evil bastards who deserve to suffer

eternal

> torment in hell, such as yourself. " Hopefully, this will ease any

potential

> misunderstandings that may result from my autistic posture, body

language,

> and pedantic speech patterns.

>

>

> " I'm easily confused. It's part of my boyish charm. "

> -- Kaiden Fox

[Guest guest]

Me, too. Someone asked me, yesterday, " what is normal, anyway? " My

response was, " it's a setting on the dryer. "

>

> Louis, you're a bad influence on me.

>

> Dave March

>

[Guest guest]

Andy wrote:

> I just checked, and my dryer doesn't have a " normal " setting. Neither

> does any other appliance in my house.

Mine don't either, but my computer runs on " NT " technology...

ironically, it's more stable than when I used non-NT technology

[Guest guest]

>

> > I just checked, and my dryer doesn't have a " normal " setting.

Neither

> > does any other appliance in my house.

>

> Mine don't either, but my computer runs on " NT " technology...

> ironically, it's more stable than when I used non-NT technology

>

>

" NT technology " ? Isn't that an oxymoron?

:-)

[Guest guest]

Klein wrote:

>Andy wrote:

>

>

>

>> I just checked, and my dryer doesn't have a " normal " setting. Neither

>> does any other appliance in my house.

>>

>>

>

>Mine don't either, but my computer runs on " NT " technology...

>ironically, it's more stable than when I used non-NT technology

>

>

Linux and Macintosh are still more stable (and more secure). They can

simulate NT (a bit slowly,

but better than most of us can) when needed.

:^)

Happy Holidays

Ride the Music

AndyTiedye

[Guest guest]

I haven't been able to read this in days, but thanks again you guys for

the laughs...

dani

Louise Gainor wrote:

> LMAO!

>

> In my house, " normal " is only a setting on the dryer.

>

> Re: Other People's Families

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> Me, too. Someone asked me, yesterday, " what is normal, anyway? " My

> response was, " it's a setting on the dryer. "

>

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> >

> > Louis, you're a bad influence on me.

> >

> > Dave March

> >

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[Guest guest]

My computer wallpaper says " Windows AS - When NT Does Not Compute "

Louis

In my house, " normal " is only a setting on the dryer.

> Mine don't either, but my computer runs on " NT " technology...

> ironically, it's more stable than when I used non-NT technology

>

>

" NT technology " ? Isn't that an oxymoron?

:-)

[Guest guest]

LMAO!

In my house, " normal " is only a setting on the dryer.

Re: Other People's Families

Me, too. Someone asked me, yesterday, " what is normal, anyway? " My

response was, " it's a setting on the dryer. "

>

> Louis, you're a bad influence on me.

>

> Dave March

>

[Guest guest]

hey can someone send me that wall paper?

I'd like to have that one!

dani

Camille wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Hey! That's my design! :-) Cool.

>

> Camille

>

>

> > My computer wallpaper says " Windows AS - When NT Does Not Compute "

> >

> > Louis

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