Re: Thanks and Update/Jacquie

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry, Grace, I just can't do it to her...

The box!!! Ack!!!!! Jacquie, it is a play on words. It is not literal.

" He looked in the mirror to see what he saw. He picked up the saw... " See,

the letters s-a-w make a word that can have at least 2 different meanings.

The meaning changes in the second sentence. It doesn't make sense and it

could never really actually happen. It's a joke.

>> Oh Grace, thank you for calling. I'm sure I'm not the only one

>> who feels so relieved and so proud of you.

>And Jacquie is not the only one who feels the way she feels.

See?

-Sara.

[Guest guest]

>

> See?

>

> -Sara.

Nope. Let me show you why:

> " He looked in the mirror to see what he saw. He picked up the saw... " See,

> the letters s-a-w make a word that can have at least 2 different meanings.

> The meaning changes in the second sentence.

Yup. I understand what you're saying, but look at this:

" He looked in the mirror to SEE what he SAW. " Now, this is SAW in the sense of

sight, right? Yes. But look at how it's worded: " WHAT he saw. " So if you

try to change the meaning in that sentence, it doesn't work...

" He looked in the mirror to see what he sharp toothed cutting tool. "

IT DOESN'T WORK!!!! If the words were interchangeable in context, THEN I'd get

it. But that's just DUMB!!!!

Are you banging your head on the keyboard yet?

Jacquie

PS do you think I have Asperger's Syndrome? Just maybe?

[Guest guest]

> IT DOESN'T WORK!!!! If the words were interchangeable in

> context, THEN I'd get it. But that's just DUMB!!!!

You're right, it's dumb. You understand the mechanics. That's all there is

to it.

> Are you banging your head on the keyboard yet?

No, I understand perfectly what you're saying and I agree with you.

Did you understand my comment about feeling the same way you do though?

> Jacquie

> PS do you think I have Asperger's Syndrome? Just maybe?

Just maybe!

And so does Matt. The " say it once, it's a rule " thing? Yeah. Oh, yeah.

He does NOT understand I just mean FOR RIGHT NOW. He pulls these things out

and I don't even remember saying them but they impressed upon him as LAW.

*sigh*

-Sara.

another Aspie or HFA...would be very very interesting to go get myself dx'd!

[Guest guest]

> -Sara.

> another Aspie or HFA...would be very very interesting to go get myself

dx'd!

>

Aspie. No language delays, right? No dx needed. Salli has already dx'ed

you.

Salli

[Guest guest]

> > -Sara.

> > another Aspie or HFA...would be very very interesting to go get myself

> dx'd!

>

> Aspie. No language delays, right? No dx needed. Salli has already dx'ed

> you.

Thank you, that will be $3,000.

No language delays but I did need speech therapy for pronunciation. Also I

read at 2 and spelled out every sign I saw, which drove my mother batty. Is

that hyperlexia? Mikey doesn't have it so I don't know about it.

-Sara.

[Guest guest]

>

> Aspie. No language delays, right? No dx needed. Salli has already dx'ed

> you.

>

> Salli

what about me, Salli? do me!

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

Is

> that hyperlexia

It's hyperlexia.

And Mikey can still have it. It just needs to be at an early age. Putter

is hyperlexic but he wasn't yet at two, well, if he was, we did not know it

because he was completely non-verbal.

He did LOVE looking at letters and if you go to the hyperlexia website you

might find that Mikey is hyperlexic. I was surprised to find that he fit

the description before he talked at all and before we saw any sign that he

could read.

Salli

[Guest guest]

> what about me, Salli? do me!

>

>

But I would need your early histoy, Jacquie. Sara told me hers. You can't

dx a developmental disorder without a developmental history as I explained

carefully to the idiots who tried to do just that with Enrique.

Salli

[Guest guest]

> But I would need your early histoy, Jacquie. Sara told me hers. You can't

> dx a developmental disorder without a developmental history as I explained

> carefully to the idiots who tried to do just that with Enrique.

>

> Salli

All I know is that I talked early, read at a grade 2 level in kindergarten, and

bit the grade three teacher hard enough to break the skin when they took me out

of grade one and tried to put me in grade three. I had horrible temper tantrums

and was hideously clumsy. All my childhood photos do show me looking directly

at the camera. So I don't know...

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

oh -- I also have always had a paralyzing fear of strangers, and any man with a

mustache (but not a beard, a beard is fine) causes me a feeling of absolute,

irrational revulsion. That dates back to as soon as I could talk and tell my

mother about it. (there is NO underlying reason for this. trust me.)

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

>

> All I know is that I talked early, read at a grade 2 level in

kindergarten,

I am suspicious of all early readers. Little children should be looking at

people and not letters and numbers.

and bit the grade three teacher hard enough to break the skin when they took

me out of grade one and tried to put me in grade three.

Smart girl! You knew that although you might be academically ready for

grade three, socially you were nowhere near ready. Hmm. A lot of self

awareness there.

I had horrible temper tantrums and was hideously clumsy.

Ah.

All my childhood photos do show me looking directly at the camera. So I

don't know...

>

Eye contact isn't always poor with AS. Okay, you are either AS or perhaps a

BAP.

Salli

[Guest guest]

what's a BAP???

[Guest guest]

>

> what's a BAP???

>

Broader Autistic Phenotype.

Sorta autistic but not fully. I guess it is a still broaders version of

PDD-NOS.

Hey, now that is a thought. PDD-NOS.

But seriously you do sound more AS.

I thought Enrique was a BAP before he just totally collapsed and it became

clear that his issues were far more severe than that.

Salli

[Guest guest]

> > what's a BAP???

> >

>

> Broader Autistic Phenotype.

Thanks. Until now, the only bap I'd ever heard of was a sandwich bun!

> But seriously you do sound more AS.

>

I realized that with clarity this afternoon, after I logged off following the

posts about that riddle. I went downstairs and told it to Marc, who agreed with

me that it was, in fact, very dumb and highly illogical. (aspies should marry

aspies, yes?)

Anyway, I started in on the grammar of it, yelling about how if the words had

been grammatically interchangable it would have been an effective play on words,

etc... I mean I RANTED. For many minutes. Marc wasn't listening, he was

watching The Blues Brothers. I pointed out to him what I'd just done, and he

said, " well, grammar is something that you feel very strongly about. " Like it

was 'normal'. And I said, yelled actually, " There is only ONE WAY to speak

english!!!! There are RULES!!!! You have to follow them! "

oh. whoops. tee-hee.

Jacquie slinks off into a corner.

[Guest guest]

> Jacquie slinks off into a corner.

>

It's okay, Jacquie, I LIKE Aspies as long as they are not my husband.

Salli

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/24/02 4:00:14 PM Pacific Standard Time, Jacquie writes:

> I circle the grammatical mistakes in my local newspaper for fun. That's the

> truth, believe it or not. I pontificate about grammar endlessly and I do

> not hestitate to correct the grammar of anyone speaking to me.

>

Okay, NOW I believe that you are autistic, Jacquie! (c:

Everything you said in that message was so ASD.

I hope you don't mind that I am saying that.

Barb

[Guest guest]

> >>>>>I circle the grammatical mistakes in my local

> newspaper for fun. That's the truth, believe it or

> not.<<<<

>

> I believe it. I do it too!

A kindred spirit! :-D

[Guest guest]

> Uh oh...and to think, this is the person who is going over all our

> notes every day...

You guys, RELAX!!!

*I* don't use proper grammar all the time on the list -- just ask Salli; I'm

sure she's noticed! ;-)

I don't expect perfect grammar from you. I don't parse your sentences. I DO

expect proper usage of the language from newspapers, books, people speaking, and

plays on words.

Don't edit yourselves, for goodness sake!!!

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> Okay, NOW I believe that you are autistic, Jacquie! (c:

> Everything you said in that message was so ASD.

>

> I hope you don't mind that I am saying that.

> Barb

I don't mind at all. :-) I believe it's true. I just think I am rather

amazingly high functioning!

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

>

> They never " center around " anything.

>

> Nothing is more unique than anything else. They understand that

the word

> " more " cannot be placed beside the word " unique. "

Top 45 Oxymorons:

45. Act naturally

44. Found missing

43. Resident alien

42. Advanced BASIC

41. Genuine imitation

40. Airline Food

39. Good grief

38. Same difference

37. Almost exactly

36. Government organization

35. Sanitary landfill

34. Alone together

33. Legally drunk

32. Silent scream

31. Living dead

30. Small crowd

29. Business ethics

28. Soft rock

27. Butt Head

26. Military Intelligence

25. Software documentation

24. New classic

23. Sweet sorrow

22. Childproof

21. " Now, then ... "

20. Synthetic natural gas

19. Passive aggression

18. Taped live

17. Clearly misunderstood

16. Peace force

15. Extinct Life

14. Temporary tax increase

13. Computer jock

12. Plastic glasses

11. Terribly pleased

10. Computer security

9. Political science

8. Tight slacks

7. Definite maybe

6. Pretty ugly

5. Twelve-ounce pound cake

4. Diet ice cream

3. Working vacation

2. Exact estimate

1. Microsoft Works

[Guest guest]

I used to care about grammar....but now I'm lucky to read the email! If I write

it down, in any form, I'm lucky!

But I will have to start using most unique......

Kerri

Re: Re: Thanks and Update/Jacquie

> Uh oh...and to think, this is the person who is going over all our

> notes every day...

You guys, RELAX!!!

*I* don't use proper grammar all the time on the list -- just ask Salli; I'm

sure she's noticed! ;-)

I don't expect perfect grammar from you. I don't parse your sentences. I DO

expect proper usage of the language from newspapers, books, people speaking, and

plays on words.

Don't edit yourselves, for goodness sake!!!

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

>>more unique<<

My hubby and I have had arguments about that one. It

makes me cringe when he says that. In fact sometimes

he'll say I'm 'very unique' just to get me going!!

Tuna

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[Guest guest]

Jacquie you must love it when I myself or any one else spells words wrong. This

way we keep you busy correcting them to yourself. LOL.

Lori

> I circle the grammatical mistakes in my local newspaper for fun. That's the

> truth, believe it or not. I pontificate about grammar endlessly and I do

> not hestitate to correct the grammar of anyone speaking to me.

>

[Guest guest]

Jacquie you are very high functioning.

Lori

Re: Thanks and Update/Jacquie

> Okay, NOW I believe that you are autistic, Jacquie! (c:

> Everything you said in that message was so ASD.

>

> I hope you don't mind that I am saying that.

> Barb

I don't mind at all. :-) I believe it's true. I just think I am rather

amazingly high functioning!

Jacquie