Re: being on the spectrum - or not

[Guest guest]

.... personally I see AS is an ASD - reasons on

> request).

*****

I am requesting your reasons.

And tell what AS and ASD mean in your

explanation.

~Bonnie

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[Guest guest]

Would your justification of the idea that everyone is on the spectrum

be tied in to the fact that those that are considered non-autistic

are as completely blind, rude, and incompassionate regarding autistic

needs as autistics supposedly are to them?

LOL!

>

> Greetings,

>

> In my proffession I clearly state that everybody is on the

spectrum and it is how many tick in each area which dictates if you

have ASD or AS (still never had a surficient explanation of the

difference between AS and ASD, personally I see AS is an ASD -

reasons on request).

>

> Now based on that; I am I being pedantic?

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[Guest guest]

The analogy I've heard is that if you (somehow) divide autistic

charateristics into a hundred even parts, everyone has *at least* 20 or

30 of them. It's when you, say, get to 70 or more that someone can be

classified as on the autism spectrum.

I suppose I should do a short intro. I'm a 29 year old female, living

in Louisiana U.S. I found out about autism about four years ago and

eventually got myself diagnosed because a friend of mine, who insisted

that " you can't diagnose yourself " , didn't believe me. I'm (mostly)

vegetarian and child-free, living with a roommate/tenant and our pets.

I like learning about most things that have to with anthropology,

psychology, and health. I run a yahoo group for adults in the area on

the spectrum (Hurricane Katrina managed to destroy an in person group

that had just been forming prior to it) and I had a great time at

Autreat 2007.

~Marcie

[Guest guest]

Hi Marcie,

Glad to meet you!

If you are right, then I hope they write the " Aspie Quiz " - or that someone

creates one that works well for more adults. I am over 30 (and will not say

more at the moment), and have learned so many coping strategies that I did not

get a very high score at all. I thought I was NT, from that quiz- till reading

a few articles that could have had my picture next to them. I would love to see

a new quiz that works better. I flew under the radar far too long, I think.

Marsea wrote:

The analogy I've heard is that if you (somehow) divide autistic

charateristics into a hundred even parts, everyone has *at least* 20 or

30 of them. It's when you, say, get to 70 or more that someone can be

classified as on the autism spectrum.

I suppose I should do a short intro. I'm a 29 year old female, living

in Louisiana U.S. I found out about autism about four years ago and

eventually got myself diagnosed because a friend of mine, who insisted

that " you can't diagnose yourself " , didn't believe me. I'm (mostly)

vegetarian and child-free, living with a roommate/tenant and our pets.

I like learning about most things that have to with anthropology,

psychology, and health. I run a yahoo group for adults in the area on

the spectrum (Hurricane Katrina managed to destroy an in person group

that had just been forming prior to it) and I had a great time at

Autreat 2007.

~Marcie

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[Guest guest]

> The analogy I've heard is that if you (somehow) divide

autistic

> charateristics into a hundred even parts, everyone has *at least*

20 or

> 30 of them. It's when you, say, get to 70 or more that someone can

be

> classified as on the autism spectrum.

>

> I suppose I should do a short intro. I'm a 29 year old female,

living

> in Louisiana U.S. I found out about autism about four years ago

and

> eventually got myself diagnosed because a friend of mine, who

insisted

> that " you can't diagnose yourself " , didn't believe me. I'm

(mostly)

> vegetarian and child-free, living with a roommate/tenant and our

pets.

> I like learning about most things that have to with anthropology,

> psychology, and health. I run a yahoo group for adults in the area

on

> the spectrum (Hurricane Katrina managed to destroy an in person

group

> that had just been forming prior to it) and I had a great time at

> Autreat 2007.

>

> ~Marcie

>

>

>

>

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

> If you are right, then I hope they write the " Aspie Quiz " - or that

>someone creates one that works well for more adults.

It was something Tony Atwood metioned at talk, but as a

hypothetical " If you could come up with a 100 checklist... " . I cann't

imagine that anyone could actually come up with 100 even charateristics.

~Marcie

[Guest guest]

Oh well- it was a great idea anyway, even if one cannot do it precisely.

Marsea wrote: > If you are right, then I hope they

write the " Aspie Quiz " - or that

>someone creates one that works well for more adults.

It was something Tony Atwood metioned at talk, but as a

hypothetical " If you could come up with a 100 checklist... " . I cann't

imagine that anyone could actually come up with 100 even charateristics.

~Marcie

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[Guest guest]

I'm not sure to which Aspie Quiz you are referring, but the ones I've seen

have more to do with inclinations/instincts/preferences than behaviors. The

quiz would have to be preference-based in order to work, because the coping

mechanisms that we all learn do not affect what we want to do.

>

> Hi Marcie,

>

> Glad to meet you!

>

> If you are right, then I hope they write the " Aspie Quiz " - or that someone

> creates one that works well for more adults. I am over 30 (and will not say

> more at the moment), and have learned so many coping strategies that I did

> not get a very high score at all. I thought I was NT, from that quiz- till

> reading a few articles that could have had my picture next to them. I would

> love to see a new quiz that works better. I flew under the radar far too

> long, I think.

>

>

>

> Marsea <oxeneyed@... <oxeneyed%40yahoo.com>> wrote:

> The analogy I've heard is that if you (somehow) divide autistic

> charateristics into a hundred even parts, everyone has *at least* 20 or

> 30 of them. It's when you, say, get to 70 or more that someone can be

> classified as on the autism spectrum.

>

> I suppose I should do a short intro. I'm a 29 year old female, living

> in Louisiana U.S. I found out about autism about four years ago and

> eventually got myself diagnosed because a friend of mine, who insisted

> that " you can't diagnose yourself " , didn't believe me. I'm (mostly)

> vegetarian and child-free, living with a roommate/tenant and our pets.

> I like learning about most things that have to with anthropology,

> psychology, and health. I run a yahoo group for adults in the area on

> the spectrum (Hurricane Katrina managed to destroy an in person group

> that had just been forming prior to it) and I had a great time at

> Autreat 2007.

>

> ~Marcie

>

> ---------------------------------

> Luggage? GPS? Comic books?

> Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search.

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I am not sure what I mean, either, then. An NT friend who was trying to

convince me I really am on the spectrum back when I was in denial told me this,

and I just assumed that she has to be correct. Here is what is going on: The

quiz asked questions about how comfortable I am in certain social situations:

Am I more comfortable online than on the phone. Actually, i am fine either way,

because I have learned to do certain things, like ask for things to be repeated

if I do not understand them the first time, and not multi-task when the

conversation gets interesting, and make certain statements to let the other

person know when it is really his or her turn, etc. Compared to either medium,

I do not do anywhere near as well in person, partly because of weak eye

contact, not reading facial emotion all that well, not controling my facial

expression if I am concentrating on something else, and ... but I am learning

and getting better with time, anyway- after all, I would

like to communicate as well as I can. But, rather than focus on my abilities,

the quiz asked if I am introverted or shy. Maybe, I am not smart enough to be

shy, but I have NEVER been shy, and love people- even NTs! That does not make

me able. In addition, a few things on the quiz are not well defined for the

in-initiated. I had no idea what " stimming " was when I took this quiz, and I do

plenty of it, but thought that I didn't, just because flapping my arms is not

one of the things I have ever done. (Though it feels good- I had to try it

later...)

Here is another reason I believe that the test is not really great for

adults: I thought about it from the point of view of myself as a pre-teen, and

I wouod have had a very high score at that time. I guess I was just a bit

disappointed that this quiz did not pick me up on the radar.

De Carlo wrote:

I'm not sure to which Aspie Quiz you are referring, but the ones I've

seen

have more to do with inclinations/instincts/preferences than behaviors. The

quiz would have to be preference-based in order to work, because the coping

mechanisms that we all learn do not affect what we want to do.

>

> Hi Marcie,

>

> Glad to meet you!

>

> If you are right, then I hope they write the " Aspie Quiz " - or that someone

> creates one that works well for more adults. I am over 30 (and will not say

> more at the moment), and have learned so many coping strategies that I did

> not get a very high score at all. I thought I was NT, from that quiz- till

> reading a few articles that could have had my picture next to them. I would

> love to see a new quiz that works better. I flew under the radar far too

> long, I think.

>

>

>

> Marsea <oxeneyed@... <oxeneyed%40yahoo.com>> wrote:

> The analogy I've heard is that if you (somehow) divide autistic

> charateristics into a hundred even parts, everyone has *at least* 20 or

> 30 of them. It's when you, say, get to 70 or more that someone can be

> classified as on the autism spectrum.

>

> I suppose I should do a short intro. I'm a 29 year old female, living

> in Louisiana U.S. I found out about autism about four years ago and

> eventually got myself diagnosed because a friend of mine, who insisted

> that " you can't diagnose yourself " , didn't believe me. I'm (mostly)

> vegetarian and child-free, living with a roommate/tenant and our pets.

> I like learning about most things that have to with anthropology,

> psychology, and health. I run a yahoo group for adults in the area on

> the spectrum (Hurricane Katrina managed to destroy an in person group

> that had just been forming prior to it) and I had a great time at

> Autreat 2007.

>

> ~Marcie

>

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