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I certainly do not wish to demean what you have written or the Youtube-d resource that you have referenced....

However it occurs to me that since everybody has Asberger's to some degree, it would not be drawing to long a bow to suggest that everbody has Autism Spectrum to some degree also ?


Try googling "everbody has asberger's " https://www.google.com.au/search?q=e...ient=firefox-a

Originally Posted by 87County

I certainly do not wish to demean what you have written or the Youtube-d resource that you have referenced....

However it occurs to me that since everybody has Asberger's to some degree, it would not be drawing to long a bow to suggest that everbody has Autism Spectrum to some degree also ?


Try googling "everbody has asberger's " https://www.google.com.au/search?q=e...ient=firefox-a

Hello 87Country,

I am sure to remember the fact that everybody has Autism Spectrum Disorder the next time I have to go and see my psychologist and my psychiatrist because I have burnt myself out and lost another career; or the black dog has got me by the throat so bad I cannot leave my house for a week.

Kind Regards
Lionel

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,

The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow is available from youtube

Kind Regards
Lionel

Lionel,

Hello again from Brisbane.

When I quickly scanned your post I thought it was referring to my neighbour's wife who kindly dobbed me in to the Council for parking my unregistered, but covered, ute in the street behind my yurt.

However, in my haste I misread "thinks" for "acts" and realise my error. Apology to all those cows out there likely to take offence.

Also, apologies to you for making light of this otherwise serious thread.

Cheers,

Try googling "everbody has asberger's " https://www.google.com.au/search?q=everybody+has+asberger%27s&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GBfficial&client=firefox-a[/QUOTE]


I took the advice and followed the google link and I spent time reading through a number of pages of the posts.

A quick summary of my findings would be that most people who wrote comments about the phrase Everybody has Asperger's either:

1) the majority of post disagree with it; or
2) if they do agree the people suggest in their writings that the phrase may have a similar reaction to Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.

This Baader-Meinhof phenomenon effect is increased because of the type of communication used to express their message in the first place - on the internet, This form of communication avoids them having direct social contact - an issue which forms part of the diagnostic symptoms of the condition.

BTW Communication and Social impairments are two of the three main group of diagnostic criteria used to clinically identify the condition.

It is worthwhile to have a look at the following site's Number 16 in their not to do list? Or maybe I should follow the advice contained within number 20?

Day 81: 20 Things Not to Say to a Person with Aspergers « Everyday Asperger's

Kind Regards
Lionel

Lionel, interesting thread and thanks for posting, I have a boy who is Autistic and I know of one other person on here who has autistic children.
My lovely boy is 11 and on the spectrum diagnosed (if you really can!!) with PDD-NOS.
It has opened a whole new world to me and I have learned so much and also how "ordinary" (neuro -typical) children learn as they grow up and its helped me help my other son in his learning.
People have said "how sad" about my son, I now think: no I am so lucky to have such a special individual and I would not him to be anything else but the way he is, he extends me and makes me think all the time and also you learn a lot about other people and how they think and also how much human empathy they really have which in some cases where you perceive they are great people they are not at all.
I have also met so many exceptional people who have helped these children and do not get any recognition for a lifetimes work. I am always amused why they give say a professional rugby coach who was handsomely paid for his work a New Years Honour, yet the true deserving unpaid heroes in many spheres of life are passed by.
I think if you read about Autism, PDD etc you can see some of those traits in everyone of us , the difference in each person being is how those are "balanced out " in other people if you understand what I mean.

Originally Posted by sashadidi

Lionel, interesting thread and thanks for posting, I have a boy who is Autistic and I know of one other person on here who has autistic children.
My lovely boy is 11 and on the spectrum diagnosed (if you really can!!) with PDD-NOS.
It has opened a whole new world to me and I have learned so much and also how "ordinary" (neuro -typical) children learn as they grow up and its helped me help my other son in his learning.
People have said "how sad" about my son, I now think: no I am so lucky to have such a special individual and I would not him to be anything else but the way he is, he extends me and makes me think all the time and also you learn a lot about other people and how they think and also how much human empathy they really have which in some cases where you perceive they are great people they are not at all.
I have also met so many exceptional people who have helped these children and do not get any recognition for a lifetimes work. I am always amused why they give say a professional rugby coach who was handsomely paid for his work a New Years Honour, yet the true deserving unpaid heroes in many spheres of life are passed by.
I think if you read about Autism, PDD etc you can see some of those traits in everyone of us , the difference in each person being is how those are "balanced out " in other people if you understand what I mean.

G'day sashadidi,

Gee location New Zealand and Russia - now that is pretty diverse, and interesting! Thank you for posting up about your son. PDD-NOS not the most clear diagnosis is it!

I have three children and my two youngest children - well my youngest just turned 20, each have a diagnosis on the spectrum. They got their diagnosis before I got mine - so I must have got it from them.

Have you had the one about being "special types of parents" too - it goes along with the "how sad" part.

Regarding recognition - One of the lowest paid occupations for years was disability support workers. For that very reason it also had one of the highest turn over rates in staff. Pretty similar to the situation with child care workers - who are also very undervalued.

Yes I do understand what you mean about your last sentence

Kind Regards
Lionel

Hello All,

In case people are wondering why the I posted something about Asperger's Syndrome on the Australian Land Rover Owner's site ?

It is because I have met a couple of different members and I always wonder if I have said the wrong thing. Or people I have met afterwards go to themselves "well he is a bit weird - strange or somewhat different!"

So in case I have met you and you have thought these things - or if I meet you in the future .... now you know

Yes I can be a bit socially awkward and it is part of the reasons why someone attached the diagnosis to me.

There I was going around for 40 years thinking that I was normal and everyone else was weird!

Okay I won't write about it anymore and I will follow the advice of Number 20 on a previous posting after all!

Day 81: 20 Things Not to Say to a Person with Aspergers « Everyday Asperger's

Kind Regards
Lionel

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello All,


Well I had better get back to writing my PhD .... about Asperger's Syndrome - people have said that academia is a sheltered workshop for people on the Autism Spectrum .

Smile dance .... exit stage right.

Kind Regards
Lionel

My son has an Aspergers diagnosis. I have to laugh at the PHD part. We have a video of him at 2 1/2 in his car seat spelling about 40 words including ,elephant and rocket. He is now 3 3/4 and reads grade 3 readers with ease.

When he was being assessed, the Queensland Health people came out to our house, his daycare and he went to their office.

At our house they wanted to see if he could group numbers into the tens, he was about to turn 3. They put down 58, 26 and a 3 from his timber numbers. He stared for about 3 minutes and his mother started to panic, "these people are going to think we are those parents". After a few more nervous seconds he stated "fifty eight thousand two hundred and sixty three". I wish I had of gotten a photo of the Doctor and interns face.

He is getting his head around basic maths at present. He would have it already but his mind moves to quick for the lessons.

At present he is learning to be a litle boy a bit more and is starting to enjoy his toys much more. The only difference there to other kids is that his Thomas might go travelling out to space going past all the planets in order with which one have moons and rings.

We have never pushed this but merely helped with his interests and provided books and dvd's or had him sit on dads knee with You Tube. Funny how the world turns, his father is dyslexic, did I spell that right