I just read a blog post that said Autistics need to get their stuff together. I'm assuming it means about the stimming and stuff, and the fact that we seem not to understand emotions. Well, this is what I have to say on the topic: both our kinds need to get it together. You can't empathize with anyone outside your non-Autistic branch of the human family, and the people in my area have the most difficulty making themselves understood.
In fact, one person had said, "I do not hold such view. Stimming and destructive behavior are not communication. An autistic does not communicate with anyone this way, not even with another autistic. These form a pathological behavior which has a neurological underpinning and it doesn't form a medium of information exchange - hence, no communication."
In reply, I say, "Yes, but how do you vocalize? By magic? Without nerves? Yelling when you drop a book on your toe is no better than hand flapping in reply. How do bees communicate? Motion. So those arm flappers that get the publisher's clearing house award have as much meaning as an autistic to you? They are like the Rosetta Stone. The "Greek" is written on their posture, their face, and coming out their mouths. It is "Greek" to us. But for the sake of the metaphor, your kind are like the linguists in the story. The Ancient Egyptian are the things their arms are doing. Our nonverbals speak it fluently. You speak and understand it to a negative percentage. You're only slightly capable with your own kind. I hate it. How can you claim any degree of empathy if you still get into misunderstandings and arguments with your own kind!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
This would have been an open letter to John Best, but I'm not that stupid.
Obviously, if you've been observant enough, reading my blog, you know that I am an Aspergian. If I turn out not to be, then I certainly have loved ones on the spectrum. My goal is to put everybody in the same mental health category. No, not make everyone conform. Make a common label that will fit every type of brain.
How much do you know about Psychology? That is to say, have you taken a recent course in Psychology? Do you know the statistics? About 1/10 Autistics are Severely Autistic. I believe that the severity may come from the vaccines, but am not certain as to, well, anything else. You see, as you know, it is easy to set off an Autistic's hypersensitivity. I myself hate tickling, and don't mind being head butted. Also, people under the age of THREE (as in a two year old getting vaccinated) have something called infantile amnesia. Which is to say, their memories last a bit and are then deleted. Severe shock and possible trauma from multiple vaccinations could be enhancing childhood amnesia, and may be what's causing severe Autism.
But, if you're so concerned for HFAs, this guy was diagnosed by a leading British Autism Researcher, and is a legend. Sort of.
*Personally, I believe it's something about what type(s) of special interest(s) they develop in early childhood. This may also wind up leading to some cases of severe Autism.* I also believe that the intense focus contributes to the surrounding's causing pain. Hey, if life tortures you from a small age (I know what I'm talking about a little; which is to say I've had a small taste of it), then you're not going to develop.
Among monozygotic (identical) twin pairs the concordance rate for autism ranges from 36% to 91%, with 60% being a widely accepted number (as far as I can tell, e.g. Bailey et al 1995 ). Obviously, if the twins were both being exposed to the same things, there must be something about personal development.
Well, I'm still thinking about what I'm hypothesizing...
How much do you know about Psychology? That is to say, have you taken a recent course in Psychology? Do you know the statistics? About 1/10 Autistics are Severely Autistic. I believe that the severity may come from the vaccines, but am not certain as to, well, anything else. You see, as you know, it is easy to set off an Autistic's hypersensitivity. I myself hate tickling, and don't mind being head butted. Also, people under the age of THREE (as in a two year old getting vaccinated) have something called infantile amnesia. Which is to say, their memories last a bit and are then deleted. Severe shock and possible trauma from multiple vaccinations could be enhancing childhood amnesia, and may be what's causing severe Autism.
But, if you're so concerned for HFAs, this guy was diagnosed by a leading British Autism Researcher, and is a legend. Sort of.
*Personally, I believe it's something about what type(s) of special interest(s) they develop in early childhood. This may also wind up leading to some cases of severe Autism.* I also believe that the intense focus contributes to the surrounding's causing pain. Hey, if life tortures you from a small age (I know what I'm talking about a little; which is to say I've had a small taste of it), then you're not going to develop.
Among monozygotic (identical) twin pairs the concordance rate for autism ranges from 36% to 91%, with 60% being a widely accepted number (as far as I can tell, e.g. Bailey et al 1995 ). Obviously, if the twins were both being exposed to the same things, there must be something about personal development.
Well, I'm still thinking about what I'm hypothesizing...
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Ten Warning Signs of "Normality"
borrowed and edited from Janet Foner.
Fortunately, our scientists have been able to uncover the ten warning signs of "normality."
Take this free self-test:
1. DISHONESTY: You will hold back the full truth, and sometimes even LIE, though the person you're talking to is well-past fifteen-sixteen, and should have developed the attitude, 'If it's a person I should care about, they don't want to hurt me. If it's a person who does want to hurt me, I should not care what they say,' before that age group.
2. OVERLY PROPER: You always do the proper thing - never anything unusual, playful, spontaneous, "different", wild, or creative, if you can help it. You believe playing and being silly or happy are beneath your dignity and only for children. You have a psych trick label of "Dursley Syndrome."
3. LIMITED EXPRESSION: You always act nice even if you can't stand the person to whom you're talking. You never say fully you're thinking, but it does appear to show with lack of interest mixed with condescension. Your diagnosis: "inappropriate expression."
4. RIGHT: You always do everything right _wear the "right clothes", say the "right thing", associate only with the "right people" - you know there is only one right way, and it's you way. You are diagnosed as "conformity prone."
5. BORING: Your conversations, life and living space are dull and boring, and your lawn is always manicured no matter what. In the more advanced stages you have much inner "lifelessness" and "flat affect" - in other words, you are one ot the "walking dead." Your psych cia trick label is "hyper-inactivity."
6. OBEDIENT: You always try not to offend anyone, especially those in authority - your security seems to depend on that. So therefore you are willing to put expediency ahead of principles. Your psychiatric label is "adjustment prone/adjustment reaction."
7. GULLIBLE: You believe that the doctor always knows best, that the media is telling the truth (major newspapers always print the facts, right?), and that the medical model of ?mental illness" has been proven scientifically. Your diagnoses is "normal naivete' disorder."
8. AVOID FEELINGS: You are out of touch with yourself, with the natural world, and with what is going on with other people. It has become too hard to face how others are being oppressed, so you choose a more comfortable path. TV starts to look very, very good. You are labeled with severe blinder-itis."
9. DON"T TRUST YOURSELF: You learned in school that it's important to always pay attention to those in charge and not to trust your own thinking. You learned to "play the game," and you are still doing that. You believe your own lies. You have an advanced case of "schoolmania," which, if not stopped in its early stages can lead to severe overwork and, in advanced stages, "corporate brown-nasal-itis."
10. INDOORISM: You lost touch with wildness in nature, and within your own strong feelings. You do not rebel against ecological destruction. Label: "Tame."
DON'T PANIC: If you have two or more of these signs, within any lunar cycle, it is not too late. Read Dendron News, support one another, get out into nature and especially rake action to stop psychiatric oppression before serious persistent "Normality" sets in.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Jokes for British People
My parents are from Glasgow which means they're incredibly hard, but I was never smacked as a child ... well maybe one or two grams to get me to sleep at night.
Is it fair to say that there'd be less litter in Britain if blind people were given pointed sticks?
The dodo died. Then Dodi died, Di died and Dando died... Dido must be worried sick.
Q: Who are the most decent people in the hospital?
A: The ultrasound people.
A: The ultrasound people.
I went to the airport to check in and they asked what I did because I looked like a terrorist. I said I was a comedian. They said, "Say something funny then." I told them I had just graduated from flying school.
Ahmed Ahmed at C34
Ahmed Ahmed at C34
50 Cent, or as he's called over here, approximately 29p.
I saw that show, 50 Things To Do Before You Die. I would have thought the obvious one was "Shout For Help".
Got a phone call today to do a gig at a fire station. Went along. Turned out it was a bloody hoax.
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(An actual letter sent by a fed up US employee in Port Huncliff, New England)
Mr. Baker,
As an employee of an institution of higher education, I have a few very basic expectations. Chief among these is that my direct superior shares an intellect that ranges above the common ground squirrel. After your consistent and annoying harassment of myself, and my co-workers during the commission of our duties, I can only surmise that you are one of the few true genetic wastes of our time.
Asking me, a network administrator, to explain every little nuance of everything I do each time you happen to stroll into my office is not only a waste of time, but also a waste of precious oxygen.
I was hired because I know about Unix, and you were apparently hired to provide amusement to myself and other employees, who watch you vainly attempt to understand the concept of "cut and paste" for the hundredth time.
You will never understand computers. Something as incredibly simple as binary still gives you too many options. You will also never understand why people hate you, but I am going to try and explain it to you, even though I am sure this will be just as effective as telling you what an IP is.
Your shiny new Mac has more personality than you ever will. You walk around the building all day, shiftlessly looking for fault in others. You have a sharp-dressed, useless look about you that may have worked for your interview, but now that you actually have responsibility, you pawn it off on overworked staff, hoping their talent will cover for your glaring ineptitude.
In a world of managerial evolution, you are the blue-green algae that everyone else eats and laughs at. Managers like you are a sad proof of the Dilbert principle.
Seeing as this situation is unlikely to change without you getting a full frontal lobotomy, I am forced to tender my resignation, however I have a few parting points.
1. When someone calls you in reference to employment, it is illegal to give me a bad recommendation. The most you can say to hurt me is "I prefer not to comment." I will have friends randomly call you over the next couple of years to keep you honest, because I know you would be unable to do it on your own.
2. I have all the passwords to every account on the system, and I know every password you have used for the last five years. If you decide to get cute, I am going to publish your "favourites list", which I conveniently saved when you made me "back up" your useless files. Ib elieve that terms like "Lolita" are not usually viewed favourably by the administration.
3. When you borrowed the digital camera to "take pictures of your mothers birthday", you neglected to mention that you were going to take pictures of yourself in the mirror nude. Then you forgot to erase them like the techno-moron you really are. Suffice it to say I have never seen such odd acts with a ketchup bottle, but I assure you that those have been copied and kept in safe places pending the authoring of a glowing letter of recommendation. (Try to use a spell check please, I hate having to correct your damn mistakes.)
Thank you for your time, and I expect the letter of recommendation on my desk by 8:00 am tomorrow, not ONE minute later. One word of this to anybody and all of your little twisted repugnant obsessions will be open to the public. Never mess with your systems administrators, because they know what you do with all your free time.
Sincerely,
Ted Brewer
Mr. Baker,
As an employee of an institution of higher education, I have a few very basic expectations. Chief among these is that my direct superior shares an intellect that ranges above the common ground squirrel. After your consistent and annoying harassment of myself, and my co-workers during the commission of our duties, I can only surmise that you are one of the few true genetic wastes of our time.
Asking me, a network administrator, to explain every little nuance of everything I do each time you happen to stroll into my office is not only a waste of time, but also a waste of precious oxygen.
I was hired because I know about Unix, and you were apparently hired to provide amusement to myself and other employees, who watch you vainly attempt to understand the concept of "cut and paste" for the hundredth time.
You will never understand computers. Something as incredibly simple as binary still gives you too many options. You will also never understand why people hate you, but I am going to try and explain it to you, even though I am sure this will be just as effective as telling you what an IP is.
Your shiny new Mac has more personality than you ever will. You walk around the building all day, shiftlessly looking for fault in others. You have a sharp-dressed, useless look about you that may have worked for your interview, but now that you actually have responsibility, you pawn it off on overworked staff, hoping their talent will cover for your glaring ineptitude.
In a world of managerial evolution, you are the blue-green algae that everyone else eats and laughs at. Managers like you are a sad proof of the Dilbert principle.
Seeing as this situation is unlikely to change without you getting a full frontal lobotomy, I am forced to tender my resignation, however I have a few parting points.
1. When someone calls you in reference to employment, it is illegal to give me a bad recommendation. The most you can say to hurt me is "I prefer not to comment." I will have friends randomly call you over the next couple of years to keep you honest, because I know you would be unable to do it on your own.
2. I have all the passwords to every account on the system, and I know every password you have used for the last five years. If you decide to get cute, I am going to publish your "favourites list", which I conveniently saved when you made me "back up" your useless files. Ib elieve that terms like "Lolita" are not usually viewed favourably by the administration.
3. When you borrowed the digital camera to "take pictures of your mothers birthday", you neglected to mention that you were going to take pictures of yourself in the mirror nude. Then you forgot to erase them like the techno-moron you really are. Suffice it to say I have never seen such odd acts with a ketchup bottle, but I assure you that those have been copied and kept in safe places pending the authoring of a glowing letter of recommendation. (Try to use a spell check please, I hate having to correct your damn mistakes.)
Thank you for your time, and I expect the letter of recommendation on my desk by 8:00 am tomorrow, not ONE minute later. One word of this to anybody and all of your little twisted repugnant obsessions will be open to the public. Never mess with your systems administrators, because they know what you do with all your free time.
Sincerely,
Ted Brewer
1. The roundest knight at king Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.
2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.
3. She was only a whisky maker, but he loved her still.
4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.
5. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.
6. No matter how much you push the envelope, it’ll still be stationery.
7. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
8. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.
9. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
11. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
12. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
13. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, ‘You stay here, I’ll go on a head.’
14. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
15. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: ‘Keep off the Grass.’
16. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, ‘No change yet.’
17. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
18. It’s not that the man did not know how to juggle, he just didn’t have the balls to do it.
19. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
20. The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
21. A backward poet writes inverse.
22. In democracy it’s your vote that counts. In feudalism it’s your count that votes.
23. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
24. Don’t join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects!
2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.
3. She was only a whisky maker, but he loved her still.
4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.
5. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.
6. No matter how much you push the envelope, it’ll still be stationery.
7. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
8. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.
9. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
11. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
12. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
13. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, ‘You stay here, I’ll go on a head.’
14. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
15. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: ‘Keep off the Grass.’
16. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, ‘No change yet.’
17. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
18. It’s not that the man did not know how to juggle, he just didn’t have the balls to do it.
19. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
20. The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
21. A backward poet writes inverse.
22. In democracy it’s your vote that counts. In feudalism it’s your count that votes.
23. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
24. Don’t join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects!
Psychopath test
Read this question, come up with an answer and then scroll down to the bottom for the result. This is not a trick question. It is as it reads. No one I know has got it right.
A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met a guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy was amazing. She believed him to be her dream guy so much, that she fell in love with him right there, but never asked for his number and could not find him. A few days later she killed her sister.
Question: What is her motive for killing her sister?
[Give this some thought before you answer, see answer below]
Answer:
She was hoping the guy would appear at the funeral again.
If you answered this correctly, you think like a psychopath. This was a test by a famous American Psychologist used to test if one has the same mentality as a killer.
Many arrested serial killers took part in the test and answered the question correctly.
If you didn't answer the question correctly, good for you.
If you got the answer correct, please let me know so I can take you off my email list...
Read this question, come up with an answer and then scroll down to the bottom for the result. This is not a trick question. It is as it reads. No one I know has got it right.
A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, met a guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy was amazing. She believed him to be her dream guy so much, that she fell in love with him right there, but never asked for his number and could not find him. A few days later she killed her sister.
Question: What is her motive for killing her sister?
[Give this some thought before you answer, see answer below]
Answer:
She was hoping the guy would appear at the funeral again.
If you answered this correctly, you think like a psychopath. This was a test by a famous American Psychologist used to test if one has the same mentality as a killer.
Many arrested serial killers took part in the test and answered the question correctly.
If you didn't answer the question correctly, good for you.
If you got the answer correct, please let me know so I can take you off my email list...
A dog walks into a butcher shop with a purse attached around his neck. He walks up to the meat case and calmly sits there until it's his turn to be waited on. A man, who is already in the butcher shop, finished his purchase and notices the dog.
The butcher leaned over the counter and asked the dog what it wanted today. The dog put his paw on the glass case in front of the ground beef, and the butcher said, "How many pounds?" The dog barked twice, so the butcher made a package of two pounds of ground beef.
He then said, "Anything else?" The dog pointed to the pork chops, and the butcher said, "How many?" The dog barked four times, and the butcher made up a package of four pork chops.
The dog then walked around behind the counter, so the butcher could get at the purse. The butcher took out the appropriate amount of money and tied the two packages of meat around the dog's neck.
The man who had been watching all this time, decided to follow the dog. It walked for several blocks and then trotted up to a house where it began to scratch the door to be let in.
As the owner appeared at the door, the man said to him, "That's a really smart dog you have there." The owner replied, "He's not all that smart. This is the second time this week he forgot his key."
The butcher leaned over the counter and asked the dog what it wanted today. The dog put his paw on the glass case in front of the ground beef, and the butcher said, "How many pounds?" The dog barked twice, so the butcher made a package of two pounds of ground beef.
He then said, "Anything else?" The dog pointed to the pork chops, and the butcher said, "How many?" The dog barked four times, and the butcher made up a package of four pork chops.
The dog then walked around behind the counter, so the butcher could get at the purse. The butcher took out the appropriate amount of money and tied the two packages of meat around the dog's neck.
The man who had been watching all this time, decided to follow the dog. It walked for several blocks and then trotted up to a house where it began to scratch the door to be let in.
As the owner appeared at the door, the man said to him, "That's a really smart dog you have there." The owner replied, "He's not all that smart. This is the second time this week he forgot his key."
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I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any.
I went to the butchers the other day and I bet him 50 quid that he couldn't reach the meat off the top shelf. And he said, "No, the steaks are too high."
My friend drowned in a bowl of muesli. A strong currant pulled him in.
A man came round in hospital after a serious accident. He shouted,
"Doctor, doctor, I can't feel my legs!" The doctor replied, "I know you can't, I've cut your arms off".
I went to a seafood disco last week... and pulled a muscle.
I went to the butchers the other day and I bet him 50 quid that he couldn't reach the meat off the top shelf. And he said, "No, the steaks are too high."
My friend drowned in a bowl of muesli. A strong currant pulled him in.
A man came round in hospital after a serious accident. He shouted,
"Doctor, doctor, I can't feel my legs!" The doctor replied, "I know you can't, I've cut your arms off".
I went to a seafood disco last week... and pulled a muscle.
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| Two Nuns And A Vampire |
| Two nuns are out driving when a vampire drops onto the bonnet of their car. "Quick sister," screams one nun, "Show him your cross!" So the other nun leans out of the window and shouts, "Oi! You! get out! |
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Lesson to be learned from typing the wrong email address:
A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter.
They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier.
Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel plans.
So, the husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day.
The husband checked into the hotel.
There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife.
However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address, and without realizing his error, sent the email.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston, a widow had just returned home from her husband's funeral.
He was a minister who was called home to glory following a heart attack.
The widow decided to check her email expecting messages from relatives and friends.
After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted.
The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor,
and saw the computer screen which read:
To: My loving wife
Subject: I've arrived Date: May 9th, 2005
I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have computers here
now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones.
I've just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then.
Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.
P.S. sure is ruddy hot down here!!!!!
A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter.
They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier.
Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel plans.
So, the husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day.
The husband checked into the hotel.
There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife.
However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address, and without realizing his error, sent the email.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston, a widow had just returned home from her husband's funeral.
He was a minister who was called home to glory following a heart attack.
The widow decided to check her email expecting messages from relatives and friends.
After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted.
The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor,
and saw the computer screen which read:
To: My loving wife
Subject: I've arrived Date: May 9th, 2005
I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have computers here
now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones.
I've just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then.
Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.
P.S. sure is ruddy hot down here!!!!!
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| Sultan of Brunei |
| The Sultan of Brunei was getting a bit cheesed off as he had 6 children, all girls, and therefore had no son and heir. Imagine his joy then,when one of his wives presented him with his only son and heir. Just before his son's sixth birthday, the Sultan took him to one side and said, "Son, I am very proud of you. Anything you want, I shall get for you." His son replied, "Daddy, I would like an aeroplane." Not wanting to do anything by halves, his father bought him British Airways. Just before his son's seventh birthday, the Sultan took him to one side. "Son, you are my pride and joy. Anything you want, I shall get for you." His son replied, "Daddy, I would like a boat." Not wanting to do anything by halves, his father bought him P&O Ferries. Just before his son's eighth birthday, the Sultan took him to one side. "Son, you bring so much happiness into my life. Anything you want, I shall get for you." His son replied, "Daddy, I would like something to watch films on." Not wanting to do anything by halves, his father bought him MGM Studios and their cinemas, where he watched all his favourite Western Movies. Just before his son's ninth birthday, the Sultan took him to one side. "Son, you are an inspiration to us all. Anything you want, I shall get for you." His son, who had caught the 'Western' movie bug, replied, "Daddy,I would like a cowboy outfit." Not wanting to do anything by halves, his father went and bought him Microsoft. |
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| Proof of an affair |
| Frank and his two friends are talking at a bar. His first friend says: "I think my wife is having an affair with the electrician. The other day I came home and found wire cutters under our bed and they weren't mine." His second friend says: "I think my wife is having an affair with the plumber the other day I found a wrench under the bed and it wasn't mine." Frank says: "I think my wife is having an affair with a horse." Both his friends look at him with utter disbelief. "No, I'm serious. The other day I came home and found a jockey under our bed." |
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Dear user,
There are a lot of changes that are going to be taking place across the board as far as the servers & personal computers go. The goal is to remove all laptop computers by March 2003 and all desktops computers by June 2003 as a part of the ongoing cost-cutting around the company.
Instead, everyone will be provided with an Etch-A-Sketch.
There are many sound reasons for doing this:
1. No boot-up problems
2. No technical glitches keeping work from being done.
3. No more wasted time reading and writing emails.
4. No more worries about power cuts.
5. Budget savings on Upgrades unparalleled
Frequently Asked Questions from the Etch-A-Sketch Help Desk:
Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has all of these funny little lines all over the screen.
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I turn my Etch-A-Sketch off?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: What's the shortcut for Undo?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I create a New Document window?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I set the background and foreground to the same colour?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: What is the proper procedure for rebooting my Etch-A-Sketch?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I delete a document on my Etch-A-Sketch?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I save my Etch-A-Sketch document?
A: Don't shake it.
There are a lot of changes that are going to be taking place across the board as far as the servers & personal computers go. The goal is to remove all laptop computers by March 2003 and all desktops computers by June 2003 as a part of the ongoing cost-cutting around the company.
Instead, everyone will be provided with an Etch-A-Sketch.
There are many sound reasons for doing this:
1. No boot-up problems
2. No technical glitches keeping work from being done.
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4. No more worries about power cuts.
5. Budget savings on Upgrades unparalleled
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A: Pick it up and shake it.
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A: Pick it up and shake it.
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
How to spread awareness
The internet is a great resource for spreading awareness of any topic!
You can blog, you can network, you can design tee shirts, and there are at least three things you could put in your signature.
1. You can put reliable, factual information in print in your signatures.
2. You can put pictorial communication in your signatures.
3. You can put statistics (make sure that it has a decent control group, though).
Here is a link to two t-shirt design sites.
Here is a link to another blogging area..
Here are areas that facilitate vlogging.
Here are some social networking sites, as if you didn't already know most.
facebook.com/
twitter.com
ning.com
Have fun being an activist!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Why Should Christians Care About Neurodiversity?
Why should Christians care about Neurodiversity? I'll tell you. For one thing, I've seen quite a few types of brains in our Churches. Inattentive ADHD. Mild MR. Schizophrenia. Autism. Autism symptoms. More Autism. Mood disorder. Still more Autism. Maybe a few half-normal Pentecostals. That's a lot of Autistics and normal people, huh?
God loves us just as much as He loves you!
He loves sinners and saved, eccentrics and normals alike. Look, He even loves this irritating high functioning autistic I know. She can seem like exactly the sort you wouldn't want to try to understand. Turned off at the normals, and doesn't think religion is rational, and stuff.
But who are we to deny God the pleasure of any mind, body, or soul that He created through inaction?
Who are we to say that He doesn't deserve to have to deal with "that kind?" We know who we're really worrying for. Ourselves. we're afraid we're going to make fools of ourselves. :P
You know, Jesus chilled with... The Woman at the Well! Mary Magdalene! Hey, He warned Peter about his' denial. Yet He gave him the Keys to the Kingdom!
Aside from that, "let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Well?
God loves all His' children! Would you deny Him the pleasure of some, because you think He derives as much pleasure from our stereotypies as you do? You may or may not understand. But One Who Is omniscient could quite possibly see past the behaviour, and see the nonverbal communication.
In closing, I would like to say that in Church, I have seen many things that resemble stereotypies. Normal people, with intense emotion. One wonders what it would be like.... with not so normal people. When I'm at my happiest, man. You don't wanna see me like that. I mean, it looks really weird, But: I'm having fun. It's an explosive, huge expression, and I'm having a wonderful time. I don't think you guys are even aware of that particular degree of emotion. But my point is, would it not be appreciable as praise....
To One who made physical contact with Lepers.
To One who loves us so much, that He endured an excruciating and infernal battle for us.
Whether our brain has dopamine differences...
Sensory differences....
So called 'Normalcy.'
Attention issues.
Any kind of difference, really...
Well, yeah, honest expression and communication of love between parent and child would be something He desires...
Thank you.
God loves us just as much as He loves you!
He loves sinners and saved, eccentrics and normals alike. Look, He even loves this irritating high functioning autistic I know. She can seem like exactly the sort you wouldn't want to try to understand. Turned off at the normals, and doesn't think religion is rational, and stuff.
But who are we to deny God the pleasure of any mind, body, or soul that He created through inaction?
Who are we to say that He doesn't deserve to have to deal with "that kind?" We know who we're really worrying for. Ourselves. we're afraid we're going to make fools of ourselves. :P
You know, Jesus chilled with... The Woman at the Well! Mary Magdalene! Hey, He warned Peter about his' denial. Yet He gave him the Keys to the Kingdom!
Aside from that, "let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Well?
God loves all His' children! Would you deny Him the pleasure of some, because you think He derives as much pleasure from our stereotypies as you do? You may or may not understand. But One Who Is omniscient could quite possibly see past the behaviour, and see the nonverbal communication.
In closing, I would like to say that in Church, I have seen many things that resemble stereotypies. Normal people, with intense emotion. One wonders what it would be like.... with not so normal people. When I'm at my happiest, man. You don't wanna see me like that. I mean, it looks really weird, But: I'm having fun. It's an explosive, huge expression, and I'm having a wonderful time. I don't think you guys are even aware of that particular degree of emotion. But my point is, would it not be appreciable as praise....
To One who made physical contact with Lepers.
To One who loves us so much, that He endured an excruciating and infernal battle for us.
Whether our brain has dopamine differences...
Sensory differences....
So called 'Normalcy.'
Attention issues.
Any kind of difference, really...
Well, yeah, honest expression and communication of love between parent and child would be something He desires...
Thank you.
"to restrict or narrow conditions under which interfering behaviors occur (eg, modifying the learning environment); and
to reduce interfering behaviors (eg, self injury or stereotypy). "
I get why self injury is bad, of course. But why would the stereotypy be negative, if the kids were taught to ignore it? Don't give me the muck about schools enforcing conformity; I already know of it and hate it.
Stereotypy, I would like to hypothesize, is a form of nonverbal communication that non-autistics use so rarely, that to see it used so often, with the infamous Autistic attention to detail, creates a language barrier.
Normal people who feel like that expression implies do so much more rarely, so it must mean something different, or nothing at all.
Yeah right. And they say WE have bad theory of mind.
to reduce interfering behaviors (eg, self injury or stereotypy). "
I get why self injury is bad, of course. But why would the stereotypy be negative, if the kids were taught to ignore it? Don't give me the muck about schools enforcing conformity; I already know of it and hate it.
Stereotypy, I would like to hypothesize, is a form of nonverbal communication that non-autistics use so rarely, that to see it used so often, with the infamous Autistic attention to detail, creates a language barrier.
Normal people who feel like that expression implies do so much more rarely, so it must mean something different, or nothing at all.
Yeah right. And they say WE have bad theory of mind.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Eagle
You are majestic and free. You are a good messenger, honorable, and a formidable warrior.
Which Narnian Species Are You?
Friday, October 16, 2009
Who am I?
Suzaku is suspiciously similar to you as you'd like to be. She isn't really very cool: she blends into crowds, she hangs out on the fringes at parties, and wearing shades after dark makes her run into things. There's never been anything special about her that she could see; boy, is she in for a surprise. She's come in for her share of hurt, but gotten off with minor damage. And you've been sparing with the free handouts: whatever she gains, she's worked for.
In general, you care deeply about Suzaku, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Suzaku is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 20
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 1
Can't Complain 4
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 6
Total: 37
In general, you care deeply about Suzaku, but you're smart enough to let her stand on her own, without burdening her with your personal fantasies or propping her up with idealization and over-dramatization. Suzaku is a healthy character with a promising career ahead of her.
Score Breakdown
She's Got My Nose 20
You Mean Plaid Is Out? 6
Plain Jane 1
Can't Complain 4
Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child 6
Total: 37
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Tantrums
"Second, it's more difficult to detect autism in adults than in children. Children often have glaring symptoms, like delays in learning to speak, extreme social withdrawal and terrible tantrums."
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Terrible tantrums? Also known as MELTDOWNS DUE TO SENSORY OVERLOAD. YOU GUYS REALLY OUGHT TO COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF SENSORY GADGET TO PREVENT THE OVERLOAD STATE FROM HAPPENING! Or meds. OR JUST BE A LITTLE KINDER!!!!
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Terrible tantrums? Also known as MELTDOWNS DUE TO SENSORY OVERLOAD. YOU GUYS REALLY OUGHT TO COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF SENSORY GADGET TO PREVENT THE OVERLOAD STATE FROM HAPPENING! Or meds. OR JUST BE A LITTLE KINDER!!!!
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About Me
- De Chao
- Live Long and Prosper! I am an eccentric. I like Jewish/Hebrew music, focusing on whatever special interests I have, especially if it concerns my friends. Quintessentially, I love my gifts from God. I dislike it when people dislike the lives of their own children, and torture them in the name of training and treatment. My dreams for the future are to become a Professor, writer, wife and mum. May the Force be with you!