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militarydudes wrote:

calebxy wrote:

militarydudes wrote:

Would you be interested to know I have it too? 

@Blade: It's not a disease (disease's are contagious), it's a mental disorder, and it comes in a million different levels of seriousness. Most commonly it makes it harder for kids (and adults) to focus, stand still, and it can make people more easily emotional, and want to fill there heads with random knowledge on one topic (hence my nerdy-ness about World War Two). But the most common thing is the diagnosed person speaking there mind, and talking endlessly when no one's interested.

I do... um... almost all those things. 

So do I 

I do that too! Only with Greek Myths. And Harry Potter. And Percy Jackson & the Olympians, which ties into the first thing. And some RPGs. *Smacks self* Stop rambling, Hayley, you stupid.

soupoftomato wrote:

Ever read the book Rules by Cynthia Lord?

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militarydudes wrote:

soupoftomato wrote:

Ever read the book Rules by Cynthia Lord?

?

http://www.cynthialord.com/rules.htm

I've never seen anyone make fun of or say anything mean about people with autism... I know someone with autism and he doesn't show any of those symptoms.

midnightleopard wrote:

I've never seen anyone make fun of or say anything mean about people with autism... I know someone with autism and he doesn't show any of those symptoms.

well then he has overcame the symptoms or it was really mild. If you met me, you would never think I had autism. but I do.

That's to bad 

There was this autistic guy at my school in primary about 3 years ago and tones of people use to rip on him.

Ace-Of-Diamonds wrote:

08jackt wrote:

That's to bad 

There was this autistic guy at my school in primary about 3 years ago and tones of people use to rip on him.

Usually they're like pampered, protected kids.

yah- this kid wasn't. even the teachers did nothing 

Ace-Of-Diamonds wrote:

calebxy wrote:

kimmy123 wrote:

...autism! 

Oh, cool! My brother has something similar to that, or a certain type of it. And I'm sure that I might have it too! 

"Oh cool"??!?! You're sure that you might have it?? " " ??!?! You either have it or you don't. It's not something fun, it's a disability.

But I like it

militarydudes wrote:

ThePCKid wrote:

I don't know what autism means. Lemme look in my dictionary...

EDIT:

au•tism /'ôˌtizəm/ ▶n Psychiatry a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by great difficulty communicating and forming relationships, and in using language and abstract concepts. ◾ a mental condition in which fantasy dominates over reality, as a symptom of schizophrenia and other disorders. —au•tis•tic /ô'tistik/ adj. & n.

I still don't get it 

Maybe this will help:

I wrote:

It's a mental disorder, and it comes in a million different levels of seriousness. Most commonly it makes it harder for kids (and adults) to focus, stand still, and it can make people more easily emotional, and want to fill there heads with random knowledge on one topic (hence my nerdy-ness about World War Two). But the most common thing is the diagnosed person speaking there mind, and talking endlessly when no one's interested.

Militarydudes, you're not nerdy. I love your new sig about market garden. My grandad fought in the battle of arnhem and was taken prisoner (and escaped).

Anyways, back on topic. One of my friend has autism. She's a nice person, and I know what you mean about not being able to meet your eyes. I get embarrassed because when she looks at you it looks like she's looking at someone else and occasionally I don't respond to her (I think she's talking to someone else).
  Don't mock people with autism. They're really nice people!!

militarydudes wrote:

Ace-Of-Diamonds wrote:

calebxy wrote:

Oh, cool! My brother has something similar to that, or a certain type of it. And I'm sure that I might have it too! 

"Oh cool"??!?! You're sure that you might have it?? " " ??!?! You either have it or you don't. It's not something fun, it's a disability.

Yeah but he's obviously getting along with it just fine. It can be a gift. Or it can be a disability.

He doesn't have it...

kimmy123 wrote:

Ace-Of-Diamonds wrote:

militarydudes wrote:

Yeah but he's obviously getting along with it just fine. It can be a gift. Or it can be a disability.

He doesn't have it...

I think Militarydudes is talking about me

Then he thinks someone named Kimmy is a boy
He's talking about Caleb.

kimmy123 wrote:

Ace-Of-Diamonds wrote:

kimmy123 wrote:

I think Militarydudes is talking about me

Then he thinks someone named Kimmy is a boy
He's talking about Caleb.

Maybe he did a typo

He quoted me while I was replying to Caleb

you like it? Did you get one of those gifts along with it? I've got a photographic memory but I'm not autistic (though I don't have a lot friends and I am obsessed with computers. I guess I'm just a nerd.)

Last edited by midnightleopard (2010-09-23 21:04:13)