That was all so articulate and well put I'm on the verge of swooning, and yes I'm being serious. Heh. I can see exactly where you're coming from now, and understand much better the difference in perspective. That said, I feel like the last sentence is not necessarily the case, although I can pretty thoroughly agree…

look, my thing is - the extra checklist doesn't exempt the original checklist, it speaks to other ways it might manifest. yes, both genders typically wind up with specialized interests, females are more easily missed because of what they are, and they often wind up being related to artistic pursuits. it's not…

It's a bit depressing to me to think that there are people who will spend a quarter of a million dollars on a bottle of perfume but there are 16 million kids in America alone who don't know where their next meal is coming from. And that's leaving alone places where people regularly die from lack of food or clean…

I got it from watching that little miniseries thing, I don't if it's the documentary being referred to by zohan or not, but she holds up a lot better in an interview because (as is common in females with ASD), she's able to 'fake being social' for short periods, but longer term viewing of her actions (ie seeing her…

I wouldn't say that that's necessarily the case when leaving internet commentary as opposed to using actual diagnostics in a clinical setting, simply because 'Aspergers' evokes and speaks to a very specific of the spectrum. With regards to your son, I'm very sorry to hear that, as it can be difficult to get used to,…

Did anyone say 'She's talented, she must have Asperger's?!?!' No. They spoke about known, defined symptoms, which do regularly hold up under study, and then spoke about what -other- symptoms that apply to the female population with that, might also apply to her. That's two entirely different things. And then you…

It is perhaps more difficult for me than most to separate the two, to be frank. Given that I've been a poet since I was 10, designed clothing since I was seven, taken three years of acting classes, paint, carve, and sculpt. So... it pretty well hits me like a check list (especially given that it's the…

In the same way that sociopathy is no longer considered separate from antisocial personality disorder. It is not something which has been stricken from the DSM like, say, homosexuality from midcentury. It was simply reclassified as Autistic Spectrum Disorder, which is actually a big point of contention amidst those in…

Actually, (also an actual woman with Asperger's) he did not say savantism, and it is well known that the very REASON why females with Asperger's manifest it differently than males, and yes, it is very commonly associated with creative talents in fields such as writing, acting, painting, and other artistic endeavors.…

And that's leaving alone the differences in how it presents in women, ie acting talent and writing (like her book), tendency for substance abuse, and repeating the same horrible, painfully self destructive (at times) routines. (female with asperger's and 5 year student of psychology, myself.)

Glad I'm not the only one to see it.

I have a disturbing trifecta, all about old enough to be my father which is... profoundly disturbing at best: Tom Cruise (not sorry), Brad Pitt (especially long-haired, ala Legends of the Fall), and Pierce Brosnan (Jesus god, something about the vapors). Oh yeah... and I am 27, and all those guys are now 50 or over.

Yeah, I'm still mid20's and have never gotten the appeal of any of the Jonas brothers. And this sure didn't help with that. Like at all. I cringed.

I'm not a fan of Kim, or any of the Kardashians. But much like with everyone else from Miley Cyrus to Sandra Fluke, I can't stand seeing someone shamed like that for something that's harmless and just an excuse to lash out.

I have never been able to fathom why some people do this 'drunk eating' thing where you're apparently eating a bunch of shit you think is yummy because you're tore the hell up, but it's so awful you'd cringe if you weren't bombed. Ladies and Gentlemen: This is the first food I've ever seen that I could picture myself…

Nobody suggested that, but it's amusing to see that you're so quick to jump from what a horrible person I am to such venom when I suggest you might be wrong. Could it be, the impossible idea, that the mere act of disagreeing with your OPINION doesn't make someone a walking pile of human waste? Glory be!

Given that a "trend" is defined as a general change of direction and that this trend piece cites multiple examples, I fail to see how it makes any person unique, let alone celebrates them for such. As for appearance, 99% of the world is demeaning someone's appearance for something, and those very things are being…

I was making a comparison to show that you can't steal culture. It spreads through circles and becomes encompassing. I don't know what it is you want. For someone who looks like 12% of people to see themselves and only differences from others, to somehow expect that people who are increasingly living in close…

Whatever, I fucking disagree, and tried to explain where I was coming from as someone is always offended no matter what I say because they read bullshit into it that's not there. I'm saying... I'm native american primarily, and every time I talk about anything people disagree with, they act like I'm picking a side or…