I drove San Francisco to Portland with my mom and I promise you that trip is at least 9000 hours.

i am happy with who i am, if that’s what you mean. i can’t say i’ve “found my place” but that is related to much more than my autism (C-PTSD, anxiety, etc.) i am sort of orphaned because of having to detach from a toxic family, but i have a best friend that i love and trust and i enjoy my life. comparatively speaking,…

i think it’s fair to say a developmental delay can be part of autism in many people on the spectrum, but it is not a permanent condition (we can “catch up” with “normal” development given time and good coaching like i got from my mother) and it is not present in every person on the spectrum, especially those labelled…

i was very clear on consent quite young, too; i have touch sensitivities and have since i was a little kid, and because these sensitivities made me feel uncomfortable being unexpectedly touched by other people that led me to intuit that touching other people is something you make sure the other person wants and is…

My son has Asperger Syndrome or “HFA” and he’s really clear on consent. Diagnosing someone with autism because he tried to rape someone? Yeah, right there with you. No.

I hate to be a traitor to my people, but—it's true.

Autism is a neurological disorder (or atypical neurological variant), not a ‘mental illness’. Autism spectrum disorders can present with our without any other cognitive impairment or developmental disability.

having autism or another developmental disability (which i don’t think autism is, i think it is misclassified and should be considered a neurological variant that sometimes results in disorder/disability) has nothing to do with him being a would-be rapist or why his mother was at the party with him. you making the…

as a woman with high functioning autism (formerly known as asperger’s syndrome before the DSM-V came out), just no.

The victim is the wife of someone else.

I really hope he peed on himself.

Nah, it was a holiday weekend. A lot of people have all-ages parties that include family and friends. Quit making excuses for a man who tried to rape a woman at knifepoint.

He had it for protection in case of transgender people.

We aren’t and we don’t need to be. A lot of people have some form of cognitive disability. They’re still responsible for their actions so far as they’re able to understand them. If someone’s functioning at a level where he’s able to carry out a plan to threaten to cut someone else with a knife unless she allows him to…

Correct me if I’m wrong - but if he is convicted and has to register as a sex offender - this will be his official SO database picture, will it not?

If I were a better person, I’d feel sad that even the attempt was even made and relief it was prevented.

“I guess we are supposed to find it in our hearts to forgive this clown... who has taken my child.”

yeah... OMG! 1 star- place was SO busy! too loud, too crowded, had to wait for food during dinner rush!

Beat me to the same point. There are so many self-proclaimed “foodies” out there who will ding you if their pho isn’t “authentic enough” for their suburban sensibilities.

The gift card does sound like a bribe - but I think it would be completely fair to ask for a partial refund given that they did not complete their work propely, or at minimum compensation for the cost of any fixes/repairs you had to do after their work. And I think that would also justify updating/removing the review…