I have ASD, as does my husband and two children. This is EXACTLY how I feel. We're all high enough functioning that we live relatively typical lives, we each have our strengths, and we each have our struggles. But I wouldn't say that ANY of us need to be "cured", or "fixed". Hell, there are things about typical…

Or you have children like my oldest son, who is high-functioning enough that his troubles in school were chalked up to behavioral issues until he was diagnosed at almost nine years old. Four years in school of being singled out, ostracized due his limited social skills, sent to the principal's office for being…

Please tell me you're kidding.

Kids with ASD do not need drugs. There is not, and there never will be, a "cure", because there's nothing wrong with them.

Seriously?

As a person with ASD, married to a person with ASD, who has two children with ASD, and works professionally with children with ASD, I say go fuck yourself. Also, pick up a book and actually learn about the garbage you're spewing. This sort of misinformation has had some very serious, very dangerous…

I have two boys with ASD, and I so completely hear what you're saying. So many well-intentioned people giving BAD advice, and trying to offer me suggestions so that I can "cure" them. That makes me face-punchingly mad. I mean, seriously. They're amazing. I don't want to "fix" them. Are there some areas that they…

My five year old son nursed until he was two years old, and weaning was extremely difficult for us (he has ASD, so there were likely sensory and/or comfort reasons behind it). Some nights, he would wake up screaming and be absolutely inconsolable until he nursed. Breastmilk being very sweet, this lead to some cavities…

At four years old, my young son had to have a couple teeth extracted and some cavities filled under anesthesia last year. I got a lot of comments from judgmental people about it ("how could a child that young get so many cavities?!?"), but there were several factors at play. First of all, he was extremely active…

Oh, hell yes. Having both kids and ADHD, I'll say this happens to me constantly. "Ah, the perfect cup of coffee... shit! I forgot to sign that permission slip! Oh, while I'm doing that, I'd better write myself a note to remind the oldest to put his library book in his bag tomorrow morning. Shit, this pen isn't…

To the contrary, I'm not saying my anecdotal experience is "proof" of anything; rather, I'm using it as an example as a phenomenon that is not at all uncommon among individuals who are diagnosed with ASD as adults. There are many more such examples out there.

My knowledge comes from exhaustive professional and…

Please provide scientific evidence that ASD- specifically Asperger's- is over-diagnosed. Because that sounds to me to be more of a personal opinion than fact.

ASD diagnosis is certainly on the incline (and, FYI, because of changes to the DSM, Asperger's no longer exists. It's all "Autism Spectrum Disorder" now);…

You make a really good point- and, yes, people with ASD often work really hard to "pass". I often tell people that the reason I don't often "seem" like a person with autism is because learning to fit in was a matter of survival for me. I was bullied as a child and teen for being "weird and geeky", even had a few…

Word.

Diagnosis of ASD is on the rise because of a number of factors. For one, the diagnostic criteria has changed. Secondly, there's been a real improvement in the assessment process (testing, training, etc). Finally, a lot more people are becoming aware of what ASD "looks like", and that a person can have autism…

Also: ASD is NOT a mental illness. It's a cognitive disorder. Very different things.

"I don't buy that she has Asperger's"— the exact same frustrating thing I've heard time and time again after being diagnosed as an adult. My husband has PDD-NOS, and both of our children were diagnosed with ASD recently (my oldest probably would have received the Asperger's diagnosis as well; however, because of…

I remember a scene on GoT, just after the baby was stabbed, where a guard was carrying a naked dead baby upside down by his leg. It was traumatizing. Though, I do think there are a lot of things that you'll see on GoT that you won't see on TWD.

Personally, having read the comics, I just assumed Judith was dead. …

*Okanagan

Erm, Okanagan lake is in British Columbia, Canada.

Word. As a regular swimmer in Lake Okanagan during the summer months, I still can't help but worry that the Ogopogo will nibble my toes whenever I take a dip.

Bah, I'm partial to the Ogopogo myself. But then, (s)he does practically live in my backyard.

The "Fast and the Furious" franchise has always made me uncomfortable, in that it glamorized street racing in such a way that it became more popular, leading to a number of (mostly young) people losing their lives. It's not that I'm saying that the people involved in those movies are responsible for the actions of…