Autonomous Autistic

• I am a really, really bad blogger...

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  . . . obviously. I can't even claim that I've been "busy" or "working" or any such thing. Distracted, though. . . can I claim distracted? Not that distracted, though. Do I need a parental note?
  
  So, I had this whole thing about Obama endorsing the vaccine theory and [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2008, 10:11am EDT
  by autonomous_autistic

• Don't Distract Me With the Facts

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  Preconceived notions are powerful forces, but I am periodically intrigued by reminders of the sheer force of them.
  
  My favorite manifestation of the power of preconceived notions is the assumption that someone whose experiences do not match the preconceived notions must be lying. It's my favorite because, isolated' [...]
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  Posted: April 12, 2008, 3:15pm EDT
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• The Gift of Hyperlexia

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  One of the more perplexing (and sadder) consequences of the widespread pathologizing of autism is that traits which would be highly desired and praised in a neurotypical child are, in an autistic child, seen as further manifestations of autistic dysfunction. A conspicuous example of this is hyperlexia, highly advanced [...]
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  Posted: April 04, 2008, 3:02am EDT
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• CNN, and why my spouse is ignoring me

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  My husband has forbidden me from reading mainstream autism coverage. He has little patience for the ensuing rants. If I read the stuff anyway, he's made it clear that he doesn't want to hear about it.
  
  Alas, the spirit is willing but the clicky finger is weak. CNN.com, [...]
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  Posted: April 03, 2008, 3:01am EDT
  by autonomous_autistic

• Awareness

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  And now I come to the reason for the timing of my admittedly belated foray into blogland (I don't have an i-pod or a digital camera, either)--Autism Awareness Day. Which is part of Autism Awareness Month.
  
  So, for Autism Awareness Day, I' [...]
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  Posted: April 02, 2008, 5:10pm EDT
  by autonomous_autistic

• In which I submit to the Borg. . .

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  . . . and join the blogosphere.
  
  Blogs kind of scare me. I'm more of a message board woman. Blogging is throwing it out there and seeing who wants to read it, and I'm thinking I'm more like one of those people who cajole hapless strangers into looking' [...]
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  Posted: April 02, 2008, 4:52pm EDT
  by autonomous_autistic