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  1. Stuttermabolur

    Annoyance regarding responses

    I frequent news sites with comment sections, and one thing which really bothers me is when people do not respond to any points made in the article itself, but rather seem to have a comment ready to send which could go with any article dealing with the topic. For instance, say you are reading an...
    • Stuttermabolur
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    • annoying posts article forums frustration news politics question writing
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Off Topic
  2. Streetwise

    Chemotherapy may make cancer worse

    Israelis Discover How Chemotherpy Can Actually Spread Cancer | United with Israel Is this the right place for this ?
  3. Jenisautistic

    hey guys I have wonderful news! :)

    I am so excited for this!
  4. Butterfly88

    School apologizes after boy with autism given ‘most annoying’ award

    School apologizes after boy with autism given ‘most annoying’ award GARY, Ind. — An Indiana father says he was “blindsided” after a teacher gave his 11-year-old son, who has autism, an award for “most annoying male.” “We just weren’t expecting it,” dad Rick Castejon told the The Times of...
  5. Joshua the Writer

    IQ Tests are Obviously Biased!

    Here is an article a friend sent to me a few minutes ago. It's called Intelligence Testing: Accurate or Extremely Biased? It's from neuroethicsblog.com. ---------------------------------------------------------- In the early 1900s, psychologist Charles Spearman noticed that children who did well...
  6. Butterfly88

    'I Just Want My Baby Home.' Parents Search for Missing North Carolina 6-Year-Old With Autism

    'I Just Want My Baby Home.' Parents Search for Missing North Carolina 6-Year-Old With Autism I hope he is found soon.
  7. Butterfly88

    Colebrookdale Railroad Becomes Certified Autism Center

    Colebrookdale Railroad Becomes Certified Autism Center Yay for them becoming autism certified, I hope more railroads will follow.
  8. Butterfly88

    The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Autism Link: What You Need to Know

    The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Autism Link: What You Need to Know https://www.healthline.com/health-news/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-and-autism-link#1 Interesting, I'm ASD and my mother and I both have PCOS.
  9. Butterfly88

    Aurora's latest public art effort — painted bikes — has a horticultural twist

    Aurora's latest public art effort — painted bikes — has a horticultural twist http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-bikes-st-0730-story.html Pretty, I want these bike planters by me.
    • Butterfly88
    • Thread
    • art aurora bicycles bikes horticulture news plants
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    • Forum: Visual Arts
  10. Women with Asperger's. A Blog

    Women with Asperger's. A Blog

    What is this blog going to be about...I suppose I want to focus on topics related to women with Asperger's. I will probably also go off on tangents regarding the things I am passionate about: books, movies, video games, music, traveling. Thanks for reading in advance, I hope you guys decide to...
    • ECM2018
    • Blog
    • books movies music news reading travel women with asperger's writing
  11. Butterfly88

    New appeal for missing man with Aspergers

    Police in Croydon continue to appeal for help to trace vulnerable missing man George Aird from New Addington. George, 26, was last seen at about 01:30hrs on 27 December 2017 in the Canary Wharf area. Having been to visit his mother for Christmas in the Eastbourne area of East Sussex, he was...
  12. dragoncat16

    Suggestion related to "New Threads" area to the right of the page

    I think the "New Threads" area is extremely useful, and I use that to do most of my navigating on the site. However, there is an issue that someone else brought up recently that when articles autism-related news are posted as new threads, such threads tend to occupy most of the space allocated...
  13. The Midge

    Disability Hate Crimes and Autism Conditions

    Recently the News in the Uk features a report about the shocking rise of disability hate crimes. Hate crime against disabled people rises 41 per cent in one year Reported hate crime against disabled people has risen 41% in a year. Campaigners say this is the tip of the iceberg. (that is there...
  14. The Midge

    tbh: Another App to not use.

    Facebook buys app for teens to be nice Facebook bought this social media app that teenagers use to be nice to each other. I won't be downloading it because a) I'm far too old. b) I guess no one would tag me on it anyway so I would feel more isolated.
  15. The Midge

    The Kingdom of Us - A Netflix documentary

    Netflix reveals heartbreaking British documentary film Kingdom of Us A documentary film about a family of 7 children who cone to terms with the suicide of the father. The father had debts of £1000 000 +. Some of the children have autism. It sounds like a good film. Sun Newspaper article...
  16. Southern Discomfort

    What do you get your news from?

    Not limited to anything, it can be politics to tech news to celebrity news. Personally I get my politics from BBC News 24 as I feel it offers the most objective, unbiased news you can get. I get technology news from Engadget, Kitguru, and Destructoid and Rock, Paper, Shotgun from gaming news. I...
  17. glasgowryan

    How to comfort someone who's just had bad news?

    Hi My partner has just had some awful news with regards to a family member. Due to my AS, I find it difficult to be of any real support when situations like this arise. What makes it worse is that I do feel upset on the inside however my facial expressions or even how I react don't all align...
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