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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:24 PM Original message |
First Autistic Presidential Appointee Speaks Out |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. Interesting article... |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I was impressed by what he said |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Agreed. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. my older son is high-functioning autistic |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Also distracted by shiny object on ceiling. |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. LOL! |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. is that part of autism |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. it can be, yes. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. my high school principal wanted to put me on ritilin |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:18 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. interesting |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. i hope he finds someone like that |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Exactly. |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. As a parent to a child on the spectrum, my instinct is to simply make it better for him |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. I maintain that there are a lot of people on the autistic spectrum |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. i think i am one of them |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. this quote is so close to my issues |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. Heard some about this take on autism. Who's to tell people how to think about their own condition? |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. no one |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:04 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Makes sense to me. And those aren't mutually exclusive views. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. Ari's nomination was held up for months by one of those anonymous Senate holds |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. i have never been diagnosed |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
22. He has a great |
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