Comments on: Confusion, Rambling, and AASCEND http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/ A place to ramble... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:35:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Lori http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1330 Lori Sun, 12 Nov 2006 08:42:28 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1330 Thanks. Good for your son too that you feel the same way! I think you are right that it's probably worse for women, but men get it bad too. It seems to be the way of society for people to judge others according to arbitrary, often illogical standards. People judge themselves according to them too. Maybe that is the worst thing of all. Thanks. Good for your son too that you feel the same way! I think you are right that it’s probably worse for women, but men get it bad too. It seems to be the way of society for people to judge others according to arbitrary, often illogical standards. People judge themselves according to them too. Maybe that is the worst thing of all.

]]> By: Laura http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1329 Laura Sun, 12 Nov 2006 07:21:47 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1329 I appreciated your blog about the speaker. My son was recently diagnosed as AS or autistic, still honing the diagnostics. I don't think it is healthy functioning for anyone to worry excessively about what other people think of them. Perhaps women suffer this more than men, the desire to please and be approved of? I do agree with you in your feelings of anger, I would have been angry to hear these stereotypes and narrow views being touted as "normal"...good for you for thinking for yourself and hearing your own feelings. I appreciated your blog about the speaker. My son was recently diagnosed as AS or autistic, still honing the diagnostics. I don’t think it is healthy functioning for anyone to worry excessively about what other people think of them. Perhaps women suffer this more than men, the desire to please and be approved of? I do agree with you in your feelings of anger, I would have been angry to hear these stereotypes and narrow views being touted as “normal”…good for you for thinking for yourself and hearing your own feelings.

]]> By: Lori http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1156 Lori Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:48:29 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1156 It is kind of nice to know that other people don't totally get it either. Especially nice to know that not everybody really thinks like that! Pisses me off again, though. That lady was speaking as an authority on social thinking to a bunch of people that don't generally understand it AND who often take things very literally. Still probably not fair to blame her for my confusion, but I am in a mood and facts are secondary. It is kind of nice to know that other people don’t totally get it either. Especially nice to know that not everybody really thinks like that! Pisses me off again, though.

That lady was speaking as an authority on social thinking to a bunch of people that don’t generally understand it AND who often take things very literally.

Still probably not fair to blame her for my confusion, but I am in a mood and facts are secondary.

]]> By: spinsterwitch http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1155 spinsterwitch Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:15:56 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1155 It's interesting because I think that there are a lot of neurotypicals who also have a hard time with basic rules of social interaction...or have the ability to present information in a way that other people can hear it. And it is a very high level of complexity, especially when people become more concerned about what other people think of them than anything else. It takes a lot of brain space that could be used for other things, probably. It’s interesting because I think that there are a lot of neurotypicals who also have a hard time with basic rules of social interaction…or have the ability to present information in a way that other people can hear it. And it is a very high level of complexity, especially when people become more concerned about what other people think of them than anything else. It takes a lot of brain space that could be used for other things, probably.

]]> By: Lori http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1126 Lori Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:13:18 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1126 Hi Dave, I don't know of anyone, but you may be able to get a referral from <a href="http://aascend.net" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">AASCEND</a>. When I was at the conference, they were talking about a new network called <a href="http://www.angelscenter.org" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">ANGELS</a>, which also may be able to help. AASCEND only offers services for San Francisco as far as I know, but they have lots of information about other organizations. I'm not sure what the scope of ANGELS services is. Good luck to you and your brother in finding someone. Hi Dave,

I don’t know of anyone, but you may be able to get a referral from AASCEND. When I was at the conference, they were talking about a new network called ANGELS, which also may be able to help.

AASCEND only offers services for San Francisco as far as I know, but they have lots of information about other organizations. I’m not sure what the scope of ANGELS services is.

Good luck to you and your brother in finding someone.

]]> By: Dave http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1124 Dave Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:41:52 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1124 I have a brother with asperger's who lives in palo alto. He just got fired from a third job in 2 years. He needs to replace his therapist with an asperger's specialist. Can you recommend one? I have a brother with asperger’s who lives in palo alto. He just got fired from a third job in 2 years. He needs to replace his therapist with an asperger’s specialist. Can you recommend one?

]]> By: Lori http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1119 Lori Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:55:14 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1119 Hi natalia :) No worries about the pix! There is no deadline. That's cool that your students appreciate your straightforwardness. Maybe it will inspire them. That's funny about seondlife. It makes perfect sense. I've only played once. Actually, I created a character and then stood around in the entry area. I had no idea what to do next. I just went and looked at it again, and am still just as clueless as the first time. Perhaps I will have a look at the instructions. I might email you for some help if i can't figure it out. Hi natalia :) No worries about the pix! There is no deadline. That’s cool that your students appreciate your straightforwardness. Maybe it will inspire them.

That’s funny about seondlife. It makes perfect sense. I’ve only played once. Actually, I created a character and then stood around in the entry area. I had no idea what to do next. I just went and looked at it again, and am still just as clueless as the first time. Perhaps I will have a look at the instructions. I might email you for some help if i can’t figure it out.

]]> By: natalia http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1114 natalia Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:01:43 +0000 http://lbnuke.com/2006/10/21/confusion-rambling-and-aascend/#comment-1114 i know what you mean about 'why can't we just say what we mean?!' ... probably why i hide in my office at the tech college where i work. i get along w my students more than w my colleagues becos they think it's funny and a good surprise when someone cuts thru the BS with them. i'm afraid to do that with most colleagues. i just wanted to say that this 'just hanging out' atmosphere i have found in SecondLife, of all places... w autie friends, though. email me about it if you want. PS sorry i have not made you any pics for AutieBlogger yet. got overwhelmed w paperworks. i know what you mean about ‘why can’t we just say what we mean?!’ … probably why i hide in my office at the tech college where i work.

i get along w my students more than w my colleagues becos they think it’s funny and a good surprise when someone cuts thru the BS with them. i’m afraid to do that with most colleagues.

i just wanted to say that this ‘just hanging out’ atmosphere i have found in SecondLife, of all places… w autie friends, though. email me about it if you want.

PS sorry i have not made you any pics for AutieBlogger yet. got overwhelmed w paperworks.

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