Stuff Asperger People Like

An interesting article was found on the impact of workload, stress and how we manage our emotions in the face of an ever increasingly fast world.

Elise Ronan at The Times of Israel spurt out a few lines about this in a post that addressed her recent pile of “things” on her desk and how she chose to deal with others’ responses to her sometimes lack of response.

Her simple statement: She counters them with kindness.

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“Solo sports give the Aspie confidence, allowing her to practice and improve on her own schedule, essentially being her only competitor, whose last record must be broken”

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Walk the Plank. The Shrinking Steps. A warped and mega wall.

Sounds like an obstacle course from a video game or a funhouse for children. Anyone who’s ever watched NBC’s American Ninja Warrior knows that while these look fun to watch, they can be brutal on those who are competing.

This season’s show has a standout for several reasons.

He’s a 19-year-old engineering student with autism that can be described as “inspirational.”

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Susan Boyle is back and looking better than ever!

The seemingly shy and timid lady who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent a decade ago made an appearance on the American version of the show singing a beautiful version of The Rolling Stones’ “Wild Horses.”

Boyle has been out of the spotlight for awhile, some of that time spent reflecting on her Asperger’s syndrome.

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Francesca Happé, noted researcher on autism, has said:

“Research on autism has systematically neglected and excluded women and girls—researchers often thought that they’d get so few women that they left them out entirely.”

And that’s just one of the many reasons a seemingly “male” stereotyped syndrome has so few females in its literature.

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Many parents cringe when they know their child is telling a lie, but parents of Asperger children may want to celebrate.

Those on the spectrum have difficulty refraining from the truth, so when a lie is created, there are several reasons why you may want to reconsider it an issue.

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For many Asperger adolescents, the ability to organize and place things in a similar category may be more difficult than for the neurotypical adolescent.

The idea of placing ideas in groups to master the concept is nothing novel, but the idea of using electronic devices or assistive technology to do so is something to consider.

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Remember our Asperger raver Bradley Gunn, who professed to dancing all night using nothing but water to fuel his high?

The software developer by day has collaborated with Phutek for an ultimate dance/techno hit that echoes a campaign he is trying to spread, “Love, Life and Rave.

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