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JIMMIE

wrote:
On Jul 29, 10:18 am, wrote:
On Jul 28, 11:35 pm, Frank Gilliland
wrote:

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:08:41 -0500, Stuart Grey
wrote in
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On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:07:49 -0700, Radium wrote:

Hi Everyone:

I have a neurological disability called Asperger's Syndrome.

I would like to give you some information about my disability. The
reason I am posting this message about Asperger's is to help avoid any
potential misunderstandings [though it's probably too late].

I have been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome (AS). AS is a
neurological condition that causes significant impairment in social
interactions. People with AS see the world differently and this can
often bring them in conflict with conventional ways of thinking. They
have difficulty in reading body language, and interpreting subtle
cues. In my situation, I have significant difficulty with natural
conversation, reading social cues, and maintaining eye contact. This
can lead to a great deal of misunderstanding about my intent or my
behavior. For example, I may not always know what to say in social
situations, so I may look away or may not say anything. I also may not
always respond quickly when asked direct questions, but if given time
I am able express my ideas.

On Usenet, the text-equivalent of my disability is probably noticed. I
do apologize profusely, for any inconvenience it causes.

Thank you very much in advance for your understanding, cooperation,
and assistance.

Regards,

Radium

So? Why mention it?

Because ever since King George got into the White House, a lot of
people learned that they can set higher goals in spite of their
autism!

Finally someone has noted that Asperger's Syndrome is one form of
autism.
interesting I was unawar e of that myself BB

If you visit your local schools you will find whole
classrooms full of autistic kids - almost entirely boys. It's an
epidemic!

in many areas in some areas they are dumped around and trated badly

For Radium to be able to post his message places him in the "high-
functioning" category. Many are not high-functioning

nice to see you BB

I remeber back in the 60s my sister in law did a survey of autistic
kids in our school sytem. The elementatry grades hade about 650
students and there were six autistic kids. Numbers sound about the
same now aas then.