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AtheistCrusader

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14. The poster you responded to said 'A lot' not 'all'.

Reply to Helen Borg (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 29, 2014, 05:08 PM

Apr 2014

So I don't understand your response. Saying it's a spectrum actually dovetails nicely with the original claim.

I'm one of those people that is not ASD, and does not like to be touched AT ALL by people who are not my wife or child. It's a strongly held personal space belief.

Not inserting oneself into a non-mutual hug upon a stranger is generally a best practice, regardless.

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S#!T Ignorant People Say To Autistics [View all] HuckleB Apr 2014 OP

I have mild asperger's and am extremely bipolar. You gotta hear the shit I've been told. Nanjing to Seoul Apr 2014 #1

Everybody needs a hug. Helen Borg Apr 2014 #2

A lot of autistic people don't like to be touched. At all. Eom Blanks Apr 2014 #3

There is a lot of variability... Helen Borg Apr 2014 #4

I spend a significant amount of time with people with ASD... Blanks Apr 2014 #5

My daughter is autistic... Dr Hobbitstein Apr 2014 #6

I don't touch people; greiner3 Apr 2014 #9

I think they took Asperger's syndrome out of the DSM 5. eom Blanks Apr 2014 #12

Yes, they did. nt Helen Borg Apr 2014 #15

The poster you responded to said 'A lot' not 'all'. AtheistCrusader Apr 2014 #14

This is true, i am that way mostly nolabels Apr 2014 #10

Wouldn't it be better to say "people with autism" rather than define the person as "autistic?" Glorfindel Apr 2014 #7

It depends on the preferences of the individual. HuckleB Apr 2014 #8

Thank you! That makes it very clear Glorfindel Apr 2014 #13

my best friend has an autistic daughter dembotoz Apr 2014 #11

GoTeamKate: "Stop Making the Conversation Controversial" proverbialwisdom Apr 2014 #16

Derp. HuckleB Apr 2014 #17

More derp from the anti-vaccinc crowd. HuckleB May 2014 #19

Does your curiosity and concern extend to what people say to parents of children with autism, too? proverbialwisdom Apr 2014 #18

This is really excellent! Thanks so much for posting... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #20