Asperger's Shoutout

April 30, 2004 8:08 AM

Just a shoutout to everyone in the Asperger's Syndrome thread -- really interesting, and civil, even with disagreements. Ponies for everyone! (and Lairbob, SpecialK, and calwatch get thoroughbreds)
posted by amberglow to MetaFilter-related at 8:08 AM (11 comments total)

This thread seemed to provoke a lot of self-discovery and sharing of personal stories. I'm surprised at the latter, this isn't The Fray after all, but pleasantly so. We're an interesting bunch, aren't we?
posted by tommasz at 8:59 AM on April 30, 2004

Yeah, that was good and I'd missed it until I saw it here, so a discreet little shoutout to amberglow, too.
posted by liam at 10:14 AM on April 30, 2004

You're definitely right, amberglow. I actuallly learned something. Thanks, people!
posted by fuzz at 10:18 AM on April 30, 2004

Meanwhile, in the Tourette's syndrome thread...
posted by 111 at 10:23 AM on April 30, 2004

good stuff, as I said in the thread itself. there's something to be said in favor of AutoBiographyFilter and ConfessionFilter. it's a miniefield, tho. but that's also what makes MeFi so consistently interesting after all these years.
and anyway, let's not start suckin' each other's dicks quite yet
posted by matteo at 10:39 AM on April 30, 2004

there's something to be said in favor of AutoBiographyFilter and ConfessionFilter.

ah, the smell of biographic leverage.
posted by clavdivs at 11:00 AM on April 30, 2004

*sneaks in, dry humps a pony, sneaks out*
posted by quonsar at 4:00 PM on April 30, 2004

*sneaks in, dry humps a pony, sneaks out*

Ok...that pony goes to David Dark ; >
posted by amberglow at 4:31 PM on April 30, 2004

I sent that thread to some folks I know who have a child with autism/Asperger's syndrome. I also went to each link and printed it out for a colleague whose son has been IEP'd and while nothing as hard and fast as autism has been diagnosed in his case, he definitely has "learning differences" at age 7. I would say that this was a very good post for both the info presented and the comments offered. Thanks to all!
posted by Lynsey at 9:37 PM on April 30, 2004

I missed that thread when it appeared and only today, because of this MeTa thread, did I read it. Everyone was quite well-behaved and the thread was educational. I did add some thoughts, quotes, and links that might be worth taking a look at, since I've learned quite a bit about AS recently.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 6:24 AM on May 3, 2004

I would have missed it as well but thankfully Monkeyfilter had a fpp about it.

Toodles.
posted by blogRot at 1:19 PM on May 3, 2004