09-21-2017, 12:52 AM
(09-20-2017, 11:32 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: If I had known about Asperger's when I was young I would have had a very different and much more-rewarding life. If I could get away with Asperger's (and the one good thing about America is that it does reasonably well for people with handicaps) I would probably have a good job, a wife (probably with Asperger's) and children. Adopted, of course. They probably wouldn't look much like us... but at least they would not have the Curse. People like me are typical fathers of children who end up institutionalized for autism.
There are a lot fewer female aspies than male aspies, so you'd be unlikely to have a wife who was also an aspie.
Also, Asperger's is a gift, not a curse. I'm thrilled to have two of three kids who are likely aspies. Aspies interact fine with other aspies; it's the neurotypicals that are the problem.
(09-20-2017, 12:04 PM)pbrower2a Wrote:(09-19-2017, 09:44 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:(09-19-2017, 09:33 PM)Kinser79 Wrote: Unlike with you, I think in his case it is the latter since he rarely if ever makes new arguments.
I think you've got that backwards. Most people have to encounter new ideas more than once if they are counter to a lifetime of propaganda exposure - especially when the propaganda specifically includes simplistic ways to reject those ideas. In addition, I believe, he has a vested interest in the welfare system. Get him a job that takes him off welfare for a few years, and he might suddenly become open minded.
The last paying job that I had was as a substitute school teacher -- so I know how rough poverty can be on students.
If you are talking about a low-paying job in retail, as in a convenience store -- such would really radicalize me.
We've discussed this before. I'm talking about the $80k/year programming job that you could probably get. Asperger's is a big asset in programmers.