@realcaseyrollins @LukeAlmighty Apparently, this is the case in Iceland. They have screenings that can detect if a fetus has down syndrome. Women almost always choose to terminate the pregnancy if the tests are positive.

@xianc78 @LukeAlmighty That's so sad. 😥

@realcaseyrollins @xianc78
I am not even sure... Their life would be a lot more miserable and they would be a huge burden on society as a whole.

That being said, I am not really sure what to think about this topic. While I do consider technological advances as a total good, there are too many cases of people not being able to use it without a huge catastrophe right after.

For instance, lobotomy used to be considered a good practice. Teoretically it is just another medical finding, but the cost of people not seing it's results is pure nightmare fuel.

And honestly, I am not even sure, how huge will the price be for abortions, anti-conception and genetic modification, before we figure out the proper way to include these technologies into our society.

@LukeAlmighty There is none. Autism is a fancy way of labelling how your mind works.

@xianc78 @realcaseyrollins

@thatbrickster @realcaseyrollins @xianc78
Exactly. When I was kid, my father was told I would be lucky if I manage to make it through special education. Then I completed basic education without problem. Then high school without problem. Now, I am not only at university,but also in a job so good, I make as much per hour on part time as my father does on full.

And the experts thought I needed more drugs not to be a total parasite. Just ridiculous.

@LukeAlmighty I was diagnosed with Asperger's when I was 4. I didn't learn more about my condition until I was 14 when encouraged by my high school mentor, who was dyslexic (but could read and write). If I were to undergo the diagnosis test again I have doubts that I'd be considered 'autistic' considering I can manage it most of the time.

The UK doesn't bother with drugs to 'fix' what doesn't need fixing. It does mean the parents need to have a clue how their child(ren) behaves.

@realcaseyrollins @xianc78

@thatbrickster @LukeAlmighty @realcaseyrollins @xianc78 its like i was told i had a learning disability found out i have a social disorder

@1iceloops123 @realcaseyrollins @xianc78 @thatbrickster
From my experience "social disorder" just means you're not interested in the same boring shit most people are.

Take "normal" person and put them next to 10 theoretical scientists.... And then you will see who has a "social disorder" all of the sudden

@LukeAlmighty @realcaseyrollins @xianc78 @thatbrickster nah social anxiety disorder sucks.

@thatbrickster @realcaseyrollins @xianc78
Glad to hear you went through it without any major complications. (At least If I inderstand what you meant.)

Btw, are the cops in britan as bad as the legends say?

@LukeAlmighty Depends what you mean by 'bad'. There are some crimes they won't investigate and times when they cross the line, like a recent arrest in Islington when a cop pressed his knee on someone in cuffs. Sound familiar?

@realcaseyrollins @xianc78

@LukeAlmighty @thatbrickster @xianc78

> a fancy way of labelling how your brain works

Exactly! I totally agree with this!

I have #ADHD (self diagnosed, but my parents thought so too and chose not to medicate me) and I adjusted fairly well. I haven't perfectly coped with everything yet, but it's more annoying than anything else, at least it has been so far.

@realcaseyrollins @thatbrickster @xianc78
I would say, that I didn't even have to "deal" tith anything except for two problems.
1) dating... (I heard I am not even alone in this nowdays )
2) my mother just expected a "normal" child. She told me only once directly, but it is quite obvious, that she just is not able to see me as the person I am.

Rest is perfect plus ultra ;D

@realcaseyrollins @thatbrickster @xianc78
BTW, what exactly do you feel like you have to "cope with"? (if you don't mind telling me of corse.)

@LukeAlmighty @thatbrickster @xianc78 Early on it was low self esteem, although I've mostly gotten over it (although it spikes up when I make a mistake or think I made a mistake), but yeah also distractibility, forgetfulness, being randomly burned out...I did #ADHD bingo again earlier this year that kinda illustrates what I still deal with, but thankfully none of it has had any serious adverse affects on my life so far. Only the people who are closest to me really even know the #ADHD symptoms I exhibit, I have a tendency to hide them if I can (although last semester I started being more transparent about this).

@realcaseyrollins @LukeAlmighty @thatbrickster I don't think you need to hide them. ADHD seems to be WAY less taboo than autism.

@xianc78 @realcaseyrollins @thatbrickster
ADHA=autism=aspergers

It might not be in special literature, but not even most psychology expects can tell the difference.

@LukeAlmighty @xianc78 @thatbrickster

> I don't think you need to hide them.

Yeah this is true, and why I'm trying to be more open about it now. I didn't really look into it that much until about freshman year of college tho (two years ago)

@LukeAlmighty @xianc78 @realcaseyrollins I once read an article about Asperger's describing it as "an extreme form of the masculine personality". I got a chuckle out of it. Sounds like being autistic would have its pros, especially given how pattern recognition seems to be dialled to 11 on those people.