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RoofTopRambler

Hi to eveyone that stops by!

i was diagnosed autistic back in june, and while little bits began to reveal or show themselfs as actual autisim in motion i still feel like i have a tremendous amount to learn.

i have been using ai to pose questions too as a means of infomation gathering.

i was encouraged to be mindful of where the information comes from, and here was a recommended site.

i have been reading up a little on the vulnerabilities of being austitic and while i dont want to say or use my autisim as an excuse

its like ive been at a pretty fair disadvantge due to being autistic and have never known it.

i dont blame my autisim like its the cause, more like i understand why i made such a train wreck of things lol

does this make sense? lol

does anyone get what i mean ? lol

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  • RoofTopRambler said:
    i have been using ai to pose questions too as a means of infomation gathering

    I would advise caution when using AI in this manner as it is quote prone to confirmational bias, ie if it thinks you are looking for a particular answer then it will give you that answer, sometimes without any facts to back it up (ie it fabricates it).

    The trick here is to ask it to cite its sources so you can review them and make sure 1) they say what the AI tell you and 2) that they look like a reputable source.

    I can recommend a simple to follow book to start, something like:

    Autism For Dummies (2025) - ISBN 9781394301003 (paberback); ISBN 9781394301027 (ebook)

    Then I would consider the areas I wanted  to read more about and dig deeper - ask here for other recommendations as there are a load of books out there on different aspects of autism.

    There is a lot of personal experience shared on these discussion threads which you can search using the box at the top of the screen but if you have a specific question then it is most effective just to ask and you should get a range of replies within a day or two.

    Knowledge = power so make yourself powerful.

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  • RoofTopRambler said:
    i have been using ai to pose questions too as a means of infomation gathering

    I would advise caution when using AI in this manner as it is quote prone to confirmational bias, ie if it thinks you are looking for a particular answer then it will give you that answer, sometimes without any facts to back it up (ie it fabricates it).

    The trick here is to ask it to cite its sources so you can review them and make sure 1) they say what the AI tell you and 2) that they look like a reputable source.

    I can recommend a simple to follow book to start, something like:

    Autism For Dummies (2025) - ISBN 9781394301003 (paberback); ISBN 9781394301027 (ebook)

    Then I would consider the areas I wanted  to read more about and dig deeper - ask here for other recommendations as there are a load of books out there on different aspects of autism.

    There is a lot of personal experience shared on these discussion threads which you can search using the box at the top of the screen but if you have a specific question then it is most effective just to ask and you should get a range of replies within a day or two.

    Knowledge = power so make yourself powerful.

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  • in reply to Iain

    I hear you regarding the ai, and whilst I didn't think of the AI forming answers to something of a "what they want to hear" fashion I've tried to apply Bruce lees philosophy, take what is useful, reject what is useless and add what is specifically my own, in the sense that if I'm reading about something if it resonates with me in " I've experienced that for myself " kind of way, other wise I don't consider it gospal just information.

    I'm the type that works of energy and vibe so if something rings true for me I " feel it " so I don't believe every little thing I read , there is a lot of stuff on Facebook that I felt was quite .... Absolute  like "this" is the only way autistics experience something and a lot of that didn't resonate with me, seemed to absolute or inflexible .

    I was starting to look into the vulnerability of autistic over sharing 

    And well in plain English, I have screwed myself over a hell of a lot by not understanding what I was doing or what I was and I guess I'm expressing the regret I have that had I known and understood I would have played things very differently.

    My experience literally has been telling the truth how I see it, get misrepresented and come out the bad guy or ( seems to be my personal favourite ) cause myself major consequences.

    Like why is the desire to tell the truth and be understood so... Damaging ? Lol for the life of me I'm 45 and I still can't figure that one out as EVERY SINGLE TIME I have tried to stand like this I get f'ed , only speaking for myself and the experiences I've had in life..

    I think what upsets me is the thought of having to take a more protective and less trusting position , to withhold rather than be open, like the reversal of certain character traits as a preventive measure of being taken advantage of.

    It's like there's always something lost in the translation, I know what I'm saying but it seems to be having no impact or is met with no regard and then, I'm out lol I don't know what to do with that lol

    I guess the pity party is about having put my foot in my mouth ( again lol ) I was all open and cooperative and honest thinking I would be heard and understood but again its tanked lol hence why IveBlusheen looking at autistic vulnerabilities to do with over sharing Blush

  • in reply to Iain
    Iain said:
    I would advise caution when using AI in this manner

    Yes some of these questions should be kept open and based on self discovery and personal experience