Published on 12, July, 2020
Suppose you have the funding and technical skills to carry out autism research (e.g., questionnaires, qualitative interviews, MRI, EEG, behavioural experiments, virtual reality, etc). What kind of research question would you like to ask? What autism question do you think is still not well known, and what would be your solution to solving it, or extend current knowledge?
I wonder whether I personally have inherited genes or learned my behaviour from my environment ie my family and psychiatric wards. Does anybody else have similar thoughts? I feel it is a mixture of both. It would be great to read a study on nature or nurture or is it both coming together in relation to Autism? Does anyone know of such research?
But if your behaviour was learned, it would not be autism? You are autistic because you can't change it. Learned behaviour is deliberate, you can unlearn it and learn another behaviour, which autistic people can't.
I am autistic, apparently, but I grew up surrounded by such behaviours/attitudes, so it was ‘normal’ for us. I wonder whether such an environment/situation in the early years (pre school) can further shape an already autistic type personality? To me it is a broad type of personality, not a defect at all. However, the behaviour I inadvertently seem to have mirrored in psychiatric settings, perhaps to ‘fit in’ I defininitely learned there! Perhaps that’s for another thread one day.
Thank you Lone Warrior for responding to me as somebody should have responded privately to Blue when all the very disturbing stuff was pouring out of her. We are all equal, true, whether male or female. I have already decided to take time out. My distress at what was said is not your concern. nor needs to be. Peace. () if you accept it. Thanks.
NAS clearly do not differentiate between anyone.
You now openly admit to saying your words honestly and mirror things back, I see no such words you used being used anywhere here, you have deliberately set out to cause hurt.
That is something I cannot do, and I thing certain others are also incapable of doing.
Yes I may offend some but I am only me, I am a product of my entire upbringing,
just because tv was full of programs full of sexist and racist so called comedy back then doesn’t mean I am like thst, therefore I know it existed and still does,
I could still not knowingly use words to offend anyone by “ mirroring” as you put it.
Nasty is nasty, it’s choosing to be that way deliberately to cause pain that shows your true self.
The individual has on many many occasions said they do not understand, and could someone please explain, I don’t always understand things straight away, I ask politely and would hope for a polite but understanding reply.
If I offend someone I would listen first, to what I said offended them, then in my head my thoughts ME would decide wether my ability to make a judgement based on my own knowledge was indeed intended to offend or was a wrongly chosen set of words I thought were correct to use,
Again I would never deliberately think of a way to cause hurt just because I felt upset about words said by another.
Please don’t follow the news, it often shows powerful people doing wrong, they are allowed to and it effects me to hear them so much. I don’t shout abuse st them just because I do not like what they say or do.
I ignore it and move on with MY life,
take care and thank you for replying. Shame you keep leaving or banning yourself?
peace and live x()x
And I deeply respect that. Thanks Lonewarrior. I give up trying to help BlueRay anyway. She’s not my problem. She is a problem for NAS and has some very good ideas and views. But if I like someone, I don’t want them destroying themselves. So take care of yourself BlueRay, whoever you were/are. Independence is walking away. I don’t need NAS. I will miss everyone. But then real life is for living, and sharing. Give and take. I’ve learned that here. Goodbye
And I said them honestly with full intention. I am just mirroring things back, woman to woman. If NAS harbours such people and protects them then I am out of here. I accept full responsibility and have no anger against anyone else. Frustration with one other, but everyone else is supportive of each other. It is my first controlled meltdown. But it’s good to be honest. If that doesn’t help her? nothing ever will. Sorry. NAS are fully aware.
RIP Van Winkle said,
“However, the behaviour I inadvertently seem to have mirrored in psychiatric settings, perhaps to ‘fit in’ I defininitely learned there! Perhaps that’s for another thread one day. ”
Perhaps indeed.?
Interesting you say you not only mirrored but also “learned” there.
I too have learnt a great deal over my many years of existing in this planet.
Most I see I do not wish to follow or indeed mirror to fit in. I cannot and never will betray myself by changing to suit others that seek only to cause pain and suffering to myself and others.
I keep taking the hurt as I refuse to accept that all other beings are set out to cause harm.
There are loving caring and understanding people everywhere, I know some and they accept me for who I am and I accept them.
I do not always fully understand any given exchange but accept each and every being in this earth is unique and has free thought.
I believe certain things can be learnt that are not innate in me, but I can see that speaking words to cause suffering deliberately are not kind.
I choose not to mirror that.
And of coarse you are so kind and caring and full of compassion.
Your honesty here clearly shows your ability to hate and give hurt to anyone who doesn’t fit your own personal thoughts or beliefs.
The words you have used here are purely to cause hurt and distress to another being. Regardless of how you perceive that being it is never right to set out deliberately to hurt them or cause them pain.
You have shown your true intentions by using words deliberately and intended to cause suffering.
I only seek to point out how you are worse than a being who openly stated they do not understand your words or thoughts. Clearly stated they do not always understand things in a way others do.
You clearly understand everything, your by definition perfect so long as everything fits in with your idealistic view point.
I find your reply offensive, destructive and given to cause a great deal of pain to a being who openly admits to not fully understanding this world.
I wish you well and Hope you look back at the things you have said which were deliberate and you fully understood the pain they would cause.
And you my not dear NASty creation are cruel and criminal. You advocate violence and heroin. Yet you tell people you have been a social worker! You said you went to prison the first time at 17. Yet you claim to have diagnosed forensic psychiatric patients! For crying out loud! You probably are one. You could be holed up in Rampton. Or you could be a man. You are a NASty creation and as a single avatar have been allowed to go way beyond what is legally permitted. NAS deleted your words when I told them so, yet this poisonous avatar is still allowed to be here. How many people are inputting this rubbish over the years?
Well, i am soon off to the gas chamber of real life. It’s full of refreshing oxygen, not your odious, poisonous cow pats. I’m cured!!! I recommend a time with your group to realign any autistic! Youre a miracle worker! - except anyone who knows what the bible actually teaches knows that miracles do not happen at present. Good night. Sweet nightmares! Oh I forgot, you are one.