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07-16-2006, 04:31 AM
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Wow. Alot of people have Asperger's here. I have the symptom where you don't like to be touched, as does a friend of mine, but I don't think I am autistic.

However, the more I think about it, the more I wonder... is it really a disease? I mean, their minds function differently, but it seems to me that much of the stigma surrounding it is actually people's response and attitude to it, rather than the condition itself. I have heard of autistic pride rallies, and people with it who get very annoyed when it is referred to as a disease.

But then, what do I know?
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