[Vision2020] Aspergers Defined

Mon Apr 30 20:33:23 PDT 2007

This is just so much crap.

All he does is copy what he finds on the internet.

If you think about it, if someone is as clueless about people's emotions or 
reactions as AS patients are, would they be able to comprehend enough to 
know they are offending people and try to explain themselves with this 
method?  NO!  He exhibits NO paranoia or any other of the symptoms of AS.  
All he exhibits is a ridiculous penchant for being a lout.

And Donovan has NO trouble with eye contact with anyone when he's 
face-to-face.  All this is is a pitiful attempt to excuse being rude, crude 
and just down right disrespectful.  And NOT according to the definition of 
AS.  This is really just sad.

Every time this comes up and he pulls crap, he brings this crap out and 
struts it in front of people.  Sheesh!

J  :]

>From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
>To: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>, "'Tony'" <tonytime at clearwire.net>,     
>    "'Andreas Schou'" <ophite at gmail.com>
>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: [Vision2020] Aspergers Defined
>Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:53:32 -0700 (PDT)
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergers
>
>   A person with AS may have trouble understanding the emotions of other 
>people: the messages that are conveyed by facial expression, eye contact 
>and body language are often missed. They also might have trouble showing 
>empathy with other people. Thus, people with AS might be seen as 
>egotistical, selfish or uncaring. In most cases, these are unfair labels 
>because affected people are neurologically unable to understand other 
>people's emotional states. They are usually shocked, upset and remorseful 
>when told that their actions are hurtful or inappropriate.
>
>   Difficulty reading the social and emotional messages in the eyes - 
>People with AS don't look at eyes often, and when they do, they can't read 
>them.
>
>    Making literal interpretation - AS individuals have trouble 
>interpreting colloquialisms, sarcasm, and metaphors.
>    Being considered disrespectful and rude - prone to egocentric behavior, 
>individuals with Asperger's miss cues and warning signs that this behavior 
>is inappropriate.
>    Honesty and deception - children with Asperger's are often considered 
>"too honest" and have difficulty being deceptive, even at the expense of 
>hurting someone's feelings.
>    Becoming aware of making social errors - as children with Asperger's 
>mature, and become aware of their inability to connect, their fear of 
>making a social mistake, and their self-criticism when they do so, can lead 
>to social phobia.
>    A sense of paranoia - because of their inability to connect, persons 
>with Asperger's have trouble distinguishing the difference between the 
>deliberate or accidental actions of others, which can in turn lead to a 
>feeling of paranoia.
>    Managing conflict - being unable to understand other points of view can 
>lead to inflexibility and an inability to negotiate conflict resolution. 
>Once the conflict is resolved, remorse may not be evident.
>    Awareness of hurting the feelings of others - a lack of empathy often 
>leads to unintentionally offensive or insensitive behaviors.
>    Repairing someone's feelings - lacking intuition about the feelings of 
>others, people with AS have little understanding of how to console someone 
>or how to make them feel better.
>    Recognizing signs of boredom - inability to understand other people's 
>interests can lead AS persons to be inattentive to others. Conversely, 
>people with AS often fail to notice when others are uninterested.
>    Introspection and self-consciousness - individuals with AS have 
>difficulty understanding their own feelings or their impact on the feelings 
>of other people.
>    Clothing and personal hygiene - people with AS tend to be less affected 
>by peer pressure than others. As a result, they often do what is 
>comfortable and are unconcerned about their impact on others.
>    Reciprocal love and grief - since people with AS have difficulty 
>emotionally, their expressions of affection and grief are often short and 
>weak.
>    Understanding of embarrassment and faux pas - although persons with AS 
>have an intellectual understanding of embarrassment and faux pas, they are 
>unable to grasp concepts on an emotional level.
>    Coping with criticism - people with AS are compelled to correct 
>mistakes, even when they are made by someone in a position of authority, 
>such as a teacher. For this reas
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergers
>
>    Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>   ToeKnee stated:
>
>"How the Hell do you know [a member of our community] is not genuinely
>afflicted with Aspergers Syndrome or Autism?
>
>If it is true that a member of our community suffers from some disease that
>incapacitates him/her mentally, rendering him/her non-responsible for
>his/her acts in public (or online) if/when (s)he fails to take his/her
>medicines . . .
>
>Why isn't (s)he under adult supervision 24/7?
>
>Or should we (as they did at Virginia Tech) wait until classes begin?
>
>Thoughts?
>
>Tom Hansen
>Moscow, Idaho
>
>
>
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