they moved the aspie next to me at work

she's the one who walks without swinging her arms, btw

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/noise-canceling-headphone-6.jpg

already done that, problem is when i need to talk to another co-worker i have to speak over the aspie and she always starts talking to us when the conversation has nothing do with her

introduce her to noise board

xpost gossip about her to colleague in her presence?

the thing is, i'm nice to all of my co-workers, but this aspie bothers me so much i'm almost to the point of being rude to her so she stops speaking at inappropriate times.

mostly she just mutters something to herself tangentially related to what i am speaking about, and i ask what, and she says oh, oh, nothing.

i'm almost to the point of being rude to her so she stops speaking at inappropriate times.

I think this is okay. If she's being rude and interrupting you, then fuck it.

do aspies get hurt feewings?

take her stapler

just how do these people get hired?

'The aspie'

Pretty offensive, don't you think?

Grow up.

aspies call themselves aspies.

i'm sure if you give her a chance you'll find you have a lot in common and a beautiful friendship may soon blossom.
she could even be the one ;)

aspies call themselves aspies.

http://www.undergroundwestcoastrap.com/nwa.jpg

NWA ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU

it's not the same thing, actually. but nice try.

ha "grow up"

sorry, i am not a medical doctor like you, dr. c

Oh dear.

x-post What are you then?

cutty where do u work

they moved "the person whom i believe has asperger's syndrome" next to me at work

just doesn't have the same ring to it

the moved the person that i can't get on with but i'm sure is a fine individual in their own right with talents and hopes and dreams that i will never fathom next to me at work.

i had to google "aspie".
apparently everyone i know has some base level of class.

You don't read ILX?

Doesn't read Noise, more likely.

The new guy sat next to me has "Only Shallow" as his ring tone. I don't think he is on the Autistic spectrum.

u think?

xpost

somewhere far away...

with no blacks, no jews, and no gays

i too had no idea what an aspie was.

i used to walk without swinging my arms. does that make me one?

first they came for the aspies....

yet another example of how something that works online fails miserably in three-dimensional space

I am friends w/2 aspies and they're pretty normal, they just stare a lot more and reveal occasional glimmers of suppressed inner rage where they talk about stabbing people

u_u

they moved the old man who makes fucking stupid "jokes" 94/7 next to me at work

My stepmum teaches kids with Asperger's, so I've met a bunch and read a couple of books on it and autism, and I've never heard the term used by anyone other than Jon describing someone, or someone describing Jon. As shorthand for someone with a specific set of personality quirks I guess people might be offended, but really, who gives a shit? Not the aspies, that's for sure.

I was going to say, is this a preursor to the "they moved the darkie next to me at work" thread?

fuck - that sounds like half my friends!

xpost to curtis

they moved me next to the passive agressive at work

how to cope?

HEY ASSHOLES "ASPIE" IS NOT A RACE

yeah it's the taking part that matters

they moved me next to a coworker at work

xpost

Dr C and others getting riled: It doesn't seem worth taking offense at "aspie" when some significant percentage of the gen pop prob falls on the spectrum...? Like my dad, for starters, he's just never been tested/diagnosed b/c he's an engineer and a mechanic at heart, and not understanding his own or anyone else's feelings is, like, "masculine" and not "weird and un-human GAWD what is WRONG with you?" etc.

Shortening it to a casual "aspie" is more a reflection of the potential silliness of labeling EVERYONE with SOMETHING in order to know "how to deal" w/ them instead of just taking people as they are.

Many xps

there's something moebius-like about this thread

i am starting to doubt that dr. c is really a doctor, he is probably one of those internet people who like to call themselves a doctor. probably has aspies.

right now there's an aspie starting a thread on the noise board complaining about being moved next to the office douche.

but yes, the way to cope is maybe speak to your boss about it. or perhaps speak to your aspie colleague without necessarily being rude. i guess.

i think he is a doctor of rock, is the thing

we have waspies in the back yard, they come in summer

i don't think i was, though

http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/32230.jpg?is=350,350,0xffffffhttp://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/32230.jpg?is=350,350,0xffffffhttp://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/32230.jpg?is=350,350,0xffffff

i think the thread title is perfect

Onanizing.

Onani Zing

shocker

NO MOMUS STUFF, TOM

OMG THE ASPIE'S HALLOWEEN COSTUME IS "SUICIDE VICTIM" :/

maybe victim is not the correct word

"ATTEMPTED SUICIDE"

SPASTICUS APERGEGUS

That's funny, considering I told gbx to wear his climbing gear and a fake head wound and go as a "faller".

I R insensitive, apparently. He did not take my advice.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/health/04well.html?ei=5087&em=&en=317598468b2847ed&ex=1196917200&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1196813067-MX9yZzohICRZxr4vP8naFw

q. for Cutty: If aspie at work looked as good as Heather Kuzmich, would you complain?

I can't even tell what she looks like!

q. for Cutty: If aspie at worked looked as good as Heather Kuzmich and created special effects for the rock band Kiss, would you complain?

It would probably be hard to work your office job next to a stunner fashioning things of flame and black powder and fake blood, no matter what condition they had.

argh, no youtube videos for heather kuzmich being all aspie

HEY ASSHOLES "ASPIE" IS NOT A RACE

-- cutty, Wednesday, 17 October 2007 16:18 (1 month ago) Link

it's just OTHER

Just saw some dreadful medical program. They showed a boy who was an (*cough*) Aspie. Apparently his "special interest" (or obsession) was computers. I couldn't help but think: ILXOR. No Kiss job nor Heather type looks though.

Move to rename Jazzin' Pop the Aspie Award.

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject: What the hell do I do now????

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Hey all,
I started a relationship with this aspie woman like a month ago. She had another girlfriend at the time, but the other girl was bi-sexual and looking for a man, so te aspie woman was looking for someone new too.
We all got along great, and I felt so relaxed being around someone of our kind.
And she's hot, and I usually don't get crushes like this.
Then a week and a half ago she calls to tell me she has just realized she's become obsessed with the girl she's with and doesn't want to see anyone else, even though that girl will eventually leave.
And so now I'm crushed. And obsessed. And really confused.
The worst part is every time I try to talk to her about it, I scare her off because i've become emotional, but how the hell can I NOT be emotional?

So she's hiding from me, and the more she hides the worse I feel inside, and the worse I feel inside, the worse I keep trying to find her, which just makes her hide more. I keep trying to walk away, but my OCD isn't letting me.

WHAT THE HELL DO I DO????

http://www.aspergianisland.com/viewtopic.php?p=46204

Move to rename Jazzin' Pop the Aspie Award.

Seconded!

Maybe instead of talking right over her, you could get up and walk to the other coworker's desk and have the conversation there. Maybe you'd have to get up a hundred times a day but it beats having your day ruined by this woman. This way there are no confrontations or meetings with HR to hassle with.

(I also happen to dislike it when someone is having a conversation around or over me. As far as I know I'm not an aspie.)

they moved the aspie next to me at free software conferences: http://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/02/09/an-obstacle-for-women-in-the-it-industry/

PORT ST. LUCIE — Melissa Barton said she is considering legal action after her son's kindergarten teacher led his classmates to vote him out of class.

After each classmate was allowed to say what they didn't like about Barton's 5-year-old son, Alex, his Morningside Elementary teacher Wendy Portillo said they were going to take a vote, Barton said.

By a 14 to 2 margin, the students voted Alex — who is in the process of being diagnosed with autism — out of the class.

Melissa Barton filed a complaint with Morningside's school resource officer, who investigated the matter, Port St. Lucie Department spokeswoman Michelle Steele said. But the state attorney's office concluded the matter did not meet the criteria for emotional child abuse, so no criminal charges will be filed, Steele said.

Port St. Lucie Police no longer are investigating, but police officials are documenting the complaint, she said.

Steele said the teacher confirmed the incident took place.

Portillo could not be reached for comment Friday.

Steele said the boy had been sent to the principal's office because of disciplinary issues. When he returned, Portillo made him go to the front of the room as a form of punishment, she said.

Barton said her son is in the process of being diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a type of high-functioning autism. Alex began the testing process in February at the suggestion of Morningside Principal Marcia Cully.

Children diagnosed with Asperger's often exhibit social isolation and eccentric behavior..

Alex has had disciplinary issues because of his disability, Barton said. After the family moved into the area and Alex and his sibling arrived at the school in January, Alex spent much of the time in the principal's office, she said.

He also had problems at his last school, but he did not have issues during his two years of preschool, Barton said.

School and district officials have met with Barton and her son to create an individual education plan to address his difficulties, she said. Portillo attended these meetings, Barton said.

Barton said after the vote, Portillo asked Alex how he felt.

"He said, 'I feel sad,' " Barton said.

Alex left the classroom and spent the rest of the day in the nurse's office, she said.

Barton said when she came to pick up her son at the school Wednesday, he was leaving the nurse's office.

"He was shaken up," she said.

Barton said the nurse told her to talk with Portillo, who told her what happened.

Alex hasn't been back to school since then, and Barton said he won't be returning. He starts screaming when she brings him with her to drop off his sibling at school.

Thursday night, his mother heard him saying "I'm not special" over and over.

Barton said Alex is reliving the incident.

The other students said he was "disgusting" and "annoying," Barton said.

"He was incredibly upset," Barton said. "The only friend he has ever made in his life was forced to do this."

St. Lucie School's spokeswoman Janice Karst said the district is investigating the incident, but could not make any further comment.

Vern Melvin, Department of Children and Families circuit administrator, confirmed the agency is investigating an allegation of abuse at Morningside but said he could not elaborate.

It's political incorrectness gone mad.

Good. Kids should be held accountable for being smelly or weird.

or wearing ridiculous sunglasses and a insane amount of gel.

You know, that picture's not actually me.

Ladies and Gentlemen, not Mr Burt Stanton

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2008/07/14/haspergers114.xml

hope for ILX

It was all going so well until he mentioned the Corrs.

Michael Savage, the incendiary radio host who last week characterized nearly every child with autism as “a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out,” said in a telephone interview on Monday that he stood by his remarks and had no intention of apologizing to those advocates and parents who have called for his firing over the matter.

"cut the act out"

i would also like to hear his views on cancer.

tbh the mike savage treatment is pretty much what i got and it's served me well (altho i appreciate i'm not actually very autistic at all and his views are shockingly insensitive to those with genuine difficulties)

oh ffs louis

why do you do this?

i have a really bad tendency to get naughty, whimsical thoughts, express them on ilx, and then, worse, attempt to justify and reason through them, i mean this is precisely the sort of thing i've learned to cut out, but in trying to explain this i am demonstrating precisely the sort of unwanted traits that made me so unpalatable, think of this as a grotesque, self-fulfilling prophecy and forget i even had the gall to press "submit response" which is after all something i could at this stage not do...ah fuckit

you don't have autism, you're just a dipshit.

works every time!

ladies and gentlemen, mr jagger offed

"have autism"

TWAT LIST

-- Mr. Que, Thursday, 18 October 2007 05:32

Asperger's syndrome hacker 'should not be extradited'

"Humanitarian considerations" that have arisen in the case of Asperger's syndrome sufferer Gary McKinnon mean he should not face trial in the US for hacking into American military computers, the high court heard today.

In a last-ditch attempt to overturn earlier court decisions that the 43-year-old "UFO enthusiast" should be extradited, his lawyers accused prosecutors of ignoring the "disastrous consequences" of facing trial and a possible lengthy prison sentence in an American "supermax" prison.

The case also comes as the Tories are expected to devote an opposition day debate in parliament tomorrow to McKinnons' extradition, after David Cameron said he was "deeply saddened and worried" about the case.

McKinnon's barrister, Ed Fitzgerald, told the high court: "The Crown Prosecution Service wrongly failed to address the specific human rights issues, and the humanitarian issue, raised by the claimant's Aspergers syndrome.

"The CPS, as a public authority, had a duty to consider whether its failure to prosecute [in the UK] has inevitably exposed him to an avoidable and unnecessary risk of serious psychological suffering," he added.

The hearing comes after McKinnon signed a statement earlier this year admitting he had committed an offence under UK law by hacking into 97 computers belonging to the US navy and Nasa. The incident, which the US government says is the "biggest military hack of all time" and cost more than $700,000 (£430,000) in repairs, has led to talks between UK prosecutors and the US department of justice since charges were originally brought against the 43-year-old in New Jersey in 2002.

Although previous attempts to halt the extradition – which reached the House of Lords last year – failed, McKinnon's lawyers have since obtained a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome after consulting two psychiatrists last year.

"Both experts referred to the grave risk to his health if he was extradited to the US, and [autism expert] Professor [Simon] Baron-Cohen referred to the risk to his life," Fitzgerald said. "[The director of public prosecutions] failed to confront the human rights arguments for prosecutions in this country rather than in the US," Fitzgerald added.

Both former home secretary Jacqui Smith and the current home secretary, Alan Johnson, have said they would comply with US requests for McKinnon's extradition, while prosecutors argue that although McKinnon has admitted to "computer misuse" under UK law, it is less serious than the offence of "computer fraud" alleged against him in the US

The CPS, which defended its positiontoday , claims that the damage caused by the offence took place in the US, and that the investigation and most of the witnesses and evidence were located there. In February the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, said there was not enough evidence to try McKinnon in the UK, an argument which McKinnon's lawyers deny.

"This was inconsistent with the CPS's own finding that there was sufficient evidence to prosecute," Fitzgerald said. "McKinnon's computer hacking conduct all took place in the UK, insofar as he was located here and using a computer in his home in the UK when he gained unauthorised access to the US systems."

McKinnon, from Wood Green, north London, is described as "vulnerable" and "misguided" by his supporters, who contrast the efforts to extradite him with terrorist suspects who have been kept in the UK.

"I will not give up this fight until the government intervenes to protect my vulnerable son," McKinnon's mother, Janis Sharp, said. "When considering the extradition of Abu Hamza, the then home secretary said 'Had we evidence in this country of a crime committed here then of course the police and the attorney general would have taken action'. Well, if that's the approach for a convicted terrorist, why not for a gentle, misguided Asperger's sufferer like Gary?"

WHAT EXACTLY DOES BIP-BOPPING MEAN

I USE IT ALL THE TIME as a replacement for "running around" - like "I was bip-bopping around the office"

some coworkers have caught on and have changed it to "bebopping" as in bebop music. for some reason this upsets me as I love the initial BIP of BIP BOPPING but I have no idea if I've even used it correctly.

what the eff does it mean? is this a britishism?

are you bibimbapping around?

http://www.foundrysite.com/bibimbap/bibimbapcover600.jpg

put your hair in curlers
we're going to see a band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqJxQPYTvqY

http://www.aspiritech.org/