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“I have autism” is a better statement than “I’m autistic” because autism doesn’t define me.
His mom really influenced his behavior, so it has to be a conspiracy: William J. Murray III is an American Baptist minister, and social conservative lobbyist. Murray serves as the chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition, a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C. that lobbies Congress on issues related to aiding Christians in Islamic and Communist countries.
It’s okay if you’re waiting for the comic book edition, but I don’t think it’s on the horizon.
When you Are who you are, you will Do what you do, and likely find greater success because it comes from who you are, not what someone is telling you to do…
It’s why sensory isolation is valuable.
Shut out the world and hear what’s being drowned out by the mad scramble to control our attention…
Please don’t let the following stop your thinking. We need many solutions.
FTA: He said that the company is no longer repairing exoskeletons older than five years because the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates the devices, has approved their usage for that timespan.
“Wouldn’t it be nice” is no way to live a life…FWIW…
As with so many things in life (IRL), faith is a creative force. If you believe, you can receive, or as Mr. Spock (Star Trek: TOS) said, “If you believe it’s impossible, •for you•, this is true.” (emphasis mine)
Understanding that being religious can hinder this process is an important step.
Not trying to be alarmist or pessimistic by any means, just pointing to the scientific consensus.
Holocene Extinction.
Just the first ten minutes will make the point, but the object displayed during minute five speaks to your point…and the fact that the quirks are largely invisible.
What he says about modern existence is even more true today,
Whole show, free to watch.
https://archive.org/details/ConnectionsByJamesBurke/Connecti...
I’m just sad the video is not readily available because the facial expressions enhance the spot-on vocal inflections.
We do have the vocal inflections: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wPO8PqHGWFU
https://www.npr.org/2012/10/15/162963607/sprint-born-from-ra...
Skipping the jokes about Cat Scratch Fever…
So glad to be retired from retail!
We’re an adhocracy that uses votes, and profanity doesn’t win votes…simple math…
Welcome to the future.
We will adapt.
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/3561535-its-time-to-r...
They still get voted down fairly uniformly regardless…acceptance of that which we cannot change…