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ireadtabloids said:

Hi, my medication mix has been settled so I felt safe coming back and saying that my mother and I both very much enjoyed your keynote.

Thank you very much, I'm really glad you liked it, and glad to hear you're feeling better. :)



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Hi @curl-6 thought of this wonderful thread when I saw this. I wanted to know your opinion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybPgmjTRvMo



dmillos said:

Hi @curl-6 thought of this wonderful thread when I saw this. I wanted to know your opinion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybPgmjTRvMo

I actually think this is a really nice video that does a good job of explaining autism in a way that's easy to understand.

And as someone autistic I agree with most of what he says; not all of us with autism has a "superpower" in the traditional sense, (I don't for example) but we all have our strengths as human beings, and I think it's important that we appreciate and value those strengths so that they can flourish, lead happy lives, and make a positive impact on those around them.



Hey, man, I'm sorry I missed this before, but this was great.



SanAndreasX said:

Hey, man, I'm sorry I missed this before, but this was great.

Thank you! I'm so glad you got something out of it, that's how I try to view my job, that if it has a positive impact, however small, then I'm doing it right.



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curl-6 said:
SanAndreasX said:

Hey, man, I'm sorry I missed this before, but this was great.

Thank you! I'm so glad you got something out of it, that's how I try to view my job, that if it has a positive impact, however small, then I'm doing it right.

You had a bigger impact than you will probably ever know.



My partner has the audio sensory issues.

I have more visual sensory issues in that I can’t see in some bright supermarkets and jewellery stores without sunglasses or dark tinted glasses.  My range of vision in these places without glasses is a narrow cone of about three metres in length.



ireadtabloids said:

My partner has the audio sensory issues.

I have more visual sensory issues in that I can’t see in some bright supermarkets and jewellery stores without sunglasses or dark tinted glasses.  My range of vision in these places without glasses is a narrow cone of about three metres in length.

I have audio sensory issues too; loud car engines, blaring music, more than one person talking at me at once, sirens/horns, barking dogs, etc feel like someone is tasering me in the brain.