duckspeak16 asked: What's wrong with being allistic? I'm allistic- I'm not even high-functioning. I love novelty- in fact, I seek it. I have "severe" emotional echolalia, to the extent where I sometimes cry if someone I love is crying. I don't get overloaded by ANY sensory input. I don't see these things as problems. Novel situations- the uncertain, the unexpected- give me a joy I wish you could understand. And my emotional echolalia has made me a successful archeologist. We don't need cures. We need acceptance.

void-symphony asked: Possible discussion point:
allistics: fluffy pure angel babies, or horrific spawn of davy jones and satan?
[these are the questions that need answers, truly!]

magickal-autistic-cat asked: Did you know that 87 in 88 children have allism? It's an epidemic! Donate to Allism $peaks to find a cure.

void-symphony asked: So I heard living in rainy climates can cause allism? and watching too much TV as a child? and being born in the summer? and spending too much time on the computer?

any truth in any of these?

kitbeard asked: I'm beginning to wonder if my father is an allistic person. He seems normal enough most of the time - talks about weather forecasting and television technology - but sometimes he's just too much. He seems dissociated from his surroundings and always turns the television up so loud. Is there a good way we can check if he has allism?

steeple333 asked: Sometimes I feel so sorry for my poor father, who suffers from allism. His disability means that often he feels compelled to communicate in bizarre, roundabout ways - as if he doesn't want clarification! I know he's struggling with his disorder, but I feel bad he has the delusion that people around him are "mindreaders". Please, donate to Allism Speaks to give people like my dad speech therapy so that they can communicate in a clear, effective manner - maybe even with typing!