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At 2+ years in Area 51 we have to close this proposal. Keep this proposal alive by restarting it. See discuss.area51.stackexchange.com/q/5798. – Robert Cartaino♦ Apr 11 at 21:42

closed as not a viable proposal by Robert Cartaino♦ Apr 11 at 21:41

This proposal will not result in a useful, productive, or viable Q&A site.

This proposal is now in the Commitment phase — example questions are locked!

52 Example Questions (1 closed)

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added by RobertPitt Jan 16 '11 at 1:03

Remember that votes above 10 do not help a proposal definition, so many consider every vote above 10 as a wasted vote. It is far more useful to use your vote to approve of a question with fewer than 10 votes. Also, if a question you have already voted on now has more than 10 votes, remember that you can remove your up vote and put it on another suitable question. These two tips will help get this proposal get through the definition phase more quickly. – Mark Booth Oct 2 '12 at 14:00

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added by Mark Rogers, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 25 '11 at 9:20

This would be a great question for the Cognitive Sciences StackExchange, which is already in beta and welcomes questions about autism and neurobiology. – Artem Kaznatcheev Jun 6 '12 at 0:21

It would be, posted as cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/1363/… – volkerjaan Jul 1 '12 at 14:20

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added by Adam Davis Jan 17 '11 at 22:59

This would also be a great question for the Cognitive Sciences StackExchange, we have a relatively popular tag for developmental-psychology – Artem Kaznatcheev Jun 6 '12 at 0:22

up vote 16 down vote

added by Felix Dombek Jan 19 '11 at 18:17

I am not one who is heavily into PC-language, but as the parent of a child with autism, I know first-hand that saying "typical children" instead of "normal children" promotes a much healthier view of what it means to have autism. – Kevin Welker Mar 12 '12 at 17:56

Yes that would be the correct language to use ... according to the Autism meetings and conferences I have attended. – Sharon Kay Jun 29 '12 at 21:21

Questioners are not necessarily going to use 'preferred terminology' and this probably represents a normal (or do I mean typical?) question. – DJClayworth Jul 23 '12 at 20:35

Changed "normal" to "typical". – Felix Dombek Jul 23 '12 at 21:17

As i am autistic, I can say it all depends. In middle school I was bullied for my poor social skills and even considered suicide. Now that I am in high school and have friends who accept me for who I am, I am extremely happy and actually enjoy school. – Cole Johnson Sep 18 '12 at 16:10

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added by Ken Bloom May 30 '11 at 3:54

This does sound better, +1 I often see "off-topic" used where it really meant "not specific enough" or something. – BoltClock May 31 '11 at 3:27

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added by Adam Davis, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 25 '11 at 9:22

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added by Mark Rogers, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 25 '11 at 9:21

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added by RobertPitt, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 25 '11 at 9:22

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added by Mark Rogers Jan 18 '11 at 6:42

I would probably want to edit this question to say "...children who have ASD." Suffer is subjective and feels too pejorative. Although, I realize it's just another way of saying children who have Autism. – Paul Cline Jun 23 '11 at 22:15

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added by Adam Davis Jan 17 '11 at 23:01

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added by Mark Rogers, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 25 '11 at 9:22

This should be an FAQ. – Mechanical snail Aug 29 '11 at 23:53

This, I think, is the elephant in the room for any Autism Q&A site. And with Vote Up/Vote Down mechanisms, its a bit vulnerable to a particularly organized/vocal 'side'. – EpiGrad Sep 2 '11 at 3:55

Ignoring this controversy for a moment, we will expect questions about causes: pregnancy issues, environment, genetics, – mhoran_psprep Feb 27 '12 at 14:11

I fail to see the point in discussing flammable topics (such as the causes of autism) on a Q&A site. It would be like having a Stack Exchange site for the Bible and then "discuss" whether there is a God. – marcusalmgren Mar 2 '12 at 19:05

While I agree the question is sensitive, I disagree that it means the question does not have value. And the question may even alleviate ignorance, one way or another. – Mark Rogers Mar 2 '12 at 20:22

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added by Mark Rogers, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 25 '11 at 9:21

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added by Felix Dombek Jan 19 '11 at 18:22

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added by Quibblesome Jan 25 '11 at 22:09

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added by Russell Steen, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 25 '11 at 9:21

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added by bigown, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 25 '11 at 9:20

The intention is to define the borderline of autism to proposal. Some persons consider Asperger and severe ADD's as a variation of autism. – bigown Jan 29 '11 at 22:58

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added by Ken Bloom, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Dec 25 '11 at 9:19

Or better yet "Is <such and such a behavior> an Autistic stim, or a Tourette's tic?" – Ken Bloom Jun 5 '11 at 16:30

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added by Ambo100 Jul 3 '11 at 16:55

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added by leeand00 Oct 24 '11 at 3:44

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added by AJF Nov 8 '11 at 15:25

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added by AJF Nov 8 '11 at 15:26

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added by AJF Nov 8 '11 at 15:27

Is long term friendship important to autists? – marcusalmgren Mar 2 '12 at 19:12

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added by AlbeyAmakiir Nov 11 '11 at 0:17

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added by Ambo100 Nov 18 '11 at 19:58

+1 although google could have answered this one. – Cole Johnson Sep 18 '12 at 16:11

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added by Ambo100 Nov 20 '11 at 14:30

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added by Marc Gravell♦ Jan 12 '12 at 15:40

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added by WillowTweasel Feb 3 '12 at 14:17

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added by Pimgd Feb 24 '12 at 10:30

Most people want to know what it is when you tell them you have autism, but autism is a very broad concept. Usually I don't get much further than "I tend to take things literally" and "I can only handle 1 thing at a time". People tend to treat me differently if I don't take 30 minutes to explain myself. – Pimgd Feb 24 '12 at 10:33

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added by Pimgd Feb 29 '12 at 15:48

A friend asked me this question: Do you know any books about communication in relation to Autism? And I thought it would be a good question... mainly since I couldn't help him. – Pimgd Feb 29 '12 at 15:49