posted August 03, 2010 07:05 PM         

Some autistic people are the most gifted people on Earth. I think you should talk to Raymond (Glaucus). He has a completely different perspective on such things.

Is this your child?

posted August 03, 2010 10:59 PM         

Such a rhetorical Quest-eon
can only Be pondered.
No?

IT is a Belief and knowing
that Change is All around Us.

We live in "interesting Times" as many
Forums,
Web Sites
and Book stores
spew forth in vigorous debate...
with Hype
of this Conscious Evolution
happening
in the Midst of our Trance-Formation.

Taking Place
as
we speak.

Having had contact with autistic Children
this Post caught my I.
I too have pondered such thoughts,
as Well as Karmic Placement for All of Us,
throughout Time.

It is a Wonder
that so many Children are Being born
Now!
with such an acute
Intellect and Awareness!

These such Fates
intrigue those of Us
who underStand....

but do not kNow
Why?!!!

These Starseeds.
These crisp
fragile
Crystal
Beings
are singular Souls
who expand beyond
and tread

.....Finely.....

upon the thinnnest
Ice
of our consciousness.

Kindof like....
a Looking Glass.
That stares Us in our I.

Engaged like Crusaders
these Adept Incarnates
have fallen upon our Time
to instill a sense of continuance
and in no sense
that most Modern Day
thinkers,
can only
dream
of.

Perhaps these Souls have no Karma....

IT's their First Time
round
these parts.

And I am Happy
They are hear.

posted August 04, 2010 10:37 AM         

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Raymond Andrews,
President,Executive Director of Developmental Neurodiversity Association
Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement

posted August 06, 2010 05:58 PM         

I don't agree with this.

Autism isn't cut and dry.

There is high functioning autism
There is low functioning autism

Low functioning autism isn't cut and dry either.
There are low functioning autistics that have high intelligence but have very poor verbal skills
There are low functioning autistics whose autism is caused by vaccines,heavy metal poisoning,metabolistic disorders,

new studies show that the wrong intelligence tests are given to autistics. Most intelligence tests require good use of verbal skills which many autistics don't have. Autistics (including nonverbal autisics) tend to score much higher on Raven Matrice tests. They are even found to solve problems on those tests much faster than people without autism. They are not idiot savants. They are misunderstood because of their poor verbal skills, and their complexed problem solving ability get misconstrued as persevering rigid thinking,extreme focusing on detail that is stereotype of autism.

Aspergers Syndrome is a mild form of autism ,and it doesn't effect intelligence, it doesn't involve speech delays.

Autistic Spectrum, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, ADHD, Tourette Syndrome are like part of the spectrum

When I was a little child, I was resembled a child with autism and even intellectually handicapped, and it got me misplaced with the mentally retarded.
Early intervention therapies of auditory therapy,speech therapy,phonics training,and motor skills therapy which helped me be high functioning.
It was showing strong visual spatial skills that revealed that I have above average intelligence and didn't belong in special education class that I was in. It was told that my IQ was far higher than everybody that was in the special education classroom. I was placed in a more appropriate special education classroom in another school in 2nd grade. The year after, I was mainstreamed in a regular classroom and returned to special education classroom for phonics training. My mother was told that I wouldn't mainstreamed until the 7th grade. They said that I got mainstreamed much earlier because of a high IQ that made me progress very quickly.

With no early intervention therapies and no treatment at all, I'd be like a low functioning autistic. I'd be constantly sheltered and protected by my mother. Believe me, my mother was very protective me when I was a special needs child. That's just very typical of parents that have special needs children.

It is said that children are typically more rightbrained,imaginative. Well....I was that and more to the point that I had lack of understanding of words,language. I was completely a visual,picture thinker. That was and still is my primary mode of thinking. I had to be taught to think in words. It didn't come naturally to me like it did with most children. I was too much into the right hemisphere of the brain for my own good that interfered with left hemisphere processing. I even showed signs of ambidexterity (a major sign in people with Dyslexia and Dyspraxia), and it was fine motor skills therapy that made it possible for me to use my hands competently. I am righthanded, but I am both left ear and left eye dominant. My mother told me that she is the same way. She also told me that she thinks primarily in pictures,visualizing in her mind's eye nonstop just like I do. She told me that she has a lot of the neurodivergent traits.

I know that I am not autistic because I am very perceptive of emotional/social cues since I was a baby. My mother told me that I was able to read facial expressions as a baby. She and I communicated well non-verbally (maybe my chart ruler Mercury in in 18'21 Scorpio conjunct her chart ruler Moon in 18'51 Scorpio which is in my 3rd house). She also told me that I created my own sign language at 2 years to communicate because nobody could understand my speech. I enjoyed pretend play with others unlike autistics. I was a child that wanted to be friends with everybody. I also started being attracted to girls when I was in preschool. I have always been very expressive of my feelings with gestures,tone of voice,facial expressions.

Autistic Spectrum, Dyspraxia (if includes Verbal Dyspraxia), and Dyslexia (Phonological) tend to involve speech delays/problems

My speech delays/problems are result from Dyspraxia (included a verbal Dyspraxia) and Dyslexia (Phonological,Auditory). My rapid speech may be a result of Dyspraxia and ADHD.

Sensory integration differences that include ultrasensitivity is very common with these neurodivergent conditions. It is the most extreme in autism.
I always had ultrasensitivity, but not like that of autistics. I believe that it was more extreme in childhood. I believe that getting older helped decrease the ultrasensitivity. I think that all of us are more sensitive as childen and we get less sensitive as we get older. Cod liver,fish oil with its Omega 3 fatty acids helps decrease my ultrasensitivity so I can deal with my environment better and avoid sensory overload.

What makes neurodivergence more complexed is that most people with neurodivergence have more than one neurodivergent condition like I have Dyslexia,Dyspraxia,ADHD. Founder of Developmental Adult Neuro-Diversity Association (DANDA) , Mary Colley also has Dyslexia,Dyspraxia,ADHD.

Autistic traits run in families too. There are autistic people that have autistic children. There are neurodivergent people that have neurodivergent children like my parents had me. I was born to neurodivergent parents. From what my mom told me, my biological father was the more extreme neurodivergent. My stepfather was a neurotypical ,and he put down both my mom and me because of our neurodivergent traits.
Some neurodivergents without autism have autistic children. If 2 people are highly neurodivergent, they are more likely to have children with extreme neurodivergence that they can be autistic.

Another thing is that there is a family history of other things in neurodivergent families like asthma. This is definitely true in my family.

Psychiatric Disorders are very common comorbidity with neurodivergent conditions. The most common are Depression Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, and Bipolar. Schizophrenia is also something that shouldn't be ruled out. Neurodivergence strongly overlaps with psychiatric disorders like Bipolar and Schizophrenia. It's common for neurodivergents to be misdiagnosed as having those conditions. Autism was once thought to be a form of schizophrenia. Even now, autistics are even being treated with anti-psychotic medications. My biological father was diagnosed as having paranoid schizophrenia by prison psychiatrists. I was diagnosed as having bipolar disorder with schizoaffective disorder. My mom when she was 12/13 was placed on antipsychotic medications during her foster homes years. My mom has diagnosed depression and anxiety disorders like me. From what my mom told me, my father had problems with depression and anxiety to. I think that the depression and anxiety were connected to not just insecurity but also being in a stressful environment that led to increase of cortisol levels and decrease of serotonin. Just being a neurodivergent in a neurotypical world is stressful, especially when you have problems with communications (whether verbal or nonverbal).

Here is a video of somebody with high functioning autism. She doesn't have Aspergers Syndrome. She had speech delays, and she benefited from speech therapy. She has a long history of anxiety due to her sensory issues with autism, and she takes Prozac. She is an associate professor at a Colorado College. She is the most well-known autistic, and she is an autistic advocate.
Temple Grandin who explains that autism is a continuum of traits that range from completely nonverbal to brillliant scientists. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn_9f5x0f1Q

She was born on August 29, 1947 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin

Ron Davis is both autistic and dyslexic. He didn't start talking well until 17 years old. At 38 years old, he discovered a technique that helped him to read.
Whether his extremely strong visual spatial skills are from Dyslexia or from Autism is a debate. I'd think that a person with a combination of Autism and Dyslexia would have much stronger visual spatial skills than a person that is just Dyslexic. Ron Davis helped me understand that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svqyInQ9XwY

ADHDers are said to be rightbrained,picture thinkers too. I read that Dyspraxics are too, but this could be from having Dyslexia or ADHD too.

You think Autistics existed in dolphin or whale life forms in pastlives.
What about other neurodivergents? Maybe the genetic neurodivergents and can identify with the Indigo,Crystal, starseed

BTW

Today, I found out that my 12th house ruler Sun in 5'20 Scorpio is conjunct the asteroid, Cetacea in 4'19 Scorpio. That's within the 1'30 orb that use with minor planets.
Cetacea. That trines my Moon in 3'11 Pisces. That's within 1'30 orb.

Remember that my mother and biological father were very similar as neurodivergents. The conjunction to my father's Sun makes sense as he was the more extreme neurodivergent. They also shared watersign moons in common. My biological father had Moon in Pisces like my maternal grandfather and me. My mother has Moon in Scorpio.

the order Cetacea (pronounced /sɨˈteɪʃ(i)ə/, L. cetus, whale, from Greek) includes the marine mammals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general. It comes from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kētos), meaning "whale" or "any huge fish or sea monster". In Greek mythology the monster Perseus defeated was called Ceto, which is depicted by the constellation of Cetus. Cetology is the branch of marine science associated with the study of cetaceans.

so my 12th house ruler Sun is conjunct the asteroid named after the marine mammal order that whales,dolphins,and porpoises belong to.

Ceto in 18'57 Taurus R in 9th
oppose chart ruler Mercury in 18'21 Scorpio in 3rd
square transneptunian/plutino Rhadamanthus in 17'33 Leo in 12th
(T-Square)
Rhadamanthus is named after one of the 3 judges in the Underworld in Greek Mythology. As a plutino, it has 2:3 orbital resonance just like Pluto does. As a rule, plutinos are named after Underworld characters in mythology. It's a relatively small transneptunian,and so it doesn't meet dwarf planet criteria. I only use a 1 degree orb except for an aspect pattern. 30 minutes extra for an aspect pattern.

pattern.

In Greek mythology, Ceto was a primordial deity, a hideous female sea monster, daughter of Gaia and Pontus. She was the personification of the dangers of the sea, unknown terrors and bizarre marine creatures. Her name came from the neuter noun kētos, "sea monster", which gives us the term cetacean today. Her husband was Phorcys and they had many children, collectively known as the Phorcydes or Phorcydides.

My Mercury is also in paran with alpha star of Cetus,Menkar which Bernadette Brady says is about speaking for the collective. Menkar is associated with the collective unconscious
My Mercury is in opposition to Menkar in Right Acension ,and that means that as Menkar anticulminates when Mercury culminates

I have a very strong whale theme overall.

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Raymond Andrews,
President,Executive Director of Developmental Neurodiversity Association
Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement

posted August 06, 2010 07:08 PM         

quote:

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If the soul chose to come into this world in a way that would be perceived by some as challenging, it could have been to aid in its own evolution. Or in the evolution of its parents, siblings, teachers, etc. That's if it's even considered a challenge.
Some autistic people are the most gifted people on Earth.

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posted August 07, 2010 11:04 AM         

This is the Neurodiversity Diagram.
It shows that Autistic Spectrum and Dyspraxia overlap when it comes to over and undersensitive to light,noise,and touch,temperature,speech and language difficulties. Dyspraxia is very similar to Autistic Spectrum. http://www.danda.org.uk/media/General/Neuro-diversity%20diagram.pdf

DANDA has grown out of the Dyspraxia Foundation Adult Support Group, as it became clear that most people connected to the Group did not have dyspraxia alone. Most, in fact, had AD(H)D (Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome or dyslexia as well. It was the norm rather than the exception. http://www.danda.org.uk/pages/about-danda.php

Co-morbidity with Mental health problems:
As a result of having to deal with their conditions in a world not willing to accommodate them, the ND can have mental health problems, including anxiety, depression and low self-esteem, and some can end up with drug/alcohol abuse which may also mask their condition. Many have problems realising their (often considerable) potential. http://www.danda.org.uk/pages/about-danda.php

Co-morbidity with Physical Health Problems:
Associated Physical Implications/Risks
(The following points may not be direct manifestations of ND conditions. However, they have either been noticed as occurring more frequently with NDs or would appear to be logical consequences of the direct manifestations. They are not offered as being the result of extensive scientific research, but rather as possibilities that NDs and their medical advisors should be aware of.)
• Intolerance of certain foods
• Allergies
• Eczema
• Asthma
• Glue Ear
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Leaky gut
• Bone diseases
• Diabetes
• Misinterpretation of the pain sensation (increased or decreased, thus masking the seriousness of a condition)
• Epilepsy and migraines made more frequent due to sensitivity to light. http://www.danda.org.uk/pages/about-danda.php

This stuff on Dyspraxia. If you check it out, you will see it's very similar to Autistic Spectrum, Pervasive Developmental Disorder

These are early symptoms of Dyspraxia. They mirror Autism in a lot of ways. Yes...I had and still have many of these symptoms/traits. Thanks for therapies, my Dyspraxia went from severe (mimicking low functioning autism or intellectually handicapped) to mild (mimicking Aspergers or just being odd,awkward,geeky)

http://www.dyspraxiausa.org/index.php/Early-Symptoms.html

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Raymond Andrews,
President,Executive Director of Developmental Neurodiversity Association
Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement

posted August 07, 2010 11:48 AM         

Autistics Better At Problem-Solving, Study Finds

ScienceDaily (June 17, 2009) — Autistics are up to 40 percent faster at problem-solving than non-autistics, according to a new Université de Montréal and Harvard University study published in the journal Human Brain Mapping. As part of the investigation, participants were asked to complete patterns in the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM) – test that measures hypothesis-testing, problem-solving and learning skills. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090616121339.htm

The Matrix Of Autism

ScienceDaily (Aug. 5, 2007) — Autistic children are doubly stigmatized. On the one hand, they are often dismissed as "low functioning" or mentally retarded, especially if they have poor speaking skills as many do. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070803151245.htm

ScienceDaily (Apr. 12, 2010) — There has been a major increase in the incidence of autism over the last twenty years. While people have differing opinions as to why this is (environment, vaccines, mother's age, better diagnostic practice, more awareness etc.) there are still many children who have autistic traits that are never diagnosed clinically. Therefore, they do not receive the support they need through educational or health services. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100322131423.htm

The Truth About Autism: Scientists Reconsider What They Think They Know

The YouTube clip opens with a woman facing away from the camera, rocking back and forth, flapping her hands awkwardly, and emitting an eerie hum. She then performs strange repetitive behaviors: slapping a piece of paper against a window, running a hand lengthwise over a computer keyboard, twisting the knob of a drawer. She bats a necklace with her hand and nuzzles her face against the pages of a book. And you find yourself thinking: Who's shooting this footage of the handicapped lady, and why do I always get sucked into watching the latest viral video?

But then the words "A Translation" appear on a black screen, and for the next five minutes, 27-year-old Amanda Baggs — who is autistic and doesn't speak — describes in vivid and articulate terms what's going on inside her head as she carries out these seemingly bizarre actions. In a synthesized voice generated by a software application, she explains that touching, tasting, and smelling allow her to have a "constant conversation" with her surroundings. These forms of nonverbal stimuli constitute her "native language," Baggs explains, and are no better or worse than spoken language. Yet her failure to speak is seen as a deficit, she says, while other people's failure to learn her language is seen as natural and acceptable.

And you find yourself thinking: She might have a point. http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-03/ff_autism/?currentPage=1

Myths of Autism

A diagnosis of autism is not the end of love and hope. But media stories thrive on the most overwhelming and horrifying circumstances. Here are just a few of the myths perpetuated by TV, magazines and movies -- myths that, at least in my opinion, deserve to be blown away! http://autism.about.com/od/whatisautism/tp/topmyths.htm

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Raymond Andrews,
President,Executive Director of Developmental Neurodiversity Association
Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement

posted August 07, 2010 04:28 PM         

Please email me

astynaz@yahoo.com

astynaz is my ID on yahoo messenger

The stuff that you wrote about your child describes an autistic

If you know your son's birthdate,birthplace,and birthtime, I will take a look at his chart.

If we can chat on yahoo messenger, I can do the reading for you. Then it would be a live one on one reading, and it will be recorded and saved.

I was a severe neurodivergent that appeared mentally retarded, and it got me misplaced with the mentally retarded in 1st. My mother even told me about getting tubes tied because of being told that I wouldn't be able to do things like normal kids would do. I was a "special" child indeed. With intervention therapies, I was near to being "normal." Maybe your son is no different from what I was a child.

I really want to help.

I don't care if it's an astrology reading.
I don't care if it's giving you information about neurodivergent conditions including warning signs,symptoms/traits,and treatments.

btw being prone to anxiety and depression is common thing with neurodivergents
I am the same way. My mother is the way too. My father was the same way too.
I am neurodivergent born to neurodivergent parents.

I have a strong family history of neurodivergence and mental illness.

Having a child with special needs can be very stressful and frustrating. My mother knows this personally. She even called me "retard" when I was in 1st grade because she was frustrated and wanted me to be normal.

Special needs children need to be handled with great care. They tend to be far more sensitive,emotional than other children.

They are not by any means lacking in intelligence. Many of them can even have above average intelligence. That's true with me.

I am also on facebook. Please feel free to add me, and I could even give you the reading there if you want. http://www.facebook.com/#!/raymond.n.andrews

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Raymond Andrews,
President,Executive Director of Developmental Neurodiversity Association
Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement

posted August 07, 2010 04:44 PM         

You wrote the following:

"Autistic Kids are starting out the human experience. They existed in Dolphin or Whale lifeforms here or on other planets. This lifeline is an experiment for them. Their minds are Autistic to us Neurotypical people but in their heads they need to be able to connect to both their previous existences and to learn the basics of human functionality"

You referred to Autistics having a pastlife dolphin/whale background.
You weren't referring to Down Syndrome.

I also made a point that not all autistics are alike because the autistic spectrum varies in not only functioning and intelligence, but also its causes.

I also raised the point that many autistics benefit from early intervention therapies.

I also pointed out the severity of my Dyslexia and Dyspraxia mimicked low functioning autism, and it got me misplaced with intellectually handicapped children in 1st grade. I explained that it was early intervention therapies that made me high functioning. Without them, I wouldn't be very different from low functioning autism.

Early intervention is very important to help people with autism and other neurodivergent conditions to live similar to neurotypicals.

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Raymond Andrews,
President,Executive Director of Developmental Neurodiversity Association
Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement

posted August 08, 2010 10:45 AM         

BTW...I think the whale,dolphin thing is very interesting

I do find it interesting that I have Cetacea prominent in my chart, and that's named after the order that dolphins,whales belong to.

I don't know what the Moon trine Sun-Cetacea means. I don't believe that it has anything to do with my pastlives as a dolphin,whale though. Maybe it just means that I can work with those type of animials and that I probably did in pastlives.

Maybe I might marry a woman that loves dolphins,whales. My Moon is heavily influenced by sea,ocean archetypes (square Neptune,Varuna,square Sedna,and sextile Sedna).

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Raymond Andrews,
President,Executive Director of Developmental Neurodiversity Association
Supporting the Neurodiversity Movement