[Wikipedia-l] Re: Homosexuals and other groups overrepresented here(was: sco/fiu-vro in danger)

[Wouter Steenbeek]

Anthere wrote:
>Autism can go to being extremely asocial (such as not speaking, reacting 
>violently to touch, refusing exchange with other individuals, having 
>repetitive behavior... these autists are unlikely to have a job or a 
>family) to having light troubles in interacting with others.
>
>An autist is more likely not to have a love relationship with someone else. 
>But even if he does, he can be someone who will not be very warm toward 
>spouse, perhaps not appreciate physical touch a lot. I guess this can be a 
>the same time an issue both in terms of verbal and non verbal 
>communication.
>
>I guess they are often qualified nerds because they deeply engaged 
>themselves in activities which do not require to much human contact, or, at 
>least activities where they can choose to be in contact or *not* in contact 
>with others (single game playing, stamp gathering, gardening...). I think 
>for most autists, the vibes sent by other humans have a huge impact and are 
>very overbearing. They sort of flood their mental and prevent them from 
>properly functionning. In front of this, an extreme solution is to build 
>barriers, refuse contact entirely, to the point of not understanding the 
>society. A less extreme relief solution is to give time to activities which 
>can relieve them from the psychological pressure provided by other human 
>beings. A sort of blank out relief. A routine activity helps forget the 
>environmental noise.
>
>I do not think that means they cant have a boyfriend/girlfriend, but it is 
>likely they will get one not requiring too much interaction from them. I'd 
>say the spouse should probably understand the need of the autist to have 
>times of isolation and his requirement for a very regular life. Anything 
>getting largely out of the routine seems to be very hard to handle for the 
>autist.
>
>ant
>
Thanks Anthere, couldn't have explained it better. I must emphasise however 
that not all of them suffer from the same symptoms, but need for occasional 
isolation is indeed very common. On the other hand, I personally feel the 
need of contact with other people as well, as I am a member of a student 
fraternity, for example. But... one remains strange anyway...:)

Wouter

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