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Gary Mckinnon will NOT be extradited
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostI thought that too. But autistic people don't see things the way that you see them.
I just think it would have been better for him in the long term.
I am also not too sure I can subscribe to the school of thought that he was just curious. Peter Townsend used curious for his research, and it's a defence used all the time to hide all manner of ills.
I don't have experience of Autism though, but I just think they, the parents, and his PR machine, have done the lad more damage than good.Comment
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He does not have actual autism though, only Aspergers syndrome which is quite mild on the spectrum.Comment
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Originally posted by Old Hack View PostI understand that, but surely the family must have thought putting an autistic man through 10 years of stress and worry isn't, in the long term, going to be good for him.
I just think it would have been better for him in the long term.
I am also not too sure I can subscribe to the school of thought that he was just curious. Peter Townsend used curious for his research, and it's a defence used all the time to hide all manner of ills.
I don't have experience of Autism though, but I just think they, the parents, and his PR machine, have done the lad more damage than good.
I don't think anyone realized it would go on for 10 years. If he had broken into Chinese computers we would have told China to fook off. But the way the UK does everything the Americans wants makes me sick.
And America has to take some share of the blame for leaving their doors open. And for using him as a political football - saying he should fry is not nice.
I quite take the Pete Townsend point though. And I would not want what Gary did to be used as a carte blance for hackers. Even old ones!Comment
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Originally posted by MyUserName View PostHe does not have actual autism though, only Aspergers syndrome which is quite mild on the spectrum.
I do remember one quote from an American magazine. "Autism is War". That sums it up for me. We have to plan our entire fooking lives round these 2 kids who want to know what is going to happen next and want total consistency in their lives. We know the younger child hates parties so we invited round 2 kids for his 5th birthday party. He knows both fairly well. He spent the entire time telling them to go home.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostBut what is autism?
1) Developmental delay in language. This can range from an inability to verbalise commands to not developing the skill of 'pointing with your eyes' (at some point young children learn to look you in the eye, then look at the thing they want, then back again). At 36 months our son could not even say mummy or daddy.
2) Developmental delay in social skills. This isn't just 'dealing' with people, it also involves issues with imaginative play and aspects like being able to filter out single voices in a noisy room (a typical skill we take for granted).
3) "Stimming", or self stimulatory behaviour. This is where you see classic nodding of heads, or watching flickering lights, or any repetitive activity where the autistic child withdraws from the world around them. Our son used to ride his scooter and you'd see his eyes look to the side at the walls rushing past; or he'd stand as close as possible to a playground roundabout as the other kids whizzed around on it.
So in fact autism is a spectrum with 3 dimensions.
The diagnosis can be fairly subjective, especially in adults. People mistake social ineptitude for autism. Also there are treatments and therapies which can alleviate and cure some of the problems, although it is considered a disability by the establishment (i.e. no cure).Keeping calm. Keeping invoicing.Comment
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I have aspergers syndrome myself and so does my daughter.
It seems to be mainly a set of character traits which, when added together, cross a boundry which someone somewhere has set.
My wife thinks some things I do are truely bizarre but I cannot understand why she does not do it, I sometimes find her very frustrating when we have arranged to do things or be places and she is not ready despite knowing the timescales well in advance.
My daughter likes to know everything that is going to happen that day and will flip her lid if things change and she is not warned. She goes beserk if you brush her hair - I am 15 stone and can squat over my bodyweight without difficulty for 3 sets of 8 reps and I still struggle to control my 3 year old when she is having her hair brushed etc.
On the other hand her memory is amazing and she remembers things from literally years ago with complete clarity.
However it seems to be that aspergers to autism is the same as tall to giant. He would have to be pretty far along the spectrum before I think it should be taken into account. I mean if he understands what he was doing is wrong now then he could probably understand before he did it!Comment
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