Comments on: All Hail the Geek Girls

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:06:46 +0000

RAJ: Contrary to popular opinion, some autistic people can, and do, pass for non-autistic a lot of the time. Including some who were diagnosed quite early in life with quite obvious autism. Often it is not just what they are like but what their environment is like that allows them to pass. I have known people who were classified as severely autistic but who could pass in certain environments (where for instance speech was not an expectation) nonetheless.

By: Skov

Skov — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:52:34 +0000

Okay, so as I try to understand Autism and why/how my son thinks the way he does, I’m starting to get a little unclear on the lines for myself. When I read a checklist of Aspergers, I can pretty much say they all apply to me, but on a lesser scale.

What’s the difference between hardcore geek and Aspergers? Is it only a matter of degree? And if so, where’s that line they draw in the sand? And, ultimately, should I care?

By: RAJ

RAJ — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:48:40 +0000

You have got to be kidding. I watched this video and Heather is no more autistic than my pet cat. If you want an explanation for the myth of the so-called autism ‘epidemic’ look no further than child psychiatry who over the last twenty five years have so vastly expanded the definition of ‘autism’ as to have rendered the label meaningless.

By: MomtoJBG

MomtoJBG — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:31:22 +0000

I was kind of a closet geek, until my sons were diagnosed and I started going to autism support groups. I have found my people!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:34:21 +0000

I’ve always found that being autistic in a geeky and mostly non-autistic environment means being picked on by all the “cooler” geeks.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:25:56 +0000

I am kind of proficient with computers myself….

By: Melanie, Bobby's mom

Melanie, Bobby's mom — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:36:32 +0000

I was a serious NT academic/geek girl (VP of the computer club) in high school and frequently socially awkward, but only around other girls. Talking to guys was never a problem

And now, being age 35 with 23 years of computer experience has been quite the career plus. We use to joke in grad school about “the geeks inheriting the earth”, and I don’t think that’s too far off at times. As Jannalou says, geekiness is nothing to be ashamed of – it’s a badge of honor in some scenarios.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:04:21 +0000

It was all related back to high school…a busload of students got injured and that was the tie-in. The (almost) final scene w/ Bailey and McDreamy was just perfect (for me) — she had all these assumptions about him being one of the “beautiful people” (my words) and well, I can’t do it justice. I know it’s just a TV show, but it was pretty spot-on for me and quite thought-provoking.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:43:33 +0000

I didn’t—–what was the plot?

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:04:43 +0000

Did you happen to catch Grey’s Anatomy last night? Same subject line and I really related to it.