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Do you know what Autism is?

Yes, I know what it is.	48.2%	[ 27 ]
Yes, I have/know someone with autism.	39.3%	[ 22 ]
No	0.0%	[ 0 ]
I've heard of it, but don't know much about it.	12.5%	[ 7 ]
Total Votes:			[ 56 ]

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The daily question is still up from yesterday. I'll be adding today's question shortly as well as leaving yesterday's up until someone answers it. 3nodding

[Graceangel]

lighting it up in michigan biggrin

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I have banners now biggrin

I'm going to pretty up the front page.

And as they were made as a freebie/donation, I can give out more goldies! biggrin

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Today's question is up as well as yesterday's still being up to be answered.

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I missed the bus. Have to wait an hour for the next one...though, I think I might just ask dad to give me a lift down instead... ninja

[RustyRobot]

I LOVE the new headers!

[BcGriffin]

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Question: As most people are aware, various coloured ribbons are used to support certain disease or disabilites, why do you think the ribbon representing autism is designed the way it is?

When you first meet someone who's autistic, they might seem at first like they're not quite "all there", like they're missing something that most "normal" people have, or perhaps they have some odd (or downright weird) behaviors. You see perhaps a couple of scattered pieces of a puzzle that you can't see the full picture of, so it feels like everything about them is in disarray. However, the more time you spend with that person, the more pieces of them you see, the more sides of them you discover, you learn about their likes and dislikes, you learn something of what it's like to be them without having to be in their shoes personally. You start getting more and more pieces of the puzzle, and eventually you start seeing the big picture, you start seeing them for who they are, not just who they appear to be. In the end, autistic people aren't missing anything, they're not broken, they're not even in disarray. Just because we may have trouble understanding them at first, doesn't mean that they can't understand us, and the effort in doing so is far from wasted. To me, at least, that's what the puzzle pieces represent.

[RustyRobot]

BcGriffin

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BcGriffin

When you first meet someone who's autistic, they might seem at first like they're not quite "all there", like they're missing something that most "normal" people have, or perhaps they have some odd (or downright weird) behaviors. You see perhaps a couple of scattered pieces of a puzzle that you can't see the full picture of, so it feels like everything about them is in disarray. However, the more time you spend with that person, the more pieces of them you see, the more sides of them you discover, you learn about their likes and dislikes, you learn something of what it's like to be them without having to be in their shoes personally. You start getting more and more pieces of the puzzle, and eventually you start seeing the big picture, you start seeing them for who they are, not just who they appear to be. In the end, autistic people aren't missing anything, they're not broken, they're not even in disarray. Just because we may have trouble understanding them at first, doesn't mean that they can't understand us, and the effort in doing so is far from wasted. To me, at least, that's what the puzzle pieces represent.

I like that answer. smile

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Graceangel

lighting it up in michigan biggrin

You're looking very blue. smile

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RustyRobot

I LOVE the new headers!

So do I. biggrin

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Yesterday's question is still up to be answered as well, so if anyone wants an easy 2k, have a go at answering. biggrin

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Bump? burning_eyes

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Blah! Neopets keeps crapping out on me!

Yes. I play Neopets. And I'm over 12. blaugh

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