Learn from the mistakes of others

i'm so underwhelmed by the common ignorance these days that i get all surprised and excited when i meet interesting, intelligent people.

some tips for the morons staff at centrelink:

getting a degree doesn't mean that you:

1. didn't have any difficulty getting it (i didn't, but many others did)


2. don't have a problem getting a job (i do, many others haven't)


3. are bright (some of the stupidest people i've ever met also went to law school. some even got decent grades. and jobs. bastards.)

and being bright doesn't mean you aren't disabled. [stephen hawking, for example.]

nor does the fact you can't see it mean it isn't there. [just ask any deaf person.]

diagnosis for asperger's syndrome (for adults) is basically a personal history exam - taken by a small troupe of specialists [psych, social worker, perhaps a linguist or sommat]. they pick through your brain, and your past, then run off for a quick chat and a look over a diagnostic checklist.

aspies are part of the autism spectrum. we're not morons. [that, in fact is one of the diagnostic criteria.]

generally you've tried all the alternatives until you run out of options. then, no matter how 'unlikely', you're left with the conclusion. [sherlock would be proud. if he was real :)]

meanwhile, you're trying to get on with your life ...

yes. notch up another day.

i thoroughly recomend watching the new canadian sci-fi regenesis when it gets aired here.