Comments on: Toward a New Sense of Belonging, Part 1: Why Academia Didn’t Work for Me http://www.journeyswithautism.com/2009/05/16/toward-a-new-sense-of-belonging-part-1/ Ethics, Disability Rights, and Reports from Life on the Spectrum Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:06:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Taylor Selseth http://www.journeyswithautism.com/2009/05/16/toward-a-new-sense-of-belonging-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-68947 Taylor Selseth Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:27:45 +0000 http://www.aspergerjourneys.com/?p=2302#comment-68947 OMG, I came to the EXACT SAME CONCLUSION about the moronic gobbly-gok that is Postmodern "Philosophy". I was like "WTF is this nonsense?". It's why I prefer science, thank you very much (I'm a Biotechnology major). I was astounded by how many ooh'd and ah'd over such utter dreck. To ad insult to injury when I was ranting about this crap to a fellow student that knew about my AS he dismissed my rant saying something to the extent of "well given your AS it makes sense that you will never understand Derrida because your thinking is literal and thus totalitarian" or something similar. I just wanted to pound his lights out but I fortunately restrained myself. And NTs wonder why I find their way of thinking ridiculous. Give me facts, please. OMG, I came to the EXACT SAME CONCLUSION about the moronic gobbly-gok that is Postmodern “Philosophy”. I was like “WTF is this nonsense?”. It’s why I prefer science, thank you very much (I’m a Biotechnology major). I was astounded by how many ooh’d and ah’d over such utter dreck. To ad insult to injury when I was ranting about this crap to a fellow student that knew about my AS he dismissed my rant saying something to the extent of “well given your AS it makes sense that you will never understand Derrida because your thinking is literal and thus totalitarian” or something similar. I just wanted to pound his lights out but I fortunately restrained myself. And NTs wonder why I find their way of thinking ridiculous. Give me facts, please.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.journeyswithautism.com/2009/05/16/toward-a-new-sense-of-belonging-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-45345 Rachel Mon, 18 May 2009 13:31:36 +0000 http://www.aspergerjourneys.com/?p=2302#comment-45345 Husband, you are brilliant! Where have you been all my life? ;-) Husband, you are brilliant! Where have you been all my life? ;-)

]]> By: The Husband http://www.journeyswithautism.com/2009/05/16/toward-a-new-sense-of-belonging-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-45343 The Husband Mon, 18 May 2009 13:21:22 +0000 http://www.aspergerjourneys.com/?p=2302#comment-45343 You have to understand that folks like Derrida somehow landed these sweetheart publishing deals where they were paid BY THE WORD, with no limits. But they DID have some self-respect, so they devised a Da Vinci-type code, as follows: Start at the end of each paragraph, and read back every third word (with a break for coffee after every 17 words) and then skip to the exact middle of the paragraph (which, of course, is easy to find) and read from there in both directions for exactly three lines (in both directions, of course). At the end (which, you'll soon realize, is the beginning) all will be clear. Warning: don't try this at home! PS -- I'm soooooo glad you saw the light and got the hell out of academia!!! You have to understand that folks like Derrida somehow landed these sweetheart publishing deals where they were paid BY THE WORD, with no limits. But they DID have some self-respect, so they devised a Da Vinci-type code, as follows: Start at the end of each paragraph, and read back every third word (with a break for coffee after every 17 words) and then skip to the exact middle of the paragraph (which, of course, is easy to find) and read from there in both directions for exactly three lines (in both directions, of course). At the end (which, you’ll soon realize, is the beginning) all will be clear. Warning: don’t try this at home!
PS — I’m soooooo glad you saw the light and got the hell out of academia!!!

]]> By: Rachel http://www.journeyswithautism.com/2009/05/16/toward-a-new-sense-of-belonging-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-45342 Rachel Mon, 18 May 2009 12:54:38 +0000 http://www.aspergerjourneys.com/?p=2302#comment-45342 Thanks, guys. You both are really helping my thinking along here, helping me to remember the ways in which I feel at home in the world. Thanks, guys. You both are really helping my thinking along here, helping me to remember the ways in which I feel at home in the world.

]]> By: Ben http://www.journeyswithautism.com/2009/05/16/toward-a-new-sense-of-belonging-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-45086 Ben Sun, 17 May 2009 21:51:05 +0000 http://www.aspergerjourneys.com/?p=2302#comment-45086 ah, deconstructionism. it flourishes at art schools, as well. take pretty much everything you said, have it coming out of my mouth, less articulately, and with more derision and frustrated venom, and you have me, at York University's Faculty of Fine Art in 1988, and Emily carr College of Art and Design from 1990-1993. yikes. that being said, I wander through the beautiful Univesity of Toronto campus with my friend Sue, and we think how lovely it would be to take a class because we liked it, to learn sumpin', and to ogle the beautiful people, and to lament our misspent youth. ;) the time of decon. has not passed yet, but I hope soon professors and academics look back on it with puzzlement and a patronizing understanding. as for belonging, it's something I still struggle with, though much less than before finding out about AS. with age and a self-diagnosis of AS, it seems easier to cut myself some slack, and realize just how great I've got it, with my best friend as my best love, and some time to read. Happy Victoria Day (in Canadia anyway) Ben ah, deconstructionism. it flourishes at art schools, as well. take pretty much everything you said, have it coming out of my mouth, less articulately, and with more derision and frustrated venom, and you have me, at York University’s Faculty of Fine Art in 1988, and Emily carr College of Art and Design from 1990-1993. yikes. that being said, I wander through the beautiful Univesity of Toronto campus with my friend Sue, and we think how lovely it would be to take a class because we liked it, to learn sumpin’, and to ogle the beautiful people, and to lament our misspent youth. ;)
the time of decon. has not passed yet, but I hope soon professors and academics look back on it with puzzlement and a patronizing understanding.
as for belonging, it’s something I still struggle with, though much less than before finding out about AS. with age and a self-diagnosis of AS, it seems easier to cut myself some slack, and realize just how great I’ve got it, with my best friend as my best love, and some time to read.
Happy Victoria Day (in Canadia anyway)

Ben

]]> By: Samuel Sandeen http://www.journeyswithautism.com/2009/05/16/toward-a-new-sense-of-belonging-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-44736 Samuel Sandeen Sun, 17 May 2009 11:00:47 +0000 http://www.aspergerjourneys.com/?p=2302#comment-44736 I would have to agree that fitting into groups of people who are so completely different must be exhausting and indeed counter productive. Nonetheless humans as a species are social creatures. It is one of our most basic urges. It is what makes you write this blog. You do belong. You are part of the online autistic community. We accept you as you are. I hope you can feel at home here. I would have to agree that fitting into groups of people who are so completely different must be exhausting and indeed counter productive. Nonetheless humans as a species are social creatures. It is one of our most basic urges. It is what makes you write this blog. You do belong. You are part of the online autistic community. We accept you as you are. I hope you can feel at home here.

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