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Originally Posted by ThriceShy (Post 10373834)

Anne does not have one likeable personality trait. Not a single one. The only thing she is good at is quizzes.

Are you and her other supporters suggesting that I should like her because she has Autism?

Um, I don't like her. I wish she would get voted off.
I just happen to understand her behaviour more now, so I can tolerate it.

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Originally Posted by Ashley. (Post 10373704)

I don't see how. She is one person, on one line of a very wide spectrum, and is also completely out of her comfort zone. Not only has she been plonked in the middle of a jungle but also with a bunch of people she has probably never met before - she is in both a physical AND mental situation that I'm sure she has tried very hard to avoid. She must have all sorts going through her mind, it's no wonder she may sometimes be unable to act accordingly to what is expected of her.

I agree with what you say to a degree...
However...she wasn't put there..she put herself into the situation. She chose to be well out of her comfort zone with people she knew she hadn't met before. It's a physical challenge to all of them. If she's tried so hard to avoid these situations it's an extreme situation to suddenly put yourself in.
She's coping...but she's coping because everyone is making it easy for her..doing everything for her and treating her like a child. It's obvious she wasn't going to be good at many of the tasks and challenges...I just feel there were things she could easily have coped with but sat back and let others get on with it.

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 10373548)

No, little children need sleep to help them grow and fight disease and should not be watching Harry Rednapp tell Emily she has had a lot worse in her knickers than a cricket

:skull:

'arry somehow got off Scott free with that 'suggestive' comment ..

Imagine if John , Nick , James or gawd forbid Anne had said that !!

They'd be burning their effigies in the streets of this very forum !!

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Originally Posted by TwentyOneThrones (Post 10373689)

As someone with high functioning Autism myself, and quite possibly Aspergers (I've shown cases of it but am yet to get a full diagnosis on that) I personally feel she has had a positive reflection on ppl like me. Like it or not, she has pushed herself so far out of her comfort zone and I commend that so much. I think we are forgetting that she has gone halfway across the world with a bunch of ppl she doesn't know and also challenged herself in trials. I am happy she decided to go ahead with IAC bc it's honestly heartwarming especially for someone like me to see her push herself

Excellent points !!

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Originally Posted by Ashley. (Post 10373704)

Again some excellent points !

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Originally Posted by ThatsMyUserName (Post 10373742)

Thankfully I knew through my ex-wife someone with Asperger's. I certainly wouldn't call him lazy. So I know not to generically label anyone with Asperger's as lazy. It's just how Anne is.

And that also goes to show peoples ignorance of Asperger's. It's not a one-size fits all. People have it to differing degrees. Has Anne helped bring awareness, yes. Has she helped people see her in a different light, sure. I didn't know she had it and now I know I can see that behaviour come through on The Case. I always found it a bit rude, now I'll be more tolerant.

As a fellow Aspergers .. I soon realised that I was the prince of procrastination something that is completely out of my control- even though I know when I'm doing it !!

Crazy !

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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 10373801)

You just made that up

That's harsh tbh

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Originally Posted by ThriceShy (Post 10373834)

That's unreasonably harsh !

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