It’s the National Average. You can’t possibly be this dense.
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Brah, it was just a joke.
Here’s where you watch the goal posts, not the ball. He’s going to slowly move them while distracting everyone with “what I’m seeing”.
This is plain silly at this point.
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I know, I’m clearly hyperbolic at times but that’s why we can have fun in here.
If I ever go looking for another American girl again I want her to be from the south, I want that southern belle accent. I’m tired of every girl sounding like a valley girl. The California accent has taken over everything.
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True, it’s been an epic thread.
I’ve run out of steam though.
Look at how he either lied through his teeth or displayed how incredible dense he is in our latest exchanges. There’s no point in engaging him further.
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to be fair I still don’t honestly understand the point of that exchange. I told you what I meant by what I posted, you can either accept that or not.
If I accept that, I would have to accept that you are really stupid. If I do that, then I would have to question everything you posted about yourself and come to the conclusion that in all probabilities, you are an INCEL.
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ok? have fun with it.
It has. I think the internet has made everyone a little crazy.
I even got in a tussle with my gf last night over the topic of autism. She was telling me something about her friend having her 2 year old tested for autism, which I found absurd.
She comes at me with the “what do you mean? if we had a kid and we got him tested…” and I was like look first of all we ain’t testing a 2 year old for anything unless there are some pretty drastic signs something is off.
hooo,boy. She took that and ran with it “omg if we had a baby you wouldn’t trust the advice of professionals???” I simply said no, I would not. Not for an observational study that they cannot get down pat, even if they are good doctors, mistakes are made, constantly. It’s not bloodwork. I’d wait, not sweat it, let the kid get older and then see. Mannnnn that was a doozy. She started doing research online and all this… haha.
But anyways this is gonna be a busy month for me so I’m sure it will slow down. I’ll come in later and maybe fire this place up again.
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I’ll address the autism thing, and cognitive deficits/disorders with children in general, as it’s a thing pretty close to my heart.
Testing and treating are 2 different things. If a parent is truly concerned, then I think testing can have some real benefit, no matter how the results turn out. Most often, a trained professional will simply come to the conclusion that either there is nothing to worry about, or there are things to be monitored, and some things the parents can do early on to help with learning and attention, etc depending on what is going on. In rare cases, a professional will say that there are serious concerns, and maybe some treatment will be prescribed. Even in those instances, medication will very rarely be a part of that treatment.
In the first case, if there is nothing to worry about, it can be very good for the parents, and then in turn, the kid. If the parents are stressed or worried about something like this, it’s going to affect how they take care of their child. A Dr telling them the child is fine can absolutely make home conditions better for everyone. It can save a marriage in some cases, if there is disagreement between the parents on the situation.
In the second, and even the third possibilities, if there are things that are of legitimate concern, early treatment (not medication, but behavioral/discipline/teaching techniques) can be employed to mitigate the problems the child may have in later life. Most people don’t understand how great of an impact a parent has on child’s future before the age of 5.
If a parent is looking for a diagnosis simply so that they can medicate the child, that should be discouraged. That’s a terrible thing.
Since I don’t know any details of the situation specifically that you’re talking about, I can’t actually speak to whether testing seems justified or not, but as I mentioned above, peace of mind can be achieved the professional consultation, and that’s not a bad thing.
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Ha! The hubris!
I have a great deal to respond to, but this is my first day back at work, so don’t have time. I will say of this:
To expand upon what @flipcollar has said, that two is very commonly the age at which children with significant oddities are tested, because this is the age at which a complete lack of growing language awareness/skill becomes obvious, along with lack of shared eye gaze, i.e. when I say “look!” and point to a cow, the baby’s eyes follow. Deficits in nonverbal expression, which doesn’t seem like a big deal until you encounter someone who lacks it, is also notable by two, etc, etc.
Catching an autism spectrum disorder early allows for early intervention, which is a very good thing, because no one really wants to be the parent of a seven-year-old who is not potty trained and who makes loud bird cries in lieu of language. Unfortunately at its more extreme, those things are probably going to happen anyway, but for mild-moderate disorders, there can be significant gains by the time school starts.
There is no medication for autism. If kids are medicated it’s to address symptoms, e.g. stimulant for ADHD-type behaviors if this will help improve educability.
You’re just such an unpleasant fellow in every way.
I’m curious about the sudden arrival of a “gf” and want to revisit your movie review, but need to return emails before my next client arrives.
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I know, sudden, right? As if I shouldn’t openly dox myself lol
Would you also be surprised to know that I eat, sleep, and shit? Or maybe that I have a brother? sister? SHOCKING. I’m human.
But of course when you try and peg someone immediately with labels this can be tough to start undoing. Slap the “incel” on someone and suddenly your entire perspective is made through that lens.
I’d think someone in your line of work would know better, but nah too much credit.
I’m fairly certain saying you have a girlfriend who exists was never going to ‘dox’ you… lol. Like ‘oh shit, greenboy has a GIRLFRIEND? I know exactly who that is!’
those things are integral parts of being a human. Having a gf currently is not. Don’t be ridiculous.
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The point is I don’t like getting personal online, I don’t find it necessary, especially since anyone can say anything, so it makes it all pointless… worse even, when someone labels you and you have to try and convince others you aren’t that. Futile endeavor.
Dear sweet baby Jesus, please tell me we’ve reached the non-parent giving advice to parents or the anti-vax portion of the thread. Amen.
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You are not good at this.
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exactly!
Hey man, some people are just life KNOWERS and they’ve got it all figured out.
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Hopefully he’ll be like that one herpderp who said hes an expert on parenting because he had been parented.
I await with baited breath
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