{"id":1870,"date":"2015-10-07T22:19:01","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T02:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yuriar.com\/katp\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2023-04-13T03:20:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T03:20:12","slug":"aspergers-syndrome-the-second-amendment-and-the-value-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/2015\/10\/07\/aspergers-syndrome-the-second-amendment-and-the-value-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome, The Second Amendment, and The Value of Life."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I went on <a href=\"http:\/\/danaloeschradio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Dana Show<\/a> during the second hour of the radio show, which is now broadcast on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/danashow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheBlazeTv<\/a>, to talk about Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome. &nbsp;Once again, Asperger&#8217;s has been thrust into the national limelight under the worst circumstances. &nbsp;I&#8217;m not even going to link to any of the myriad of news articles all screaming &#8220;The killer had Asperger&#8217;s! OMG! He wasn&#8217;t taking his medication!&#8221; As I explained to Dana, it&#8217;s all a load of bull-puckey.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"2015 10 07 DanaShow hit\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lKXerSvmAIs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome. <em><strong>Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NOT<\/span> a mental illness, it is a neurological difference.<\/strong><\/em> &nbsp;<em>There is no medication for Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome.<\/em> &nbsp;Let me repeat that. &nbsp;<strong><em>There is NO medication for Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome is often co-morbid with other issues that would be medicated, but Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome has no cure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/yuriardesigns\/10119021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Check out my &#8220;Not weird, just wired differently&#8221; line at Cafe Press)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome is a form of high-functioning autism. &nbsp;Technically, after the latest updates to the DSM-5, Asperger&#8217;s is no longer an official diagnoses, but I digress. Typically, what separates an Aspie from a higher-function autistic person is their language skills. &nbsp;Aspies can talk, quite well. Aspies tend to be very literal, and have to learn sarcasm. &nbsp;They don&#8217;t generally look people in the eyes, often because the amount of emotion and input in the eyes is overwhelming. &nbsp;Aspies also don&#8217;t pick up on social cues, things like body language and facial expressions, which makes them generally outcasts or targets for bullies. &nbsp;Some Aspies pace, or flap their hands, or clap, scream, or whatever when overly emotional or over stimulated. &nbsp;For me personally, I close my eyes to talk to shut out other stimuli so I can concentrate on what I&#8217;m saying. &nbsp;I also tend to use headphones and music to block out the world when I&#8217;m overwhelmed or need to shut out distractions so I can stay on task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also struggle with depression. Depression is just one of several issues that can coincide with Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome. &nbsp;I am well aware that <a href=\"http:\/\/thebloggess.com\/?s=depression+lies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Depression lies<\/a>. In my case, I&#8217;m medicated. &nbsp;My &#8220;Happy Pills&#8221; help me to keep my emotions level. &nbsp;I&#8217;m blessed to have an amazing support system. &nbsp;My husband picks up the slack around the house when I&#8217;m struggling to keep myself together. He&#8217;s always there to talk me through the worst of it. &nbsp;A few weeks ago, I hit a rough patch where I just had too many feels. &nbsp;He let me rant, rave, and cry. &nbsp;My mom is amazing, and has talked me through some tough spots, and reminds me that I need to take care of the one that needs me most at the moments, and sometimes, that&#8217;s me. &nbsp;My family has always been ready to pitch in and lend a hand when I need them, just as I do for them when they need help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I see people declaring that we need restrict the rights of the &#8220;mentally ill&#8221;, I get concerned. Ya&#8217;ll are talking about me.&nbsp;As I told Dana, I believe the real conversation needs to be the value of life. America no longer values life. <em><strong>As long as we continue to treat life as disposable, these types of tragic events will continue.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went on The Dana Show during the second hour of the radio show, which is now broadcast on TheBlazeTv, to talk about Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome. &nbsp;Once again, Asperger&#8217;s has been &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,4,20,29],"tags":[36,37,38,41,42,44,45],"class_list":["post-1870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ass-burgers-rainbows","category-deep-thoughts","category-politics","category-videos","tag-2a","tag-aspegers-syndrome","tag-autism","tag-dana-loesch","tag-depression","tag-gun-rights","tag-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NotWeird.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1870"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3007,"href":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1870\/revisions\/3007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yuriar.com\/katp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}