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Just to be precise, autism has a behavioral component, to be sure, but there really is no such thing as "behaviorally autistic." One is on the spectrum, or one is not. However, I will agree that parenting does play a large role in how an autistic child behaves, and it behooves parents to learn the basics of applied behavioral analysis and implement positive behavioral reinforcements, since those have shown to have the best results. As to the causes of autism, there is an organic component, and I am also convinced that there is a genetic predisposition that needs to exist. But since autism can manifest either from birth or occur as a regressive disorder, it remains to be seen what might trigger that genetic predisposition. (And apologies for hijacking the thread with my foray onto my soapbox...)

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As the mother of an autistic son, I'm put in mind of the Bruno Bettelheim theory that autism was caused by cold and undemonstrative parenting, which he termed "refrigerator mothering." It always struck me as utterly repugnant how the entire onus was placed squarely on the mother, when in my case, it is largely my husband who distances himself from our son. Bettelheim's revolting theories have been largely discredited by, unsurprisingly, real science.

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I used to post on FFN myself, and when my fiction went past the point of heavy innuendo, I came here to publish it. Obviously, I like it here, and although I did pull my work from FFN a while back voluntarily, that was for other reasons not related to content ratings. But I did read the ToS, and I did agonize over whether or not my innuendo crossed the line. I have teenagers of my own, and I decided that if I wasn't comfortable with them reading what I wrote, then it didn't belong on FFN. Part of being a writer is being able to actually read the rules.

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For you, my favorite paladin, I always have time!

I'm always willing to offer what little I know in terms of my own background and interests. I've worked in finance, and at some rather odd jobs as well such as in a cemetery. I read extensively and love history. I'm working on my skills as a rogue... ::looks at shortbow in closet and lockpicks on desk:: Oh, and I'm very good at snark.

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It's worthwhile. Even if you're writing fan fiction, and never hope to profit from it, it's something you put time and effort into. It's a piece of your soul, and having it stolen is a violation. We get that, and we are willing to work hard to keep our site free of plagiarists. Readers know that if they email us with a report, it will be investigated thoroughly, and it will be dealt with quickly if it is a valid report. It doesn't take thirty people reporting daily for two months to get our attention.

I do write a bit in Originals, and the reviews there can be fabulous if you're writing a genre that is popular. I myself tend not to, because I'm like that ( ) but having said that, the other reason I publish Original work here is our dedication to protecting our authors from plagiarism. We do NOT tolerate plagiarism on this site, and we have been known to engage in reporting elsewhere when one of our authors has been plagiarized. It's a comfort level that I don't have elsewhere online for my original work.

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