Autistic Spectrum Code
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This is a "first draft". It's based on the "Geek Code" if you've seen
that before. I'll welcome suggestions and may include them in ASC 1.1
You can include this code on your web page, in your signature, etc...
Note that the code is case sensitive. For instance, there is a "p" and a
"P", but they are different things.
My code is:
AA! d- c++++ s+:-- a-- p+ t++ f--- S++ p-- e+ h+ r* n++ i+ P- m+++
M-->++
VARIABLES
@ for this variable, said trait is not very rigid, may change with time or
with individual interaction. For example, autistics who like math but
dislike Geometry may list themself as m++@
() for indicating "cross-overs" or ranges. Autistics who could go from
s++ (mostly) to s--- might indicate it with s++(---) @ is different from
() in that () has finite limits within the category, while @ ranges all
over.
> for 'wannabe' ratings. Indicating that while the geek is currently at
one rating, they are striving to reach another. For example, m-->++
indicating someone who wants to someday become good at math, but is poor
at it right now.
? Unless stated otherwise within the specific category, the ? is placed
after the category identifier and indicates that the autistic has no
knowledge about that specific category. For example, a person that has
never ever heard about trains would list t?
! Placed BEFORE the category. Unless stated otherwise, indicates that the
person refuses to participate in this category. This is unlike the ?
variable as the ? indicates lack of knowledge, while the ! indicates
stubborn refusal to participate. For example, !t would be a person that
just plain refuses to have anything to do with public transit, while t?
would be a person that doesn't even know what public transit is.
TYPE OF AUTISTIC
AA - Autistic "Disorder"
AC - Autistic Cousin
AS - Asperger's Syndrome
AP - PDD
A - General Autistic Spectrum
Append a "!" if there is an official DX, a "?" if the status is unclear.
Apply a ">" if person is a wanna-be autistic.
DRESS
d++ I tend to wear conservative dress such as a business suit and tie
d+ I dress in "business casual" clothing - slacks, button-shirt, etc.
d I dress in a bland, boring way.
d- I'm usually in jeans and a t-shirt.
d-- I dress in torn jeans and dirty t-shirts.
d--- I wear whatever I woke up wearing!
dx Cross Dresser
d? I have no idea what I am wearing right now, let alone what I wore
yesterday.
!d No clothing. Quite a fashion statement, don't you think?
dpu I wear the same clothes all the time, no matter the occasion,
forgetting to do laundry between wearings.
SHAPE
Autistics come in many shapes and sizes. Shape code is divided into two
parts. The first indicates height, while the second indicates roundness.
Mix each section to fit yourself. Examples include: s:++, s++:, s++:--.
s+++:+++ I usually have to duck through doors/I take up three movie
seats.
s++:++ I'm a basketball/linebacker candidate.
s+:+ I'm a little taller/rounder than most.
s: I'm an average autistic
s-:- I look up to most people. Everyone tells me to gain a few
pounds.
s--:-- I look up to damn near everybody. I tend to have to fight
against a strong breeze.
s---:--- I take a phone book with me when I go out so I can see to eat
dinner. My bones are poking through my skin.
s!:! I refuse to discuss my height/roundness!
AGE
a+++ 60+
a++ 50-59
a+ 40-49
a 30-39
a- 25-29
a-- 20-24
a--- 15-19
a---- < 15
!a None of your business!
COMPUTERS
c++++ I have submitted Linux code changes and received a response from
Linus!
c+++ I can program and run a network well.
c++ I've written a script or two. I know what an ARM is.
c+ I like computers, but don't program them.
c I don't mind computers, but don't particularly like them.
c- Computers aren't fun to me.
c-- I don't like computers.
c--- Computers don't like me.
PERSEVERATIONS
p+++ I am currently perseveration on more then 10 things!
p++ I am perseverating on 5-10 things right now.
p+ I perseverate on just a few things at a time.
p I only have one major preservation.
p- I can't concentrate on one thing for long.
PUBLIC TRANSIT
t+++ I memorized the timetable for my city's transit system
t++ I ride buses and trains for fun
t+ I enjoy transit
t I ride transit to get around town
t- I think the bus smells
t-- I hate transit!
t--- I'll walk, thank you very much!
FACIAL RECOGNITION
f++ I never forget a face.
f+ I can still recognize all my childhood classmates
f I am average at recognizing people.
f- I sometimes have trouble recognizing my coworkers
f-- I have trouble recognizing my friends.
f--- I can't even recognize my immediate family!
SENSORY ISSUES
S++ I have very sensitive senses
S+ Some of my senses are slightly over sensitive
S I have normal senses
S- Some of my senses are slightly under sensitive
S-- I have very insensitive senses
POLITICS
p++ I am very liberal
p+ I'm more left then right
p I sit in the middle
p- I'm more right then left
p-- I'm very conservative
EDUCATION
e+++ I have a postgraduate degree
e++ I have a college degree
e+ I've done some college
e I graduated high school
e- I never finished high school
e-- I haven't even started high school
HOUSING
h++ I live in a large house
h+ I live in a small house or large apartment
h I live in a basic apartment
h- I live in a small apartment
h-- I live in someone else's apartment/house
ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
r++ I'm married
r+ I'm in a serious relationship
r I date frequently
r- I've dated a few times
r-- I've never dated
r* I don't want to have a romantic relationship
NT EMULATION
n+++ No one would ever think I'm different from any NT!
n++ I emulate NTs well enough to hold a steady job
n+ Some people know I'm different, but they can't figure out why.
n I can act like an NT for a short period of time, but I can't
keep the act up forever!
n- I have trouble with even the most basic NT rituals
n-- I can't emulate an NT no matter how hard I try!
n* Why would anyone want to emulate an NT?
INERTIA
i++ I can't get moving no matter how important the task
i+ I can force myself to act on REALLY important tasks
i I will act on a task if I think I need to get it done
i- I generally act on tasks whenever I have a spare moment
i-- I'm a "go-getter", always doing things like cleaning my house
and paying my bills
PETS
P+++ Pets are the perfect creature. I hope to be reincarnated as a
cat/dog/lizard
P++ I have many cats/dogs/whatevers.
P+ I have one or two cats/dogs/whatevers.
P I have a single pet
P- I don't dislike pets, but I don't own any, either.
P-- I don't want to share my space with an animal.
P--- Who would want to own a smelly, noisy, and irritating thing?
MATH
m++ I've mastered math above Calculus
m+ I can still do Calculus
m I learned algebra
m- I can still do arithmetic
m-- Math? Me? Not likely!
MUSIC
M+++ I'm a professional musician
M++ I perform publicly
M+ I'm a decent musician
M I'm an average singer and might even know the basics of an
instrument
M- I am not a good musician!
M-- I can't sing. At all.
M--- Cats run away when I sing or play an instrument.
Hylander
M-->++
I used to have a geekcode....I first saw it on userfriendly.org...ok...maybe
do this in the roll call next time for long time regulars.
I'm going to add a few things to it: a plain English of my code will follow
to acknowledge new code.
John H. Gagon: AS? d>^v^ s+:++>-- a c++>+++++ p+! t@ f++ S++ pol@ e++ h+ r++
n*>n++ i++ P+++ m++>++ M>M++++
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Asparagus Syndrome, not diagnosed cause no one has ever caught me in
asparagus mode.
dress is currently dull drab golf shirts and slacks but slowly turning goth.
shape...need to get in better shape.
age 30
computers: can program and run a network, take cover of computer. how well
is subjective
perseverance: I do at most three perseverances at a time, usually one.
transit: I dislike driving cars but like buses AND walking and cycling
(Houston sux for walking and cycling.)
facial recog: never forget.
Sensitivity: very sound and touch sensitive, bright light sensitive...
politics: Not in a linear spectrum.
edu: got degree...post highschool for about 10 yrs in all kinds of subjects.
hous: have both house and apartment.
rom: married
ntemu: can't/don't want to emulate but am barely able to hold job.
inert: need a lot of boost to do mundane tasks.
Pet: pets rule.
math: had a bad teacher for calculus, have been trying to self teach at
times.
Muz: want to learn to play piano.
btw, there are 2 p's poltics and perseverance. on perseverance, it might be
handy to make a note of qty versus amount of focus...
also scatterbraininess/spaciness. also would like a physics or science and
art.
Hans Kamp
<growi...@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
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> Autistic Spectrum Code (ASC) 1.0
>
> This is a "first draft". It's based on the "Geek Code" if you've seen
> that before. I'll welcome suggestions and may include them in ASC 1.1
>
> You can include this code on your web page, in your signature, etc...
>
> Note that the code is case sensitive. For instance, there is a "p" and a
> "P", but they are different things.
>
> My code is:
> AA! d- c++++ s+:-- a-- p+ t++ f--- S++ p-- e+ h+ r* n++ i+ P- m+++
> M-->++
Hm, great! {impressed}
Let's fill in my code.
I don't understand much of the variables but let's give it a try.
> TYPE OF AUTISTIC
>
> AA - Autistic "Disorder"
> AC - Autistic Cousin
> AS - Asperger's Syndrome
> AP - PDD
> A - General Autistic Spectrum
> Append a "!" if there is an official DX, a "?" if the status is unclear.
> Apply a ">" if person is a wanna-be autistic.
I have PDD/NOS. That should be AP or A.
> DRESS
>
> d++ I tend to wear conservative dress such as a business suit and tie
> d+ I dress in "business casual" clothing - slacks, button-shirt, etc.
> d I dress in a bland, boring way.
> d- I'm usually in jeans and a t-shirt.
> d-- I dress in torn jeans and dirty t-shirts.
> d--- I wear whatever I woke up wearing!
> dx Cross Dresser
> d? I have no idea what I am wearing right now, let alone what I wore
> yesterday.
> !d No clothing. Quite a fashion statement, don't you think?
> dpu I wear the same clothes all the time, no matter the occasion,
> forgetting to do laundry between wearings.
d-
> SHAPE
>
> Autistics come in many shapes and sizes. Shape code is divided into two
> parts. The first indicates height, while the second indicates roundness.
> Mix each section to fit yourself. Examples include: s:++, s++:, s++:--.
>
> s+++:+++ I usually have to duck through doors/I take up three movie
> seats.
> s++:++ I'm a basketball/linebacker candidate.
> s+:+ I'm a little taller/rounder than most.
> s: I'm an average autistic
> s-:- I look up to most people. Everyone tells me to gain a few
> pounds.
> s--:-- I look up to damn near everybody. I tend to have to fight
> against a strong breeze.
> s---:--- I take a phone book with me when I go out so I can see to eat
> dinner. My bones are poking through my skin.
> s!:! I refuse to discuss my height/roundness!
s+:+ I am almost 6 feet/180 cms tall.
> AGE
>
> a+++ 60+
> a++ 50-59
> a+ 40-49
> a 30-39
> a- 25-29
> a-- 20-24
> a--- 15-19
> a---- < 15
> !a None of your business!
a I am 35 years old.
> COMPUTERS
>
> c++++ I have submitted Linux code changes and received a response from
> Linus!
> c+++ I can program and run a network well.
> c++ I've written a script or two. I know what an ARM is.
> c+ I like computers, but don't program them.
> c I don't mind computers, but don't particularly like them.
> c- Computers aren't fun to me.
> c-- I don't like computers.
> c--- Computers don't like me.
c++ The last few years I don't program often anymore. I am more like a
composer or an Internetter.
> PERSEVERATIONS
>
> p+++ I am currently perseveration on more then 10 things!
> p++ I am perseverating on 5-10 things right now.
> p+ I perseverate on just a few things at a time.
> p I only have one major preservation.
> p- I can't concentrate on one thing for long.
p++ I have broad interests. Some interests last long, others are very short
when I am distracted to another interests.
> PUBLIC TRANSIT
>
> t+++ I memorized the timetable for my city's transit system
> t++ I ride buses and trains for fun
> t+ I enjoy transit
> t I ride transit to get around town
> t- I think the bus smells
> t-- I hate transit!
> t--- I'll walk, thank you very much!
t+ I enjoy transit/traveling.
> FACIAL RECOGNITION
>
> f++ I never forget a face.
> f+ I can still recognize all my childhood classmates
> f I am average at recognizing people.
> f- I sometimes have trouble recognizing my coworkers
> f-- I have trouble recognizing my friends.
> f--- I can't even recognize my immediate family!
f+ I think that I remember faces easily. So there isn't a relation between
autistics and having f-- (trouble recognizing his friends).
> SENSORY ISSUES
>
> S++ I have very sensitive senses
> S+ Some of my senses are slightly over sensitive
> S I have normal senses
> S- Some of my senses are slightly under sensitive
> S-- I have very insensitive senses
S+ most senses are sensitive. Feeling can be sensitive (heat, pressure) or
insensitive (cold, pain). I have a sensitive smelling, taste and hearing.
Seeing is normal.
> POLITICS
>
> p++ I am very liberal
> p+ I'm more left then right
> p I sit in the middle
> p- I'm more right then left
> p-- I'm very conservative
p- Liberal (Dutch: liberaal) has a "right" meaning. As you describe it,
liberal would mean socialistic, communistic. Conservative means liberal or
even fascistic. Hitlerism is described as "right" (vs left!!!), but I think
it is partly right, partly left.
> EDUCATION
>
> e+++ I have a postgraduate degree
> e++ I have a college degree
> e+ I've done some college
> e I graduated high school
> e- I never finished high school
> e-- I haven't even started high school
e+ but I could get e++ or even e+++.
> HOUSING
>
> h++ I live in a large house
> h+ I live in a small house or large apartment
> h I live in a basic apartment
> h- I live in a small apartment
> h-- I live in someone else's apartment/house
h-, as part of a group home.
> ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
>
> r++ I'm married
> r+ I'm in a serious relationship
> r I date frequently
> r- I've dated a few times
> r-- I've never dated
> r* I don't want to have a romantic relationship
r-- I never dated.
> NT EMULATION
>
> n+++ No one would ever think I'm different from any NT!
> n++ I emulate NTs well enough to hold a steady job
> n+ Some people know I'm different, but they can't figure out why.
> n I can act like an NT for a short period of time, but I can't
> keep the act up forever!
> n- I have trouble with even the most basic NT rituals
> n-- I can't emulate an NT no matter how hard I try!
> n* Why would anyone want to emulate an NT?
The way other people can experience me can be quite different. Adults think
I am n+++ or n++. Younger people and teenagers n+.
> INERTIA
>
> i++ I can't get moving no matter how important the task
> i+ I can force myself to act on REALLY important tasks
> i I will act on a task if I think I need to get it done
> i- I generally act on tasks whenever I have a spare moment
> i-- I'm a "go-getter", always doing things like cleaning my house
> and paying my bills
i+. With the group home staff I made a schedule when I do what.
> PETS
>
> P+++ Pets are the perfect creature. I hope to be reincarnated as a
> cat/dog/lizard
> P++ I have many cats/dogs/whatevers.
> P+ I have one or two cats/dogs/whatevers.
> P I have a single pet
> P- I don't dislike pets, but I don't own any, either.
> P-- I don't want to share my space with an animal.
> P--- Who would want to own a smelly, noisy, and irritating thing?
P--. I don't like to have pets. But I can be quite interested in animals:
animal movies, animal surgery, animal psychiatry, etc.
> MATH
>
> m++ I've mastered math above Calculus
> m+ I can still do Calculus
> m I learned algebra
> m- I can still do arithmetic
> m-- Math? Me? Not likely!
What is Calculus? I am not bad at math though.
> MUSIC
>
> M+++ I'm a professional musician
> M++ I perform publicly
> M+ I'm a decent musician
> M I'm an average singer and might even know the basics of an
> instrument
> M- I am not a good musician!
> M-- I can't sing. At all.
> M--- Cats run away when I sing or play an instrument.
M+.
My code would be:
A d- s+:+ a c++ p++ t+ f+ S+ e+ h- r-- n++ i+ P-- m M+
Hans Kamp.
Larry
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Larry
L'autisme c'est moi
"Space folds, and folded space bends, and bent folded space contracts and
expands unevenly in every way unconcievable except to someone who does not
believe in the laws of mathematics"
Larry
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Larry
L'autisme c'est moi
"Space folds, and folded space bends, and bent folded space contracts and
expands unevenly in every way unconcievable except to someone who does not
believe in the laws of mathematics"
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Larry
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (er on second thoughts I
had better not, else this will skew Joels posting statistics )
--
Larry
L'autisme c'est moi
"Space folds, and folded space bends, and bent folded space contracts and
expands unevenly in every way unconcievable except to someone who does not
believe in the laws of mathematics"
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neral
d-
s:
a
c++
p+
t
f
S++
P+
e-
h-
r*
n+
i+
P-
m--
M---
--
neral
neral
is better than
S+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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neral
neral
not with a capital S
It's really difficult, this code
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neral
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Larry
Flanders to Istanbul :0
--
Larry
L'autisme c'est moi
"Space folds, and folded space bends, and bent folded space contracts and
expands unevenly in every way unconcievable except to someone who does not
believe in the laws of mathematics"
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Catriona
the following communication from alien lifeform growi...@hotmail.com:
>Autistic Spectrum Code (ASC) 1.0
I'm safe to forget what any of this actually means, but my code seems to
be:
AS! d- s--:-- a--- c+ p+ t f- s p e- h-- r+ n+ i P+ m+ M-
--
Catriona (18, AS)
Remove NOSPAM from address to e-mail me
neral
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neral
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Hylander
visually sensitive like me!!!!!
This isn't one of your prime number games where I had to count your
8s!...this is the whole newsgroup!
(said with a bit of mirth here but still making a point) ;>
Note, if yous stare hard at all the pluses, Andy Warhol's "Marilyn Monroe"
starts to pop out.
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Hylander
part to distinguish between "geek" and "non-geek" variety.
like:
G : Geekiness:
G+++ I am geek inside and out geek, pure microchip brain, can use the vulcan
sleeper techniques and was the first labelled geek.
G++ I have contributed to geekdom ie:hiding in NASA's computer closet
contributing geeky things to the internet.
G+ I am a geek at work, home and play.
G I am a geek at most at play or home.
G- I disdain overly geeky things like trek, computers, comics, math/sci,
fantasy.
G-- Ewww, geeks? Can't stand them.
G--- I am Britney Spears's.
((G)) Have a geeky inner child./closeted geek
G? "Aren't geeks like some kind of vegetable?"
!G Don't know if geek or not and don't care.
Gpu I do geeky things at the expense of bathing.
G[modifiers]{geek code inserted}
Ian Molton
sheaf of electrons and etched in their motions the following immortal
words:
<obslashdot> Privacy! they're collecting information!!!
AS! d--dpu s: a-- c++++ p:linux t--- f---@ S++@ pdontcare h r! n--(+) i(+)
P m+ M(+)
slight addition to the 'p' rule ;-)
Is it valid to have two 'p' rules? (perseveration and politics?) Does
position mean anything in a autiecode?
Im not answering e for now as it need more work (I have been to uni, but
didnt get a degree. how do I represent that? whats a college degree? This
needs 'normalising to cope with differences in international education
systems.
r! means 'in a state of flux (married, seeking divorce, in relationship in
the meantime)
Hylander
E: Evilness
E+++ I'm perfectly evil in every little way. I have the shaved nuggets and
nuclear missile silos to match.
E++ I was Napolean, Hitler and Gangus in all my former lives.
E+ I own a cat or ferret and kiss people I'm going to destroy for the fun of
it.
E I have personally attained the negative alignment that my character
Gorloch, the Evil Necromancer in D&D had.
E- I own a puppy and let my sister/brother play with me. Member of the
alt.barney.die.die.die newsgroup.
E-- I'm Fred Rogers, or Mary Poppins.
E(MP) I'm the evil Mary Poppins.
E*B Barney the dinosaur kind of evil.
E--- I'm evil's worst nightmare.....have seat on Hall of Justice.
E? What? Can someone in my condition possibly be evil?
!E Don't bother me, I'm eating my quish./My alignment is neutral. D&D{[d&d
code here]}
E%d Depends on what I'm wearing.
E>^v^ I am Strahd Dracul, what's so evil about that?!
~E - I find it hard to figure out why I'm so evil.
E|G A geek who can be evil when the job calls for it.
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Suzanne
> Autistic Spectrum Code (ASC) 1.0
<snips taken liberally throughout>
I've only included sections where I have comments or suggestions.
> TYPE OF AUTISTIC
>
> AA - Autistic "Disorder"
> AC - Autistic Cousin
> AS - Asperger's Syndrome
> AP - PDD
> A - General Autistic Spectrum
>
> Append a "!" if there is an official DX, a "?" if the status is unclear.
> Apply a ">" if person is a wanna-be autistic.
Hmmmm..... how about some sort of code for a parent/spouse of an
autistic. The biggest problem I see is that P is already used quite a
bit, and confusion might occur. How about PofA and SofA? It would be
possible to have more than one code for this, obviously.
> PERSEVERATIONS
>
> p+++ I am currently perseverating on more then 10 things!
> p++ I am perseverating on 5-10 things right now.
> p+ I perseverate on just a few things at a time.
> p I only have one major perseveration.
> p- I can't concentrate on one thing for long.
How about: I have interests, but none strong enough to be called a
perseveration? Maybe p0 (NOTE: both perseverations and politics have a
lower case 'p'. In addition, there is an upper case one. Can this be
avoided, or must we rely on position, as well as case?)
NT EMULATION
>
> n+++ No one would ever think I'm different from any NT!
> n++ I emulate NTs well enough to hold a steady job
> n+ Some people know I'm different, but they can't figure out why.
> n I can act like an NT for a short period of time, but I can't
> keep the act up forever!
> n- I have trouble with even the most basic NT rituals
> n-- I can't emulate an NT no matter how hard I try!
> n* Why would anyone want to emulate an NT?
Perhaps "No one would ever think I'm not an NT!" would be clearer. Not
being different from *any* NT would be pretty difficult, unless all NTs
are alike.
For anyone who wants to spend the time decoding, here's mine.
PofA SofA d- s-:s! a c++ p0 t f- S++ p+ e+++ h+ r++ n++ i P+ m++ M--
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Suzanne
Suzanne
>>> e+++ I have a postgraduate degree
>>> e++ I have a college degree
>>> e+ I've done some college
>>> e I graduated high school
>>> e- I never finished high school
>>> e-- I haven't even started high school
>>>
>>e+ but I could get e++ or even e+++.
>>
>
> Tricky this one as the Dutch educational system is very different from
> the US one. We don't have high school or college. Dutch schools:
> 'basic' school (age 5 - 12), 'intermediate' school (12 - 18), 'higher'
> schools (including university; university is considered "higher" than
> other 'higher' education though). So a Dutch equivalent would be:
>
> e+++ University degree
> e++ 'Hogeschool' degree
> e+ Finished 'Middelbare' school on VWO- or HAVO-level
> e Finished Middelbare school on MAVO-level
> e- Finished VMBO or did not finish MAVO or HAVO
> e-- Did not finish VMBO
>
> For me: e++(+++) finished Conservatory but have university potential.
At what age would a person normally reach level "e" (finished Middelbare
school on MAVO-level)? Am I correct that the Middelbare is the
'intermediate' school you mentioned? If so, does one finish Middelbare
at different ages, depending on level? Or is it simply a difference in
the curriculum the students take?
Suzanne
Suzanne
>>>e+++ University degree
>>>e++ 'Hogeschool' degree
>>>e+ Finished 'Middelbare' school on VWO- or HAVO-level
>>>e Finished Middelbare school on MAVO-level
>>>e- Finished VMBO or did not finish MAVO or HAVO
>>>e-- Did not finish VMBO
>>>
>>At what age would a person normally reach level "e" (finished Middelbare
>>school on MAVO-level)? Am I correct that the Middelbare is the
>>'intermediate' school you mentioned? If so, does one finish Middelbare
>>at different ages, depending on level? Or is it simply a difference in
>>the curriculum the students take?
>>
>>Suzanne
>>
>
> 'Middelbare School' is indeed 'intermediate'. It exists in four
> different levels: VWO (6 ys), HAVO (5 ys), MAVO (4 ys) and VMBO (4
> ys). With VWO, you can go to university. HAVO gives entrance to
> 'higher' education, but not university. MAVO and VMBO are in principal
> final, the difference being that MAVO is mostly theoretical stuff
> (math, English, history on a not so very high level) and VMBO
> practical. There are all kinds of VMBO - household, mechanics,
> agriculture, etc. (after which you can be a cook, mechanic, farmer,
> etc.)
I see. I think that VMBO would be called vocational school here. Quite
some time ago, high schools had different "tracks", one of which was a
vocational track. The students in that program would take classes with
the intention of learning and entering into a trade, rather than going
on to college. For many reasons, the track system was abandoned, with
most students following pretty much the same general curriculum, with
some difference in the difficulty level of the courses.
I can see that there would quite a bit of difficulty with comparing
between your educational system and ours (the US) with regards to the
coding method mentioned.
I always have trouble with knowing quite what to respond on "highest
educational level attained" types of questions, even when they are
designed for the US. While the standard model here is a four year
Bachelor's degree (often ages 18-22 or so, but may occur much later, or
rarely, significantly earlier). This is followed for some by a two year
Master's degree and/or a Ph.D., or doctoral degree (4-5 years).
Most surveys will list high school graduate, some college, college
graduate, advanced degree. My husband (and I, until relatively recently)
cannot be neatly fit into this taxonomy. He has a college degree and one
year of graduate study toward a Master's degree. He is higher than the
third category, but lower than the fourth. On the taxonomy used for the
autism code, I guess that a postgraduate degree would be a master's or
doctoral degree (in the US), although I've never heard that term used
before. (How does one get a degree after graduating? I thought you
earned the degree *upon* graduation from the degree-granting program.)
--
Suzanne
Suzanne
>
> In the Netherlands, one can do three 'stages' in university. First
> stage is called 'propedeusis' or simply 'first fase', after which you
> have only received a general training in your field. 'Second fase' or
> 'doctoral' gives you a thorough knowledge of your field, after which
> you can go out and get a decent job. Only the very best can do a
> 'doctorate', which involves several years of highly specialized
> research, and conclude it with a 'doctorship'. After 'doctoral', you
> get the title 'doctorandus'; after 'doctorate', you are a 'doctor'.
> (This is of course very different from a 'docter', which is a someone
> who does medicine.)
That sounds very similar to the Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral
progression here. A Bachelor's degree is a more of a general course of
study, with some sort of emphasis, such as Mathematics or Psychology. A
Master's degree is a more specialized degree, which is helpful for
finding employment in many fields. With a doctoral degree (usually a
Ph.D., but there are others), you can use the term Dr. before your name.
Just as in the Netherlands, that does not mean that the person is a
medical doctor, which would be an M.D. degree. (and some others)
> If foreigners have trouble
> with it, let's explain things to each other. We're not going to all
> talk English here just because foreigners don't speak Dutch do we?
It depends...do you mean "here" as in asa or "here" as in the
Netherlands? If you mean asa, it looks like that's exactly what you're
doing, since the "Speaking Dutch" thread died out. <g>
Seriously, though, I agree with you. There is no reason to completely
change the system, just to be able to use the same nomenclature.
Suzanne
Lawrence Foard
<growi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Autistic Spectrum Code (ASC) 1.0
>
>This is a "first draft". It's based on the "Geek Code" if you've seen
>that before. I'll welcome suggestions and may include them in ASC 1.1
>
>You can include this code on your web page, in your signature, etc...
>
>Note that the code is case sensitive. For instance, there is a "p" and a
>"P", but they are different things.
>
>My code is:
> AA! d- c++++ s+:-- a-- p+ t++ f--- S++ p-- e+ h+ r* n++ i+ P- m+++
> M-->++
mine:
AS d- s-: a c++++ p++ t++ f- S+ p+ e++ h r n i P- m++ M-- (but do dance)
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