Autism with a side of Whoppers (Sasha's commentary for November 13, 2014)

I love when the autism community argues about the most trivial of stuff. Last week, Jerry Seinfeld came out as being somewhere on the autism spectrum, which I found really surprising. Apparently, I'm now stuck with the "autistics can't be autistics unless they have serious mood swings or little things set them off" belief. Regardless, Seinfeld's "coming out of the closet" on autism will definitely prove to be a positive. He will be a great ally in the autism acceptance battle. Quoting the New York Post:

But some autism advocates said they were concerned by Seinfeld’s suggestion that what he suffers from is not an actual disorder.
“What frightens me with these kinds of statements and stories is that I don’t want people to think that autism isn’t a serious diagnosis, or that it’s not a struggle for individuals and their families,” said Wendy Fournier, president of the National Autism Association.
“What many people don’t understand is that on that lower-functioning end of the spectrum, we have individuals who are suffering and whose lives are at risk.”
“Autism is not a designer diagnosis,” Fournier added.

For the die-hard activistis, it's ALL ABOUT THE FAMILIES, how they're the ones that have to suffer. Listen here Wendy, I've struggled to date since leaving college. To me, I don't seem "typical", but I deal with things the best I can.

NEXT!

Despite 2014 being one of the bloodiest years politically, I will say this: some candidates, like Republican Dan Bongino, conceded graciously, and I wonder if positive, non-mudslinging conduct had a lot to do with that. North of the border, Canadians still are smacking their heads in disbelief.

And finally, Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald (Jessa is a member of the Duggar clan from TLC's [Insert number here] of Kids and Counting) got hitched, and apparently had sex in the church:

What exactly went down in that room, though, is up for discussion. Comments on a personal blog run by a wedding attendee allege that Duggar and Seewald did more than just kiss (*wink, wink*) in the room.
“Multiple people were discussing that when Jinger [Jessa's sister] opened the door to get Jess for the reception, she immediately closed the door with a look of shock on her face,” a commentor who identified herself as Mary wrote on a blog post. She later continued, “I am not sure why they would not wait for the evening to pray and then consummate God’s marriage.”
A commenter by the name of Gloryana West shared Mary’s speculations. “My daughter told me that [Duggar and Seewald] had been ‘feeling’ each other,” wrote West. “Some time later … my daughter informed me that Jessa was caressing Ben’s ‘area’ and Ben had his hands on her breasts and buttocks.”

Something tells me that this was NOT their first time...just saying! That or (and I wouldn't be surprised) that the story is BS. I'd like to believe that one of the Duggar kids is a bit rebellious. Sorry Jim Bob and Michelle, you two are WAY too strict!!!*

*Then again, I don't have much of a right to judge anyone's parenting style.