Re: Don’t Get Mad, Get Creative: Social Rejection Can Fuel Imagination

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Very good points, CJ. If you read the paper (link is in the article, but I'll

post it here:

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1622 & context=a\

rticles ) the conclusions drawn by the researchers are more a bit more sobering

than the subject line of the news release would suggest.

It would be interesting to hear what other AS and NS (non spectrum) members

think about this study, too. It would be especially illuminating to hear from

those who have managed to work around early social rejection, hear what their

philosophy is, and what type of positive support and influences they had

(parental, teacher mentors, etc.) that made the difference.

- Helen

> > Don't Get Mad, Get Creative: Social Rejection Can Fuel Imagination, JHUCarey

Researcher Finds

> > August 21, 2012

> > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

> > MEDIA CONTACT: Ercolano

> >

http://releases.jhu.edu/2012/08/21/dont-get-mad-get-creative-social-rejection-ca\

n-fuel-imagination-jhucarey-researcher-finds/

>

> I think this positive spin on social rejection best suits individuals

> who received a lot of validation and had a great degree of meaningful

> social interaction during their formative years. This allowed them to

> build a healthy self-image.

>

> OTOH, a steady diet of social rejection and invalidation while growing

> up often leads to a poor self-image and perhaps even life-long

> depression. To me, this doesn't seem like the foundation necessary to

> create the sort of individual who could regard social rejection as a

> positive thing.

>

> Best,

> ~CJ

>