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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Kid pouring stuff over his head |
| PlainsAspie |
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Posted: 02 May 2015, 7:58 pm
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Replies: 20
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Putting myself in his shoes, if I poured stuff on my head, it would be for sensory reasons.
If he obeys when you tell him to help dry the floor, why doesn't he obey commands not to dump things on his head? |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Bill prohibiting organ discrimination is now law in Maryland |
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Posted: 01 May 2015, 6:24 pm
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Telling My Son About His Diagnosis |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2015, 10:59 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,872
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| I was about your son's age when I was told, though I'd known I had something for quite a while. Honestly, I was hurt my parents waited so long to tell me (not that it caused permanent damage in my relationship with my parents). I'd suggest emphasizing it comes with strengths and weaknesses and does ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: What would YOU like to see in the future of autism? |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2015, 11:34 am
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,461
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| I've always felt that "autism acceptance" is a vague term. What are we accepting? That it exists? That it's never going to be cured? Our current knowledge of it? I view it as accepting autism as a central part of an autistic person's identity. The term has been appropriated by curitans to... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: What would YOU like to see in the future of autism? |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2015, 8:52 pm
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Replies: 32
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| -Ableism and curism being looked upon as socially unacceptable by the majority in the same way as racism. -Consequently, organizations with those views will fall into the dustbin of history (Autism $peaks, TACA, NAA, Generation Rescue, etc.) -Abortion and preimplantation genetic diagnosis banned, th... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: FEP BCBS ABA Therapy |
| PlainsAspie |
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Posted: 19 Apr 2015, 10:39 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,427
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| Functioning in society as defined is being as NT as possible, many supporters do not see the difference. And there are other ways to stop legitimately bad behavior without making a person a slave to conformity. Society has it's standards some good, but is the world circa 2015 overall a place to be ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Hawaian School therapy abuses autistic teen |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2015, 9:14 pm
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Replies: 8
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Kraichgauer wrote: Exercise is supposed to reduce stimming? What's wrong with stimming?
Absolutely nothing. Maybe it leads to higher thresholds of sensory discomfort, thereby reducing the need for stimming. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: The Inclusive-Design Movement |
| PlainsAspie |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2015, 9:00 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Universal design is intriguing, but how would it work? |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Criminal charges against autistic students |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2015, 4:55 pm
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Replies: 36
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| Seems like he was just trying to stop an agonizing sensory overload. Anyone, neurotypical or autistic, might react badly if a cop is causing them pain. I think it's self-defense. This is just one of the many reasons why I think we need a separate education system, not just get shoved into mainstream... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Hawaian School therapy abuses autistic teen |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2015, 12:09 am
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Replies: 8
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| I do think exercise is important for many of the reasons described, but 3 miles in 25 minutes, carrying a heavy suitcase and backpack? Are you f*****g kidding me? I'd imagine it's hard to be hyperactive when you're broken to the point of exhaustion. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Criminal charges against autistic students |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2015, 10:41 am
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Replies: 36
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| This is outrageous. Sending kids into the criminal justice system for school infractions doesn't help anyone. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: "I want to help find the cause of autism..." |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2015, 2:58 pm
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Replies: 3
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| Geri Dawson, a former A$ Chief Science Officer tweeted this link. http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/04/07/i-want-to-help-find-the-cause-of-autism-some-autistic-people-think-im-the-enemy/ I agree with the premise that medical research and neurodiversity need not be mutually exclusi... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Our class action against Autism $peaks |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2015, 2:51 pm
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Replies: 23
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| This won't work. Even bigots have freedom of speech. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Manipulation - when we are naive or too trusting |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2015, 8:18 pm
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Replies: 8
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SilverProteus wrote: PlainsAspie wrote: I think I'm quite the opposite. Me too. I don't know if I have AS but I can read people better than they can read me.
It's not that I'm good at reading people. I just take everything with a grain of salt. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Manipulation - when we are naive or too trusting |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2015, 5:21 pm
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Replies: 8
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| I think I'm quite the opposite. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: my 2 star review of the ASAN of their FB page |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2015, 10:50 pm
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Replies: 10
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| you have missed the point my friend, my anger with the ASAN is mostly with how they have ruined our boycott against A$ by saying that we should not post just success stories but also to show the extreeme lower end (like amy sequiza,probably miss spelled her name) and instead of improving universiti... |
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