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Message |
 Topic: Do you wish you had what others have? |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 19
Views: 291
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:40 pm Subject: Do you wish you had what others have? |
Out of all the people I knew from high school, I'm still one of the more successful ones.
There are a few people I know who are married and have kids at my age, but I don't envy them one bit. They ... |
| Topic: Anyone else think others listening to loud music is rude!? |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 15
Views: 330
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:44 pm Subject: Anyone else think others listening to loud music is rude!? |
| I find it particularily annoying when people listen to music on their cell phones on full blast in public places. That's why headphones were invented, people. |
| Topic: How did you manage to pay attention in school? |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 30
Views: 720
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:36 pm Subject: How did you manage to pay attention in school? |
| Double post |
| Topic: How did you manage to pay attention in school? |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 30
Views: 720
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:33 pm Subject: How did you manage to pay attention in school? |
| For me, the problem at that age wasn't attention span. It was the fact that middle school had an over-reliance on group work. Back then, the kids were too obsessed with "cliquing up", and I was often ... |
| Topic: Mental Illness vs Autism |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 14
Views: 369
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:06 pm Subject: Mental Illness vs Autism |
It's based off of perceptions of ability.
If a person with a moderate to severe ASD behaves oddly in public, people are more likely to stop and think before outwardly displaying judgement towards t ... |
| Topic: Sociopathy |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 23
Views: 786
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:11 pm Subject: Sociopathy |
It's unfortunate to say, but my best friend shows significant signs of being a "non-criminal" sociopath.
He'll talk about his problems, but if someone talks about theirs, he'll say something quick ... |
| Topic: "The Giving Tree" story |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 19
Views: 627
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:08 am Subject: "The Giving Tree" story |
| I understand your point. In reality, humans use trees like that all the time. The difference is that this story portrays the tree as a sentient being. Perhaps the story is about being thankful towards ... |
| Topic: Happy lives for AS individuals? |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 29
Views: 951
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:46 pm Subject: Happy lives for AS individuals? |
In my experience, many with AS are unhappy because they haven't really gotten over the fact that they were bullied as children.
People with AS will be bullied, it's inevitable. However, there are t ... |
| Topic: Update on Aspie Kid Voted Out of Class |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 16
Views: 780
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:09 pm Subject: Update on Aspie Kid Voted Out of Class |
| Double post |
| Topic: Update on Aspie Kid Voted Out of Class |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 16
Views: 780
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:06 pm Subject: Update on Aspie Kid Voted Out of Class |
What I found very odd is the fact that previous news stories had described her as being tenured.
I find that very odd for a Kindergarten teacher. When educators speak of tenure, they are pretty muc ... |
| Topic: Mother charged in death of 15-year-old autistic son |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 7
Views: 288
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:32 pm Subject: Mother charged in death of 15-year-old autistic son |
I've been following the comments on the CBC website.
It's so sad that a parent who kills their "normal" child is a heartless monster, but a parent who kills a "disabled" child is just a benevolent ... |
| Topic: Am I the only one who don't want a job? |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 65
Views: 1920
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:20 pm Subject: Am I the only one who don't want a job? |
The problem with a lot of these unpaid work programs that they often send disabled people to is that it can really zap the motivation to work right out of you.
You drone away at tasks intended for ... |
| Topic: Is a Self-Diagnosis Legitimate? |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 163
Views: 4689
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:52 pm Subject: Is a Self-Diagnosis Legitimate? |
About a month ago, I began the process of getting an official dx. Still in the works.
I took the easiest, cheapest route. Being a training patient for a psychology grad student who is training to b ... |
| Topic: Selective recruitment of AS individuals as employees |
Katie_WPG
Replies: 14
Views: 486
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:39 pm Subject: Selective recruitment of AS individuals as employees |
In Canada, Employment Equity initiatives aren't directed towards specific groups, though.
For example, there are several different types of EE initiatives.
Clarification: In Canada, there are fo ... |
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