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Message |
 Topic: For adult aspie women and parents of.... |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 30
Views: 1365
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 Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:27 pm Subject: Not a disease, not a death sentence, just frustrating |
Lucy:
Quite possibly, as your daughter gets older, she'll be fine. Take some sanity breaks. I know as a parent of an Aspi, and an Aspi myself, that both positions can be very difficult, however, yo ... |
| Topic: Felled by a Cat! |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 19
Views: 792
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:20 am Subject: You have a cat |
| Most people don't realize that cats have very deep feelings. Right now, I'm working on a new computer. My cant knows it's time for me to be in bed, and for her to be curled up by my head. She is not a ... |
| Topic: Dog going, Me gone |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 4
Views: 300
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:10 am Subject: No advice, but maybe some perspective |
| I had to have a cat put to sleep. It upset me so badly for 2 or 3 weeks that my wife finally said "I know it'll be hard to replace the one you lost, but let's try." The "replacement" has now been with ... |
| Topic: I don't like real life |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 18
Views: 954
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:02 am Subject: trouble with living in a fantasy |
| The trouble with living a fantasy is that you either have to go all the way away, or drift in and out, and if you go all the way away, there's sometimes a good chance that you won't come back. Most dr ... |
| Topic: Does this seem cold hearted? |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 4
Views: 354
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Forum: The Haven Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:57 pm Subject: Not that instnsitive |
| My cat means a great deal to me. My family knows it. I think that would be major if I were on a trip and something happened to her. Most people don't bond with animals. Some of us do. I wouldn't be an ... |
| Topic: The pain that may explain Helen Darville |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 2
Views: 276
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:21 am Subject: and then again |
maybe that's just the kind of a person she is. No drama there, though. Not very interesting. But reality never is.
btdt |
| Topic: Jenny McCarthy -- Don't cry for us |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 64
Views: 2640
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:17 am Subject: Jenny McCarthy -- Don't cry for us |
slowmutant, why defend Jenny? Look, I know she's trying - but shes a layman, not a scientist!
An average, every-day person - albeit with that foolish celebrity notion people attach to anybody they kn ... |
| Topic: Why Rainman sucks |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 61
Views: 3963
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:08 am Subject: reality vs drama |
| Basically, you're talking about reality Vs Drama. No one wants to watch reality. They live it, and sometimes it's not easy. When they come to be entertained, they want drama. Drama has to be engineere ... |
| Topic: Mind the Gap |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 9
Views: 546
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:01 am Subject: A note here |
| Hans Asperger was working in 1944 (I was born in 1942). He was working in an extremely restrictive environment (for those of you who remember what was going on in 44 in Europe), and he was using tools ... |
| Topic: This isn't me being insensitive |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 85
Views: 3534
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:48 pm Subject: You're lucky |
You don't know how lucky you are.
btdt |
| Topic: Castration a cure for loneliness |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 47
Views: 2613
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:47 pm Subject: Some other problems with casteration |
| First, and most dangerous, it leaves you open to getting ostiopesosis. (sorry about the spelling) ever wonder why it's a woman's disease? It can't get started in the presence of testoserone. (check th ... |
| Topic: I don't want to complain about an autistic child but |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 45
Views: 1731
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:58 am Subject: Sad |
| Maybe it's me....go ahead and flame away.....but I find a good part of this thread to be an extremely sad commentary by a group of people who should know much better, having experienced some of this s ... |
| Topic: WWE, Jenny McCarthy, and Generation Rescue |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 4
Views: 390
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:51 am Subject: Oh, yeah |
I also notice that they have no place for public comments.
I just love it when "well intentioned" people get into things they know nothing about. They know very little about research, have only lis ... |
| Topic: WWE, Jenny McCarthy, and Generation Rescue |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 4
Views: 390
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:39 am Subject: I disagree with them |
I've kept largely quiet on this in spite of my lack of respect for Jenny McCarthy (where did she get her training....exposure to a broad group of autistic people....and so on and so forth).
Also, ... |
| Topic: I don't want to complain about an autistic child but |
beentheredonethat
Replies: 45
Views: 1731
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:27 pm Subject: Uh....excuse me? |
| You know, as much as I generally don't agree with that Savage person, I kind of wonder if he has a point with respect to bad behaviour in public. People keep saying it's autism, but if I'd acted like ... |
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