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 Topic: According to my psychologist I am suicidal. I want to sue. |
ike
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 Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:04 pm Subject: What is "common sense"? |
1. What exactly is the meaning of the phrase "common sense?"
The ability to intuitively guess (instead of scientifically measuring) the outcome of decisions on the grounds that those outcomes are " ... |
| Topic: Creating New Jobs for Autistic People |
ike
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:08 pm Subject: Creating New Jobs for Autistic People |
| It's slightly different in that case, but you would still have to check the laws in the area that you're operating on to see if hiring exclusively autistic people is legal. You COULD say that the posi ... |
| Topic: Creating New Jobs for Autistic People |
ike
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Views: 477
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:07 am Subject: Creating New Jobs for Autistic People |
| As harsh as it sounds, sometimes the only way to guarantee that you WON'T be pushed around and given insulting jobs is to search for jobs as an independant agent, and ditch the disability agencies alt ... |
| Topic: Creating New Jobs for Autistic People |
ike
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Views: 477
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:30 pm Subject: Creating New Jobs for Autistic People |
This scheme in the UK might interest you:
http://www.nas.org.uk/prospects
Thanks Kangoogle. I've added them to our wiki as well. :) |
| Topic: Creating New Jobs for Autistic People |
ike
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:30 pm Subject: Creating New Jobs for Autistic People |
Very nice. Have you actually been able to place anyone in a job yet?
Not yet. It's coming, but we're only a few weeks old yet. So right now we're working mostly on raising awareness, establishing o ... |
| Topic: Creating New Jobs for Autistic People |
ike
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Views: 477
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 2:36 pm Subject: Creating New Jobs for Autistic People |
Hello everyone,
I just want to let everyone know about a new project we've started to create jobs for people on the autistic spectrum. It's little more than a month old and already doing very well ... |
| Topic: 'cure' or super-power? |
ike
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Views: 510
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:51 pm Subject: 'cure' or super-power? |
| Look for books on Amazon.com by a man named Paul Ekman. Scientist who spent many years studying facial expressions -- simply learning to read them would in theory give you that ability without forcing ... |
| Topic: This should be a worldwide number 1 hit. Makes me jizz. |
ike
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:27 pm Subject: Re: This should be a worldwide number 1 hit. Makes me jizz. |
Apparently they don't want us viewing that one from WP.
Though I couldn't find a way to launch it on YouTube from the widget either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmRZnRp8_B8 |
| Topic: How RARE Is Your Personality? |
ike
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Forum: Getting to know each other Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:30 am Subject: How RARE Is Your Personality? |
| INTP - didn't take the quiz, but I believe the Kiersey site describes it as something like 5% of the population. I think all the rational personality types are uncommon... And likely autistics tend to ... |
| Topic: if you voted for obama then you are a racist |
ike
Replies: 135
Views: 3423
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:10 pm Subject: if you voted for obama then you are a racist |
| OK maybe I exaggerated a little bit with a couple of things, but my overall point is that the lands are COMPLETELY changing because of them, and it is happening on an overwhelming rate. What gives the ... |
| Topic: Autism Pride Symbol |
ike
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:10 pm Subject: Autism Pride Symbol |
| The earlier "outside the box" comment got me thinking about another alternative that would eliminate the open part of the bottom that some of us find uncomfortable... I'll create another graphic later ... |
| Topic: I'm an NT girl falling for a guy with AS...i need advice |
ike
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:00 pm Subject: I'm an NT girl falling for a guy with AS...i need advice |
| Everyone except the original poster....Please shut up. She doesnt want to listen to this crap she wants to here relevant info. My gosh lets show some intelligence here, its like having a house guest a ... |
| Topic: I'm an NT girl falling for a guy with AS...i need advice |
ike
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Forum: Love and Dating Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:56 pm Subject: Re: I'm an NT girl falling for a guy with AS...i need advice |
What a hypocrite...
How's that?
I won't belabor the point too much, but I will say that your line of reasoning before I gave up involves the same logical fallacies that have Jenny McCarthy and ... |
| Topic: if you voted for obama then you are a racist |
ike
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Views: 3423
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:46 pm Subject: if you voted for obama then you are a racist |
Now I have a riddle for you: What is a camel? Answer: A horse designed by Congress.
Really? Congress would have designed horses with improved desert survival biology? |
| Topic: if you voted for obama then you are a racist |
ike
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Views: 3423
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:12 pm Subject: if you voted for obama then you are a racist |
| So if you voted for McCain because he's white, then I can assume that you don't base your decisions on rational criteria and therefore whatever you're saying here can be automatically discounted as ha ... |
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