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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: aspies in the special olympics? |
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Posted: 18 Mar 2012, 2:18 pm
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| I guess whether or not Special Olympics is a good fit or not depends on the particular person on the spectrum and his or her preferences, needs, and abilities. Here in the USA, person's with a disability which is primarily physical, such as CP or spinal bifida, usually doesn't participate in Special... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: aspies in the special olympics? |
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Posted: 17 Mar 2012, 1:03 am
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| My mom didn't let me participate in Special Olympics as a kid because she thought it would be stigmatizing, and I just began participating as an adult, and I really like it so far. To add to what others have said, it's not really about winning and losing as much as traditional sports, although our c... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Exclusive: First Autistic Presidential Appointee Speaks Out |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2010, 11:08 am
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| I was very excited when I read this, and even forwarded a copy to the Multicultural Equity Council at the college where I work, as Ari summed up some things in about 10 pages that would have taken me about 100 pages, LOL! It spurred a nice e-mail discussion among the college employees, who are start... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Any railfans here? |
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Posted: 30 Nov 2007, 8:12 am
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| Wow, the LOXX layout is incredible. S-Bahn, Regional Trains, ICE, and IC/EC trains all in one place. Very nice! I'm hoping to do the Wolstyn Experience someday (steam train camp), and that would mean flying to Berlin and taking a train from there to Poznan, PL. I'll be sure to add an extra day for B... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Any railfans here? |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2007, 2:34 pm
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| It's possible it could turn into a hobby, but it's hard to say, as many two year olds are interested in trains, and just about anything else that's big and moves. My nephew was really into trains until he was about 6yo, and then lost interest. As a general rule, if a kid is still interested in train... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Any railfans here? |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2007, 2:28 pm
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| I didn't get to the the WC before the CN takeover. I would have loved to have seen a bunch of their SD45's in their prime. I'm a moderately active railfan, still mourning the loss of the Wisconsin Central. OTOH, CN is running a lot of stuff here in NE Wisconsin, so it's not all bad. If I have some t... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Any railfans here? |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2007, 2:26 pm
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| That's pretty cool. I enjoy model trains, but not as much as riding the real thing. You're lucky to have such a great rail system in the Netherlands. It's not as fast as the German and French railways, but tickets are much cheaper, and giving the small country size, speed isn't too much of an issue.... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Any railfans here? |
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Posted: 26 Nov 2007, 10:46 am
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I'm new to this forum, and was wondering if there's any other railfans here?
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