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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Anyone been through vocational rehabilitation? |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2014, 2:58 am
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Replies: 21
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| I've been aproved for vocational rehabilitation. Are they going to use my meger skill set to place me in a job (that I will most likely hate), or will they help me gain real skills that I can use to do something that might pay well and/or be intrestinng. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: College Accomodations? |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2013, 1:31 am
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Replies: 33
Views: 29,355
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| The serveces for learning dissabilities at my current college sucks. It's gotten worse over the years. I don't really bother going. I would if I thought it would help. When I use their "services" I use this term losely. I get a peace of papre with my acomaditions. It used to be that the instuctors a... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Bullied by Teachers??? |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2013, 1:16 am
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Replies: 106
Views: 114,706
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| Not derectly by any teachers. Nome of them did anything about my fellow class mates though. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Is it Learning Disability, Difference or Disadvantage. |
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Posted: 01 Jan 2013, 1:14 am
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Replies: 4
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| Which term do you use? I don't think there is a wrong answer, just personal opinion. I grew up with the term "Learning Disability", and never really had a problem with it. I take issue with Learning Difference. I find the term condensending. Not as much as I'm used to though. Now my problem with the... |
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: What Age Do You Act? |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2012, 3:37 am
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Replies: 79
Views: 7,607
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| I may have done this before, but to day I got 27. I'm 39 in real life. My records from when I was a kid say I act 10 years younger than I really am. "You are a twenty-something at heart. You feel like an adult, and you're optimistic about life. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, an... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What did you dream last night? |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2012, 3:20 am
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Replies: 329
Views: 48,796
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| I had a cupple of intresting dreams the past few nights. In the first dreem I was moving out of the house I was renting. I was doing last minuet packing and dealing with my landlord. My brother was also their too. Also outside an atractive female friend was running some kind of clothing sale for a g... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What song is stuck in your head right now? |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2012, 2:58 am
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Replies: 1,494
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| Old No7. By The Devil Makes 3. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your Aspie Quiz score |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2012, 2:08 am
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Replies: 1,035
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Choosing a school |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2012, 1:35 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 866
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| I have been thinking about this for a while and am stuck with way more cons than pros. Here arer the possiblilitys Home School- Pros 1 no social interaction 2 fast short days Cons 1 easily distracted by my things 2 competing with my brother 3 no possible friends 4 difficulty reading the entire text... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: What females really want |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 2:58 am
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Replies: 324
Views: 28,205
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| From what I have learned over the past 39+ years. The answer is not me. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: I think they're laughing at me, |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 2:52 am
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Replies: 1
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| but don't always charge me full price for my coffiee. I go to this coffiee place near my home probbly at least once a week. I think it's a family owned and run place. Anyways When I inter act with two of the younger workers, who are probbly in their 20's. I sometimes get the sense that they are laug... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Fun quiz-How neurotypical are you? |
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Posted: 16 Jan 2012, 3:22 am
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Replies: 681
Views: 80,380
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You are 30% neurotypical!
You aren't that neurotypical. Social skills aren't your strong suit and you tend to have more skill in other areas, however, you may still enjoy socializing. It is likely that you are autistic.
I can't argue with this. |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: At what age do most Aspies kiss for the very first time? |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2011, 5:15 am
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Replies: 140
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| It kind of depends. My freshman year of High school (15 or 16). I wound up in a drama class. We mostly dit short skits once a week. One script called for me to kiss a girl. I herd she had a boyfriend at anoter school and that werided me out. I know people who are in to Pollyamery. I see nothing wron... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: What combat sports can be done with coordination problems? |
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Posted: 13 Jun 2011, 4:50 am
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Replies: 10
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| My opinion is that if your looking for something for self defense. Krava Maga or Jeet Kun Do or anything that teaches you to fight dirty (eyes, throt and balls) is best. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Does Your Child Make You Want To Strangle Them??? |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2011, 4:48 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,631
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Should ASD kids be discouraged from trying to make friends? |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2011, 3:49 am
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Replies: 41
Views: 5,167
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| The LAST thing you should ever do to your child Aspergers, ADD, NLD etc, etc or even NT is to discourge them from anything. |
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