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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Forcing children into noisy environments |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2011, 11:27 pm
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Replies: 18
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| Welcome to Wrong Planet! I am an adult with Asperger's, I teach sensory integration to people on the spectrum, and I am in training to become an OT. I am also an autism consultant and do workshops, trainings, and lectures for schools. Your reading of this situation is correct. The only thing that th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Body Identity Integrity Disorder. |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 10 Sep 2009, 2:58 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,995
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| Body Integrity Identity Disorder sounds like it might be related to phantom limb syndrome, where the patient experiences that they still have a limb, even though it has been amputated. Phantom limb syndrome is caused by cross wiring in the somatosensory cortex, leading the patient to "feel" their am... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: When they said "Just ignore them" |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2009, 2:50 am
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Replies: 43
Views: 6,556
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| The dirty little secret about bullying is that authority figures often see people who commit acts of agression as powerful and the victims of that agression as weak and worthless. In psychology, this is called the "just world phenomenon." People tend to believe that those who get attacked deserve to... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: When did the bullying STOP? |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 3:23 am
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Replies: 57
Views: 10,654
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| I used to be bullied by my classmates in school. Now as an adult I've been bullied by several bosses and coworkers. I don't think the bullying ever stops, it just changes subject matter. I had one boss threaten to fire me because I had stayed late at the office several times due to the fact that cou... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Manipulative Behavior |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2009, 1:05 am
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,939
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| If my teachers in school had followed your suggestion of calling kids on manipulative behavior instead of pretending not to notice it, my childhood would have been much less traumatic. I was physically abused by my peers on only a few occasions (punched, slapped, kicked), but I was emotionally and p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie eyes |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2009, 9:33 pm
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Replies: 177
Views: 50,549
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| YouTube vlogger, and fellow Aspie, Mia Sansom has posted several videos on the topic of Aspie eyes. Aspie Eyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uztq2pXASxA Aspie Eyes Project (send Mia a picture of your eyes -- she's compiling a scrapbook!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rdroZNt7iA BTW, I highly re... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Would an aspie make an effective mental health therapist? |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 25 Jul 2009, 8:19 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,243
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| I am studying to get my masters in occupational therapy (which includes psychology training) to work with other people on the spectrum. I am currently a music and drama therapist, and teach a form of movement therapy called the Alexander Technique. On the surface, I teach voice and movement lessons,... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is life easier in the big cities? |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 25 Jul 2009, 4:46 pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,454
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| My boyfriend and I are both aspies, and we've both just moved from Amherst, MA (a small town) to Pittsburgh, PA (a mid-sized city). So far, not including the stress of moving, living in Pittsburgh is much less stressful than living in Amherst. Amherst is a small, insular town with no jobs, high cost... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Anyone here work with AS/Autistic people |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 23 Jul 2009, 10:36 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,218
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| For the past year, I've worked as a respite care provider for kids and teens on the spectrum. A respite provider is kind of like a babysitter, except that I have more responsibilities (for example, one of the children I babysit for has a feeding tube in her stomach, and I have learned how to replace... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Does anyone have a service dog? |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 21 Jul 2009, 5:01 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,311
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| There is an organization called North Star Foundation that trains service dogs specifically to work with people on the spectrum. They have a YouTube channel at: http://www.youtube.com/user/northstarvids Unlike seeing eye dogs, which are trained to perform specific tasks, North Star's service dogs ar... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Help! What not to do, in a diagnostic interview |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2009, 3:47 am
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Replies: 47
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| Hi TiffOfDoom: A) I think my sense of humor is pretty good, but most people find it too esoteric to be understood. However, my boyfriend who also has AS has a very funny, and very topical, sense of humor. B) Good verbal communication, not so good non-verbal communication, though I've spent so much t... |
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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: Do any of you have Bf/GF who have aspeger/autsm |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 17 Jul 2009, 1:33 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,783
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Yes! My boyfriend and I both have Asperger's (I also have Nonverbal Learning Disability). We are very happy together. I have never found anyone else with whom I am more compatible.
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: A “Wise Latina” model for autism policy-making |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 17 Jul 2009, 1:24 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,545
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| I have Asperger's, and I am getting my masters in occupational therapy for exactly this reason -- I strongly believe that people on the autism spectrum are better served by others on the spectrum than by NTs who do not share their experience and cannot truly understand their needs. I currently work ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is your learning style? |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2009, 11:58 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,872
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I scored:
11 Reflective
7 Sensing
9 Verbal
9 Sequential
I am diagnosed with Asperger's and Nonverbal Learning Disability.
~ Caterina |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Synesthesia anyone? |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2009, 10:38 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 5,351
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| My boyfriend has synesthesia (he's also AS) -- he sees patterns of light when he hears sounds. Loud sounds create bright flashes of light for him, and some high pitched frequencies are actually blinding -- they create a sort of white static over his visual field. This has been useful when he's worke... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Any one else here in their late 20s? |
| Caterina |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2009, 12:56 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,976
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I'm 29, but I feel about 12 most days.
~ Caterina |
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