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Forum: Adolescent Autism Forum Topic: anyone live in California: Ventura, santa barbara, ect... |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2006, 11:23 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,625
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| I live in Santa Barbara County. My parents are middle class, and I live with them. But personally, I am very poor. I don't have nice clothes. I only take a shower three times per week because I have to stretch a budget for soap and shampoo and toiletries and food. It's amazing how you can live in po... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Adult college students? |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2006, 7:33 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,800
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| Welcome to community college! Students at the local community college want to do the least amount of work possible. My local community college has a strict attendance policy---if you miss more than 2 classes, the instructor may drop you from the class. Some teachers will allow absences in excess of ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: sexual curiosity in aspie |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2006, 6:29 pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,827
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| Jerry and Mary Newport wrote a book for people on the spectrum. I believe that the title is Autism-Asperger Sexuality: Puberty and Beyond . You can find it at: http://www.amazon.com . Or see if your local public library has an interlibrary loan program. The book might be appropriate/geared for older... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Self-medicating with substances |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2006, 10:03 pm
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Replies: 6
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| Actually, MDMA (ecstasy) is being studied for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) under intense medical supervision. The people with SEVERE PTSD take it while they are undergoing therapy, and there are paramedics and doctors in the room with them in case something goes wrong. There was an article ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AD(H)D+ Aspergers |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2006, 12:37 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,727
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| I have the symptoms of ADHD---primarily inattentive type. I don't have any of the hyperactivity or impulsivity symptoms. Technically, according to the DSM-IV-TR , if any of the criteria for inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity are satisfied but occur "exclusively during the course of a perva... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Website on employment for Aspies |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2005, 11:51 pm
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,642
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: "Do you have a disability?" |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2005, 7:24 pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,419
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| I believe that they are allowed to ask, "Are you able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations?" But they are not supposed to inquire about your disability. I believe that they are allowed to ask questions about your ability to do specific tasks that ar... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: What is your Dream Job? |
| foxysalamander |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2005, 3:50 am
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Replies: 70
Views: 12,900
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| My dream job is: medical coder. What is this? A trained professional (through a community college) who takes courses in human anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, computer information systems, and medical coding and medical terminology. The professional reads through doctor reports... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Jerry Newport and AS |
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Posted: 27 Dec 2005, 12:29 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,236
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| It requires strength and resolve to acquire the coping skills needed to address these issues, when it is often easier, initially, to just wallow in the myre of depression or throw money and pharmaceuticals at the problem. True. For me, however, talking to a therapist provided no help whatsoever. My... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Grocery Stores |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2005, 11:19 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,262
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| I worked in the grocery store for 2.5 years but hated it. Everyone there hated their jobs. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Department of Rehabilitation (vocational rehabilitation) |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2005, 11:17 pm
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Replies: 2
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| If you have trouble getting and/or keeping a job because of your "mental disability" and want to work, you may be eligible for FREE services from the local office of your state-run Department of Rehabiliation (the specific program is called "vocational rehabilitiation" or "voc rehab." In the front w... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Homeschooling |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2005, 10:54 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 7,049
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| There is a book that has been published called Hitchhiking Through Asperger Syndrome in which the author (mother of an Aspie son) has provided information about homeschooling, which she had her Aspie son do. However, there is one part of the chapter on homeschooling with which I disagree: "Q: Can my... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Jerry Newport and AS |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2005, 9:47 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,236
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| I just don't like his dismissal of depression as a weakness or an excuse for being lazy. My type of depression did not involve feeling sad or hopeless or worthless. Rather, it involved psychomotor retardation, difficulty thinking/concentrating, and lack of energy, in addition to the anhedonia. I won... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Academic accommodations for mental disabilities |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2005, 6:08 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,583
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| Were you aware that most colleges are required to provide academic accommodations to folks with mental disabilities (as well as learning, sensory, and physical disabilities)? Asperger Syndrome may qualify as a mental disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 if the conditi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Jerry Newport and AS |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2005, 5:56 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,236
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| Jerry Newport is an Aspie who lives in Arizona. He wrote a book called Your Life Is Not a Label . He also wrote Autism-Asperger Sexuality: Puberty and Beyond . Jerry Newport thinks that all Aspies should be able to function as well as he does. He thinks that mental illness is a weakness. He doesn't ... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Any other aspies on here not "get" sports?? |
| foxysalamander |
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Posted: 23 Dec 2005, 2:53 am
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Replies: 34
Views: 6,937
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I am not into and have never been into sports. This includes playing sports, watching sports, etc.
I have simply not been interested, not liked the social aspect, and I have never been physically coordinated to even remotely succeed at participation. |
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