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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: What am I doing wrong as a writer? |
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Posted: 07 Sep 2011, 11:34 am
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| It's brilliant :D Do it! There's actually a second book, Save the Cat Strikes Back, which I own but haven't got to yet, because I'm too busy trying to revise this freaking book proposal for the FOURTH TIME. Grrrrrr. And this was supposed to be the fun book.... http://www.amazon.com/Save-Cat-Strikes-... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: What am I doing wrong as a writer? |
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Posted: 03 Sep 2011, 10:33 am
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: What am I doing wrong as a writer? |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2011, 9:31 pm
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| As the published author of four books, I can tell you that every writer feels like that their writing sucks at one point or another, often at several points during the writing of a novel. The main thing is that you have to be disciplined and stick with it - you can't give up. The more you write, the... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Jews are not men! |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2011, 1:51 pm
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| You can't think of a single sports star who is Jewish? Maybe you should educate yourself. Ever heard of Sandy Koufax? First 3 time Cy Young award winner in baseball history? Mark Spitz, who won 7 gold medals for swimming at the 1972 Olympics, a record only just surpassed by Michael Phelps in the 200... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Holy freaking crap what a horrible New Year's Eve |
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Posted: 31 Dec 2010, 2:47 pm
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| So sorry you've had to deal with all of this. Try to get some sleep and just remember - I'm not sure if there is such a thing as a "normal" family. Yours does sound particularly challenging, but all families have their stresses and issues, even the ones that might look perfect from the outside. Hope... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NT Question about Eye Contact |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2010, 4:01 pm
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| The more I trust somebody, the more easier it is for me to give them eye contact. That's interesting. Yeah. I've often wondered because my son will look me in the eye for a reasonable period of time. Except when he's lying, or is afraid to bring up a subject. Then he'll avoid eye contact and beat a... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NT Question about Eye Contact |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2010, 3:58 pm
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| It varies... for some examples it can be scary, uncomfortable, painful, distracting, making it more difficult to listen to what people are saying. I remember at a conference I went to, Dr. Ami Klin from Yale, showed this really interested research where they'd tracked the eye movement of NT's and A... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: NT Question about Eye Contact |
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Posted: 12 Nov 2010, 3:34 pm
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| I'm wondering if anyone can give me a more revealing answer to the question of why it's so difficult to maintain eye contact than my 17 year-old son was able to when I asked him. His response: "I dunno, it's just hard." I *know* it's hard, which is why we developed strategies for looking near the ey... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Helping son with college anxiety |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2010, 11:10 am
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| I have a little concern about not allowing the Wii or X-Box, depending on how well he functions without them. If they are something he uses daily to de-stress, coping without may be hard. I totally get your concern, though. Can you limit his time and keep track online? I mean, I know the consoles t... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Helping son with college anxiety |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2010, 10:50 am
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| [ The only issue is if you have to share a room. I was lucky and got a likely aspie rooommate my first year, then had the seniority to have a single room thereafter. If he can afford a single room, that might be a better choice. Sharing an apartment inevitably ends up with a lot of negotiation abou... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Helping son with college anxiety |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2010, 10:38 am
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| We've made two visits to most of the schools he's applying to so far (one to check it out and one to interview). That's a really good idea about the extra money for food. Although I've been joking with him that he's going to pick his school based on the sushi. He suddenly started eating sushi this y... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Helping son with college anxiety |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2010, 9:43 am
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| [quote="RightGalaxy"]Are you in a financial position to where he can be one hour away and still live in a dorm? Fortunately, his dad's side of the family has provided for his college, so yes. We'll have to see where he gets in, but I think that might be a good solution. I do so want to hel... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Helping son with college anxiety |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2010, 9:08 am
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| My 17 year old Aspie son is currently in the college application process. We've been focusing on small liberal arts schools (he's interested in history and politics) within a 3 hour radius of home, all of which have good support for kids with LD. I'm in the process of having his neuropsych updated s... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Auditory Processing |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2010, 8:55 am
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Replies: 10
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| I got the school to let her wear her iPod in class during work-time. The regular sounds (which are quite loud! she made me a recording) of the classroom are overwhelming to her, but it seems if she picks the sound (a song) herself, she's okay with it. Ha! I tell my son it's so ironic that the kid w... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Distinguishing Between Teenage Angst & Aspergers |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2010, 8:40 am
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| I think with any teen, Asperger's or not, it's so important to be clear and consistent with the rules and consequences and STICK TO THEM. If we as parents don't deliver the consequences we've laid down, then what impetus is there to stick to the rules? One would hope our kids would think of the safe... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Auditory Processing |
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Posted: 10 Nov 2010, 7:52 am
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| but definitely the ear covering in response to loud noises. My son would totally freak when balloons burst at parties when he was younger or if a jet or helicopter passed over low - and we lived near an naval air station at the time, so this happened regularly. Also if a large truck drove by on the ... |
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