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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Would you have prefered to be homeschooled as a child/teen? |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2011, 12:35 pm
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| Defiantly, much of the anxiety I now live with is a side effect of bullying in school. Plus the forceful enviroment of school drove me into meltdown rather a lot. You can read more about mu experiences at: http://achievingextraordinarysuccess.com/2011/04/14/designed-for-meltdown-schools-can-never-su... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Experiment: special interest -> business |
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Posted: 05 Sep 2011, 12:32 pm
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| I've had this idea on my mind for months, as Aspies tend to have a special interest that they are really good at, why not convert it into a business? Now, it does not have to be some hugely successful business, just enough to support your life, one man (or woman) doing what they love. Well, I'm doin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Rant about my worthlessness |
| robh |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2011, 4:45 pm
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Replies: 6
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Find something that you are interested in, or just enjoy doing, and do it. Let it take over your life, get really good at it and everything else takes care of itself.
If you really, truly have no ideas, give programming a try. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do any other Aspies agree with me? |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2011, 4:41 pm
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Replies: 24
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| The human race is diverse and this diversity is what makes the species so strong. In the grand scheme of things, what label is applied to this collection of (likely unrelated) mental differences is really a non issue. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: UK members... |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2011, 4:38 pm
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Replies: 5
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Really Stupid Special Interests |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2011, 4:32 pm
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Replies: 59
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| So... Board Games. Play, Design, Creating... In the last 6 months I've been obsessing over board games - the classics as well as the sub typical (ie the ones you find in comic book shops etc) and I've even come up with four entirely independant board game ideas - and devellopped them right down to ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Converting your special interest into a business |
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Posted: 02 Sep 2011, 4:12 pm
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| You have a special interest in something, that interest consumes your life and as a side effect you become very good at it. But autistics often have difficulty with 'traditional' employment for a wide number of reasons. So here's the idea, convert the special intrest into a business. Obviously it's ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: I walked 177 miles and raised £328 for the NAS! |
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Posted: 24 Aug 2011, 7:51 am
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| All I remember from that day was 2 collie sheepdogs running down a farm track and chasing us along the road for a bit, then eating a packed lunch which had melted in the heat en route. :lol: We were lucky the route was mostly flat so I don't recall it being that tiring. Excellent, good job you were... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What would an education system for autistics be like? |
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Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 12:19 pm
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| Allow people to focus on there individual interests to the exclusion of all else. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Can autistic people be a leader? |
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Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 12:17 pm
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Replies: 57
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| I think its an issue of practice more than anything. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are there any autistic people here who can't go out byself? |
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Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 9:35 am
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| Used to be terrified of going anywhere alone, mostly a side effect of much bullying in school (I would hide in the SEN room or library and went everywhere with a support worker/parent , so never got used to people). Now I have mostly got over this fear, the following blog post describes how (to save... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Achieving Extraordinary Success, blog for young aspie adults |
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Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 6:35 am
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Replies: 2
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| I like your website, thanks for sharing! You have a great attitude and a valuable message a lot of us need to hear... keep it up. "Your autism is a part of you, its never going away. Ether you can choose to live in denial, be self depressive and hide in the closet for the rest of your life. Or you ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Phone numbers as words/letters |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 4:24 pm
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| Personally I find words easier to remember than numbers, the conventions you mention are often used for marketing which would suggest they make numbers easier to remember for most people. The biggest problem I have with [phone]numbers is subconsciously transposing 2 adjacent digits into numerical or... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Achieving Extraordinary Success, blog for young aspie adults |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 4:12 pm
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| Almost a year ago, I launched my blog, Achieving Extraordinary Success, which intends to highlight the positive sides of autism and inspire other young adults to pursue success in there lives, however they define it. But all along I have faced much difficulty reaching this audience on line, and the ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Conferance by autistics, for autistics |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 3:28 pm
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Replies: 7
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Thanks, was sure that I wasn't the only one with that idea, now I know I'm not 
kerryt84 wrote: Also Autscape in the UK which starts today. I'm there now
Damn, why do I always have to miss things.
Quote: Ooh, fun! Tell us what it's like when you get time, OK?
+1 to this. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: I walked 177 miles and raised £328 for the NAS! |
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Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 3:12 pm
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| Well done, it must have been a peaceful walk. The farthest distance I have achieved was a 36 mile sponsored cycle run when I was about 12 years old. A very good experience for you and an interesting blog. It was peaceful, if anything a little too so; on average I only saw 3 or 4 people a day and th... |
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