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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: I need some opinions of maybe older aspies |
| dheurtev |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 6:34 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Always difficult to give an educated opinion without knowing you in person. From what you said, you seem to have changing interests and attention difficulties since you're bouncing degrees lots. You must learn to set your own clear goals, break them into simple steps and respect them. Neurosci is co... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Is my mom holding my brother back? |
| dheurtev |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 6:23 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,326
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| Great you care about your brother a lot. It is very difficult to answer your question without knowing your family or your brother for real. Transition to adulthood is one of the most difficult periods in autism. You had the connections with school and everybody goes away to college or jobs. You can ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Feeling like I don't have a stake in my own life. |
| dheurtev |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 6:08 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,025
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Don't worry too much. Any diagnosis or issue in life is hard on you at first. It takes time to accept it and to understand it. Denial and depressed mood are pretty normal.
I am sure you will find a purpose in life by developing your specific interests and your tastes. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Home-Based Business |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 6:01 pm
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Replies: 9
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| I'm just trying to show you entrepreneurship is no easy road. Like anything it takes time, commitment and education. Community college may have a class on entrepreuneurship or how to run a home-based business. Those classes are a good place to learn the basics of running a business once you got an i... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: [POLL] Special School or Mainstream School EPQ Research |
| dheurtev |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 5:55 pm
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Replies: 3
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| If you want a good topic or case, follow "I STAND WITH HENRY". Henry is a guy who would like to go mainstream but can't because his school district refuses to do so. It is not uncommon. At Autism Rights Watch, we advocate for mainstreaming because research show it allows pupils to copy other and to ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Home-Based Business |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 4:41 pm
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Replies: 9
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| The economy is a bad at the moment so you really have to think hard to find an innovative product or service to offer. The scope of it will depend how much money you wanna spend/earn. You basically have to study your market, product, do some kind of business plan beforehand. Unless you do craft, you... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Autism Rights Watch |
| dheurtev |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012, 7:09 pm
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| As some of you may know, Alex Plank and I, with couple others, have been involved in a documentary in France ( Shameful Documentary ) and we came to the conclusion that we need to promote the rights of persons with autism and their social inclusion. Thus, we have created Autism Rights Watch, a new n... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: 15 year old son hates living with us, should I let him go? |
| dheurtev |
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Posted: 27 Jul 2012, 11:25 am
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Replies: 12
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| In my experience, letting your son without preparation on his own is a recipe for disaster. He is likely to end up out of school, thrown out by cousins and if he has very little support, he might end up homeless. 15 is just too young for it. I think he is just showing the typical teen reaction: "I w... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Is an Economist a Good Job? |
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Posted: 15 May 2012, 5:32 am
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Replies: 12
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| Economics is valuable if: * you are a people's person (jobs are scarce and it's about networking), * you don't mind working in a corporate environment with the office politics, * you are comfortable with calculus, * you don't question dogma or theories too much (I agree most of it is very ideologica... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Do we need a new autism organization ? |
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Posted: 15 May 2012, 5:03 am
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Replies: 29
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| Thanks Ken for the idea. I want to get money from a job, not to spend money on other's organizations lol. Nice way of subvertly advertise your event by the way. £200 is a bit pricey, that would be £400 with travel expenses as it is kind of in a remote place too. I noticed you have not published your... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Do we need a new autism organization ? |
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Posted: 14 May 2012, 3:19 pm
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Replies: 29
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| Thanks Ken. I have thought about it before but I have very few friends and contacts there. I would not relocate unless I have a job or at least very high probability of having one (like a promise). In theory, EU citizens can settle anywhere in the EU. Some french families have settled in Belgium or ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Do we need a new autism organization ? |
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Posted: 14 May 2012, 1:57 pm
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Replies: 29
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| To answer your questions : * 75% of kids with autism don't have access to schools, * Many kids are diagnosed at a very late age (6 to 10), * Mainstreaming is not the norm, and even separated from the regular special ed system, * Some kids are packed in freezing cold wet sheets, * People with autism ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Working with autistic kids |
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Posted: 14 May 2012, 8:15 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,415
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I would recommend you consider day camp or summer camps to gain experience this summer. There is a lot of demand for counsellors.
Usually it offers a wide range of disabilities (not just autism) and gives you an opportunity to know what you like best. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Do we need a new autism organization ? |
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Posted: 14 May 2012, 8:12 am
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Replies: 29
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| Actually, my idea was to move out of France. I don't know if you read about the problem of autism in France but it's far from pretty. If you have not, i recommend to read my post on wrongplanet's main page. Some parents and I evaluated the strategic opportunity to morph our campaign against the psyc... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Do we need a new autism organization ? |
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Posted: 12 May 2012, 7:56 am
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Replies: 29
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| Thank you guys for your opinions and research efforts. It confirms my feeling that the autism non-profit "market" is very crowded already. Yet, strangely, none of us seem really satisfied. The autism "market" seem dysfunctional. Maybe we don't get involved enough in these organizations to influence ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Do we need a new autism organization ? |
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Posted: 11 May 2012, 7:15 pm
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Replies: 29
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| @scubasteve: I like very much the idea of a professional and a mentoring network with a focus on education. @Sparkstorm: I don't plan to do anything in France. Autism is a lost cause here to be blunt. Unfortunately, since I don't have a job, I have spare time on my hands to try to launch a project. ... |
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