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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Noisy and stressful" and bragging about it?! |
| BobinPgh |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2019, 8:58 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 571
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| To me, a hospital [or school or camp etc] that is willing to say, "we are not suitable for autistic patients" is preferable to one that claims to be able to treat everyone. I haven't read the article so more than that, I cannot say. You are right, but why doesn't the hospital try to make ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: What is so bad about Autism Speaks nowadays? |
| BobinPgh |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2019, 6:21 am
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,283
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| I think the main gripe with them is AS doesn't seem to do much of anything on a practical level. It's all walks to raise money, celebrities to raise money, but what does the charity actually DO? For example American Cancer Society can help arrange housing and transportation for cancer patients but w... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: If a place refuses to accommodate autism... |
| BobinPgh |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2019, 6:18 am
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Replies: 1
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| Is there any way to let people know, to send out a consumer alert. The place I am thinking of is The Pittsburgh ZOO and PPG aquarium. I worked there as a groundskeeper, no longer do for reasons too much to get into here. But there are a lot of things there that a guest on the autism spectrum would h... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Noisy and stressful" and bragging about it?! |
| BobinPgh |
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Posted: 06 Jan 2019, 1:47 am
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| Recently, I read an article about it is hard to get treatment for an autistic child in Illinois. The only hospital that can take children for general mental illness, their administrator says that their unit is not right for anyone with autism because it is "noisy and stressful". So why can... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Am I crazy for wanting to be a chef? |
| BobinPgh |
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Posted: 09 Jun 2018, 9:09 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Zach, maybe you aren't crazy for YOU wanting to be a chef, but I have worked in food service and I would say for more than 90% of us with an ASD, it is a world to stay away from. You might be the exception. Here are my reasons: 1. Commercial kitchens are sensory hellholes on Earth. You will be yelle... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Penn State’s outing club banned - too dangerous |
| BobinPgh |
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Posted: 05 May 2018, 11:21 pm
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| I did go to a Penn State branch campus and was in drama, and our advisor did say "Penn State is paranoid about lawsuits" and they needed lawyers so badly that they ended up buying a law school. Yet how can they, PSU, allow a fraternity that kills young men? But then, I'm not NT, so I don't... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What do you find weird about neurotypicals? |
| BobinPgh |
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Posted: 05 May 2018, 11:06 pm
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Replies: 203
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| Being loud, constant talk about kids and marriage and families (so boring to me). |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What does the Vatican spend its money on? |
| BobinPgh |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2018, 1:25 am
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Replies: 11
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| That question is why I do not support the Catholic church: What does all this money buy? You do have a choice in the matter, just don't make any donations to them. So far, I have found that the only charities I give to are animal care charities and maybe veterans organizations. Oh, and don't dare as... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Worked at a zoo and can't stand the noise, it gets worse. |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2017, 7:17 pm
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Replies: 9
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| And to think a zoo should be a great place for aspies to work since most of us like animals so much. Sounds like the humans who visit act more like they live in a zoo than the animals. Go figure. :roll: You are right if you are a zookeeper because they are behind the scenes and near the exhibit bui... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Worked at a zoo and can't stand the noise, it gets worse. |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2017, 7:10 pm
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Replies: 9
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| About the kids at the zoo -- would it have been permitted for you to wear ear plugs? Just the small foam ones that fit into the ear canal and are not all that noticeable? I did wear the earplugs at the aquarium and at the children's zoo. The issue is that one would not think a zoo would be an excep... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Worked at a zoo and can't stand the noise, it gets worse. |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2017, 7:04 pm
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| There are limits to what can be done to help those with disabilities. There is no practical way to keep kids quiet. I have to disagree there. Every kid at that zoo is there because they have parents who brought them there. But I notice most parents are too lazy to tell their kids not to scream. As ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Worked at a zoo and can't stand the noise, it gets worse. |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2017, 3:02 am
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| This past summer I took a groundskeeping job at a zoo in my city. The zoo is NOT autism friendly! All of the buildings have heavy, squealing, banging doors. All need to be replaced, which will never happen. Often I was assigned to work at the children's zoo, I would always have to wear earplugs not ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Problems with talking too quietly and mumbling |
| BobinPgh |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2017, 2:55 am
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Replies: 9
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| I sometimes do not speak well either, especially if I am tired. I guess NT people can just talk on and on. Constantly I get huh/what/what's that/pardon me because many people not only cannot hear well, they don't want to listen. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Calculus: Is it Really That Hard? |
| BobinPgh |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2015, 3:07 am
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Replies: 69
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| I think you have to agree it's oh so hard if you want to fit in and not be widely hated. Clueless as I am about social mechanisms like this that we have in place to thwart one another's intellectual progress, I didn't listen and just studied it. Well, the problem there is I thought these people lik... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How are you with understanding metaphors? |
| BobinPgh |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2015, 2:59 am
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Replies: 95
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| Well, you are all doing better than I did when I was younger because growing up in a family where we worked in health care, I thought it was a therapeutic fiber (Metamucil). |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Calculus: Is it Really That Hard? |
| BobinPgh |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2015, 10:34 pm
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Replies: 69
Views: 4,928
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| It's been awhile since I have been in school, but I have found out in recent years that maybe I would have had a better career if I was not so afraid of the math when I was younger. I had special education when I was a tween and not much math. I later had algebra at the public high school but I deci... |
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