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04 Aug 2016, 7:00 pm

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Konnichiwa!

I love Japan. and I'm frustrated that I live in an area where schools of any kind only teach Italian or Spanish. (sigh)...I've tried to self teach, but I always get distracted. I need help in keeping structured. I really wanna visit to Japan, but I'm not good with super long airplane trips. Being cooped up for 4 hrs or more in a plan really messes up my system. But maybe one day.


Simmian7, konnichiwa! :D
I could teach you Japanese online if you like.

Regarding airplanes, anything over 7 hours of flight would be too long for me.
The longest flight for me is a little over a half day from Osaka to Atlanta, and I'm glad I have managed it! :P


teach me online? that would be very interesting. how would it work? never done that before...LOL


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06 Aug 2016, 7:14 am

Simmian7 wrote:
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Konnichiwa!

I love Japan. and I'm frustrated that I live in an area where schools of any kind only teach Italian or Spanish. (sigh)...I've tried to self teach, but I always get distracted. I need help in keeping structured. I really wanna visit to Japan, but I'm not good with super long airplane trips. Being cooped up for 4 hrs or more in a plan really messes up my system. But maybe one day.


Simmian7, konnichiwa! :D
I could teach you Japanese online if you like.

Regarding airplanes, anything over 7 hours of flight would be too long for me.
The longest flight for me is a little over a half day from Osaka to Atlanta, and I'm glad I have managed it! :P


teach me online? that would be very interesting. how would it work? never done that before...LOL
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I can answer your questions on Japanese language online such as a forum like this one.
I apologize for not being able to express myself well enough. Im willing to help you when i can.


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06 Aug 2016, 7:17 am

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Welcome!


Thank you!


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06 Aug 2016, 8:02 am

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Mr_bigmouth_502, I would say that in Japan ASD are starting to get more commonly recognized due to the media focusing more on developmental disorders, yet the support systems are rather behind how they are expected to be.
It must have been very difficult for you to grow up in Japan with ASD before it was widely recognised. Did you have a hard time keeping up with your peers?
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I would love to know how the situations on ASD and other types of developmental disorders are overseas, and what Japan can learn from them.
I can only speak for my own country. Here in Australia we have a program to give ASD people full wage IT jobs.

I got my job from this program. It begins with four weeks of training at the minimum wage and after that you get begin working at the full wage. No qualifications or experience needed except a willingness to learn.

The program was started in Denmark and spread to other countries such as America and Australia.


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09 Aug 2016, 8:29 am

RetroGamer87 wrote:
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Mr_bigmouth_502, I would say that in Japan ASD are starting to get more commonly recognized due to the media focusing more on developmental disorders, yet the support systems are rather behind how they are expected to be.
It must have been very difficult for you to grow up in Japan with ASD before it was widely recognised. Did you have a hard time keeping up with your peers?



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I would love to know how the situations on ASD and other types of developmental disorders are overseas, and what Japan can learn from them.
I can only speak for my own country. Here in Australia we have a program to give ASD people full wage IT jobs.

I got my job from this program. It begins with four weeks of training at the minimum wage and after that you get begin working at the full wage. No qualifications or experience needed except a willingness to learn.

The program was started in Denmark and spread to other countries such as America and Australia.


#RetroGamer87, since my diagnosis was just 2 years ago, I thought I was living an ordinary life just as other NTs do. I still have had the feeling that the way i perceive things are kind of off compared to that of, say, my peers in general. I have tantrums every now and then, which caused me to lose friends over time, which, when i look back, still leave scars on my heart. :?
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#RetroGamer87, thats great! I hope there will be a program such as this in Japan.
Would you like to give me the name of the program?

Thank you. :D


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