Learned of this site on "John & Ken" show

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It's ironic that a tragedy like the recent event in Orange County puts the site on the map, but that's how it goes. I don't know whether I'm aspie or not, but I seem to fit the general profile: Extreme difficulty with social skills in unstructured circumstances (I can usually struggle through okay and sometimes even well when I've got the map in my head), combined with some pretty good (if I do say so myself) abstract skills. I'm 50 YO, and happy about that, as I've gradually picked up enough reflexes to get through. So take heart, you youngsters: If you manage not to jump off the bridge for a few more years, you, too, may learn a few tricks, as impossible as that may seem. I can't guarantee that, but then there aren't many real guarantees to be had. And maybe I'm not even an aspie; maybe I'm just lazy and self-indulgent. I don't know. I don't take meds or seek psychiatric help (other than a cup of medicinal ethanol on occasion, if you know what I mean), because I sense -- rightly or wrongly -- that there's nothing to be done other than soldier on. I have at times been fascinated by all things psychiatric in a sort of recreational way, but I'm not sure I believe there's a science or discipline behind it. I could say more, but I'm not sure what, since I don't seem to have a point, other than to note the "John & Ken" item (on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles) and say "hi".

Suilad, fellow Californian! I knew something good would come out of everything (now for trying to convince everyone else...) and I'm glad that you heard of us from the show. Hope you enjoy you're stay here... and there's probably more people than you think who aren't sure if they have AS or not.

Welcome, and do I really want to know what John & Ken had to say about all this?

One of them said he thought he had Asperger's Syndrome (or at least some of the characteristics). They also talked about how its not a disorder in some instances. They were really great guys and good hosts. I'm glad they interviewed me. They were the most understanding and intelligent members of the media I've talked with so far.

That's how I came here. A problem is finding a neat short term or word to put to my personal difficulties or differences, so that you can stick that word into a search engine, and get to people whom i might have something in common with. It's an abstract thing with no neat word for it. So this computer isn't helping me as i thought it would.

I was afraid of ending up on some police watch list or something, just by coming here.

Splunge why are you afraid of ending up on some police watch list by coming here?
Will freud was just a one off case theres just as many NT nutters out there. And I hope aspergers isn't being assoicaleted with his type of behavior.

Welcome, PseudointellectualHorse!

I wish I would of known Alex was to be interviewed on the John & Ken show. I've been listening to them for years, but this week I've had the radio off due to talk radio burnout.

Bad timing on my part...

looks like we both stumbled upon this forum and site kinda in the same way, my initial reaction to what happened was w0w, anyways, welcome, im from california too, orange county at that matter, and I work in Aliso Viejo, pretty close to where this all went down, I read about it in a newspaper on my lunch break, and when I came back from lunch I instantly checked this site out, now im hooked, or so it seems, a lot of interesting topics to talk about, and a lot of usefull information, I also do not know if I have aspergers, but I know I have some of the chracteristics, not as bad as I did when I was younger though.

If you're looking for words associated with aspergers, another resource is wikipedia.

And the idea of police monitoring this website seems laughable, when you compare it with some of the extreme things out there on the Internet.

Same here! I've learned a lot of coping skills and now I have even less of the negative aspects of the syndrome!

I've got no statistics on this, but I'll bet the Asperger's types are relatively disinclined toward criminal behavior, because we/they would rather live quietly and not risk bringing the spotlight of authority upon us. This is on top of any moral/ethical sense that we hopefully already have. So we're probably above average with respect to implosions (e.g., suicide) and below avergage with respect to dangerous explosions. I'd expect that to monitor this site would be a complete waste of time for any government agency. I'm sure the recent incident raised the question in the minds of some law enforcement people, and I assume they'll quickly validate the benign nature of site. Again, I'm speaking entirely from gut instinct rather than facts I know, so maybe my speculations are entirely wrong. But I'd be surprised.

Hola fellow Los Angelenos,
We are in dire need of some assistance finding a 'better' school for our 7 yr old son. We're mainstreaming him (see my other posts) but the LAUSD is not keeping up their end of the bargain on our son's Individualized Education Plan (IEP). We've filed a due process motion through our attorney, but honestly I'm not overly optomistic as the school administrators and the current teacher are more focused on covering their butts than what's best for our son. Does anyone have any advice? We're looking for a 'list' ... can't find it online anywhere... of the approved 'non-public' schools for LAUSD.

Thanks, Chris & Dina
(Chandler's daddy & mommy)

Hello and welcome fellow Los Angelenos.
It's a beutiful weekend here after our recent rain.
I intend to enjoy every last minute of it.

Chringram, I definately hear you about Los Angeles Unified School District.
I taught for LAUSD for three years, and you can take the whole school district and bury it in some deep dark pit as far as I am concerned. The first problem is that it covers too big a geographic area to be managed well. With that said, I am not sure where you live in reference to the district.
I work for [url=http://www.thehelpgroup.org] The Help Group. [url] We are an educational institution for children with AS and other non verbal disorders. We have four campuses in the Los Angles School District area. Most of our students have been placed here by their parents through LAUSD. You might want to check us out if we are anywhere near where you live.

Your reply is appreciated! The web site you gave me wouldn't come up for some reason. We had visited Village Glen which I believe is a part of the Help Group organization - is this true? My wife and I felt that the kids there were far more disabled (physically!) than our son. In fact, during the tour we didn't see our 'Chandler' in any of those kids. The school coordinator did refer to a PACE program which was on some sort of schedule where they weren't in their classroom when we were there, ...

Our son's personal psych emphatically informed us that an 'integrated' school could crush our son as he much 'wants to belong.' We agree and want to 'mainstream' ... just want a more 'accomidating school' or district.

Thanks,
Chris I.
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