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20 Sep 2019, 1:04 pm

My mom suggested I look up supported living options for the disabled. The problem is, most places that provide the level of support I would need are only for seniors, not younger people who are disabled. That, or places that would provide more support than I need and are for people who are more impaired than I am.

I guess I'm in that awkward spot where I'm too disabled to make it on my own but not disabled enough to get assistance. Which is really a shame, because I don't really want to live with my parents forever. I'd really like a place to call mine, that I alone am responsible for. Part of the problem is that my parents aren't good housekeepers and I'm tired of being surrounded by clutter and dirtiness all the time, but I don't even know where to begin if I were to try to tackle it myself, since nobody else is going to do it. I really want to be able to start from scratch and keep a place clean rather than having to play (major) catch-up. And then there's a part of me that wants at least some level of independence, which I don't really get at home. But at the same time I'm very far from ready to live on my own, and it may well end up never being a real possibility. I just don't know what to do. Just keep taking each day as it comes, I guess. Keep trying, keep hoping... maybe one day.


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20 Sep 2019, 1:07 pm

In other news, I may end up practicing driving in the rain tomorrow 8O This will only be my third lesson, I kind of think it's a bit early to try it in rain.


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20 Sep 2019, 3:09 pm

dragonsanddemons wrote:
My mom suggested I look up supported living options for the disabled. The problem is, most places that provide the level of support I would need are only for seniors, not younger people who are disabled. That, or places that would provide more support than I need and are for people who are more impaired than I am.

I guess I'm in that awkward spot where I'm too disabled to make it on my own but not disabled enough to get assistance. Which is really a shame, because I don't really want to live with my parents forever. I'd really like a place to call mine, that I alone am responsible for. Part of the problem is that my parents aren't good housekeepers and I'm tired of being surrounded by clutter and dirtiness all the time, but I don't even know where to begin if I were to try to tackle it myself, since nobody else is going to do it. I really want to be able to start from scratch and keep a place clean rather than having to play (major) catch-up. And then there's a part of me that wants at least some level of independence, which I don't really get at home. But at the same time I'm very far from ready to live on my own, and it may well end up never being a real possibility. I just don't know what to do. Just keep taking each day as it comes, I guess. Keep trying, keep hoping... maybe one day.


Welcome to the family! My brother and my mother are both bad at keeping a neat and clean house and it irks me at times(especially when there is crumbled paper towels or plastic and the trash can is a few feet away!)
I wish I could start from scratch myself and just keep it clean. It also gets dirty in my house to the point where I don't know where to start. I also want an area where I can be with myself and have some privacy!

I'm in a similar situation with independence, not enough to be truly independent but, just enough that it would be awkward to be with others that need assisted living. It's annoying trying to find your place in the world...


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20 Sep 2019, 4:14 pm

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My mother is thinking about trying CBD Oil for pain and anxiety / depression. She's 81 and very much against drugs, but she's read about the medicinal benefits and the fact she won't get high.

Any thoughts? I've never tried the stuff myself.

Just yesterday she fell into the deep end of her swimming pool unsupervised ... CBD sounds daunting.


I tried it once for free and it made me sleepy.



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20 Sep 2019, 4:39 pm

Why do people ask to see your art then not send something saying 'I got this, I like such and such about it'? I mean someone who is 1 a friend and 2 another artist. Surely she realises this is rude behaviour?


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20 Sep 2019, 5:04 pm

AquaineBay wrote:
dragonsanddemons wrote:
My mom suggested I look up supported living options for the disabled. The problem is, most places that provide the level of support I would need are only for seniors, not younger people who are disabled. That, or places that would provide more support than I need and are for people who are more impaired than I am.

I guess I'm in that awkward spot where I'm too disabled to make it on my own but not disabled enough to get assistance. Which is really a shame, because I don't really want to live with my parents forever. I'd really like a place to call mine, that I alone am responsible for. Part of the problem is that my parents aren't good housekeepers and I'm tired of being surrounded by clutter and dirtiness all the time, but I don't even know where to begin if I were to try to tackle it myself, since nobody else is going to do it. I really want to be able to start from scratch and keep a place clean rather than having to play (major) catch-up. And then there's a part of me that wants at least some level of independence, which I don't really get at home. But at the same time I'm very far from ready to live on my own, and it may well end up never being a real possibility. I just don't know what to do. Just keep taking each day as it comes, I guess. Keep trying, keep hoping... maybe one day.


Welcome to the family! My brother and my mother are both bad at keeping a neat and clean house and it irks me at times(especially when there is crumbled paper towels or plastic and the trash can is a few feet away!)
I wish I could start from scratch myself and just keep it clean. It also gets dirty in my house to the point where I don't know where to start. I also want an area where I can be with myself and have some privacy!

I'm in a similar situation with independence, not enough to be truly independent but, just enough that it would be awkward to be with others that need assisted living. It's annoying trying to find your place in the world...


Florida has a program for people with developmental disabilities including autism that is supposed to function just the way you have specified. Start with more supports and as you accomplish more, you can be more independent.

If you are in the USA, google "developmental disabilities waiver" and see what comes up. It may be your state has something to offer you too


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20 Sep 2019, 7:50 pm

blazingstar wrote:
AquaineBay wrote:
dragonsanddemons wrote:
My mom suggested I look up supported living options for the disabled. The problem is, most places that provide the level of support I would need are only for seniors, not younger people who are disabled. That, or places that would provide more support than I need and are for people who are more impaired than I am.

I guess I'm in that awkward spot where I'm too disabled to make it on my own but not disabled enough to get assistance. Which is really a shame, because I don't really want to live with my parents forever. I'd really like a place to call mine, that I alone am responsible for. Part of the problem is that my parents aren't good housekeepers and I'm tired of being surrounded by clutter and dirtiness all the time, but I don't even know where to begin if I were to try to tackle it myself, since nobody else is going to do it. I really want to be able to start from scratch and keep a place clean rather than having to play (major) catch-up. And then there's a part of me that wants at least some level of independence, which I don't really get at home. But at the same time I'm very far from ready to live on my own, and it may well end up never being a real possibility. I just don't know what to do. Just keep taking each day as it comes, I guess. Keep trying, keep hoping... maybe one day.


Welcome to the family! My brother and my mother are both bad at keeping a neat and clean house and it irks me at times(especially when there is crumbled paper towels or plastic and the trash can is a few feet away!)
I wish I could start from scratch myself and just keep it clean. It also gets dirty in my house to the point where I don't know where to start. I also want an area where I can be with myself and have some privacy!

I'm in a similar situation with independence, not enough to be truly independent but, just enough that it would be awkward to be with others that need assisted living. It's annoying trying to find your place in the world...


Florida has a program for people with developmental disabilities including autism that is supposed to function just the way you have specified. Start with more supports and as you accomplish more, you can be more independent.

If you are in the USA, google "developmental disabilities waiver" and see what comes up. It may be your state has something to offer you too


I've been looking around and haven't found anything for Kansas. But thank you, it's nice to know that at least such a thing exists somewhere:)


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20 Sep 2019, 10:11 pm

Lazy

Motivation

Finally renewed credit card today. It expired in August. Online. Did not have to phone.


Just because someone has a better outcome than you, doesn't mean that they have a better method.

For example, I am 36 and don't yet wear glasses. Doesn't mean my diet is better than someone that wears glasses. Because some people were born blind.


Macarena


Ho him


Fe fi fo fum


Nothing to do all day long


Everything and everyone is usel, stupid and boring. Especially myself.


Kind of hot temperature.


Felt like gorging every single day.


Limiting reagent


Who cares about structural engineering?

Equal employment opportunity commission 2012 gender. Take your dog to work day. Personality disorders.


My situation would not have been just like mister redelings or Warren pottebaum , with structural engineering


They are skinny smart handsome cisgender neurotypical white men.


Structural engineering would just have made me overqualified for more jobs


Cognitive science is like, whatever


Just like psychology
Plenty of unemployed and underemployed psychology majors


Besides intake clinician, not many jobs require bachelor in psychology


Skin old


:mrgreen: Living it up :mrgreen:


Doubt the insurance covers neurologist, or autism service


Applied behavior analysis, occupational therapist, speech therapist $$$$$


Insurance will barely cover counseling


:oops: :cry:



Itchy skin


Knees and feet stiff and sore.


Rapidly gaining weight


Considering bulimia


Metabolism is only getting slower s**t

Want to sit around talking to

Warren pottebaum but before and after class he is talking to someone else


Will Letchworth penis



They act like every thought and emotion that goes through their stupidass head is, the latest greatest scientific invention


"What?" Sounds calloused and rude , especially from will Letchworth penis's trap



Idiots that say "what" instead of "excuse me" , should be sent to jail for, discrimination against people with speech impediment




Slippery slope


Moot point



Executive processing dysfunctional



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20 Sep 2019, 10:56 pm

shortfatbalduglyman wrote:
Lazy

Motivation

Finally renewed credit card today. It expired in August. Online. Did not have to phone.


Just because someone has a better outcome than you, doesn't mean that they have a better method.

For example, I am 36 and don't yet wear glasses. Doesn't mean my diet is better than someone that wears glasses. Because some people were born blind.


Macarena


Ho him


Fe fi fo fum


Nothing to do all day long


Everything and everyone is usel, stupid and boring. Especially myself.


Kind of hot temperature.


Felt like gorging every single day.


Limiting reagent


Who cares about structural engineering?

Equal employment opportunity commission 2012 gender. Take your dog to work day. Personality disorders.


My situation would not have been just like mister redelings or Warren pottebaum , with structural engineering


They are skinny smart handsome cisgender neurotypical white men.


Structural engineering would just have made me overqualified for more jobs


Cognitive science is like, whatever


Just like psychology
Plenty of unemployed and underemployed psychology majors


Besides intake clinician, not many jobs require bachelor in psychology


Skin old


:mrgreen: Living it up :mrgreen:


Doubt the insurance covers neurologist, or autism service


Applied behavior analysis, occupational therapist, speech therapist $$$$$


Insurance will barely cover counseling


:oops: :cry:



Itchy skin


Knees and feet stiff and sore.


Rapidly gaining weight


Considering bulimia


Metabolism is only getting slower s**t

Want to sit around talking to

Warren pottebaum but before and after class he is talking to someone else


Will Letchworth penis



They act like every thought and emotion that goes through their stupidass head is, the latest greatest scientific invention


"What?" Sounds calloused and rude , especially from will Letchworth penis's trap



Idiots that say "what" instead of "excuse me" , should be sent to jail for, discrimination against people with speech impediment




Slippery slope


Moot point



Executive processing dysfunctional


thanks for the good news about your credit card.



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20 Sep 2019, 11:00 pm

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In other news, I may end up practicing driving in the rain tomorrow 8O This will only be my third lesson, I kind of think it's a bit early to try it in rain.

in my safe driving class, the teacher advised slowing down 20% in rain, 40% in snow, and staying home for ice. just don't try to start fast, stop fast, or turn fast and you will do your usual good.



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21 Sep 2019, 4:22 am

This is a really weird book why would a non Scottish football fan write about the old firm for other non Scottish football fans? It's full of nonsense. :roll:

Oh well once I'm through it I'm reading the James Connolly reader :)

I'm not so special he's telling everyone to ignore him and calling them names haha.


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21 Sep 2019, 6:05 am

Me spoilt little ego, judges everything and itself. :lol:

It keeps me forgetting that things beyond it perceives and believes, is actually on the here and now, is unconditional, pure and endless.



Ego's idea of 'pure' is 'good'. It is not. :twisted: Promise.


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21 Sep 2019, 7:22 am

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Nothing seems to matter



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21 Sep 2019, 7:26 am

I wish there was a way to maintain my fantasy life AND my reality so I could have my imaginary family back and get on with things irl.

I miss them and every day it feels like they go away a bit more.


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21 Sep 2019, 10:17 am

cathylynn wrote:
dragonsanddemons wrote:
In other news, I may end up practicing driving in the rain tomorrow 8O This will only be my third lesson, I kind of think it's a bit early to try it in rain.

in my safe driving class, the teacher advised slowing down 20% in rain, 40% in snow, and staying home for ice. just don't try to start fast, stop fast, or turn fast and you will do your usual good.



If I didn't drive when the roads were icy I'd be a shut-in from December through March. All one can really do is learn to anticipate more in advance. Specifically for turning, in a front driver you can use your left foot on the brake pedal while not removing your right one from the gas. This does two things: One, front drivers don't like to turn without (at least slight) throttle input so it keeps the front wheels pulling you through the turn instead of the engine's coasting making the car less willing to turn. Two, on slippery s**t you want your braking bias more towards the rear than usual because you won't be able to brake hard enough to make the weight shift forward as much, meaning the rear wheels need do more work on slippery s**t. If the throttle cancels out some of your front braking it results in the rears doing more.



Basically, when you're changing speed or direction, one should keep in mind how that impacts the car's weight and momentum. Acceleration moves it back, deceleration moves it forward, turning causes it to move as well (imagine what happens to stuff in the car when you turn hard or take off or stop hard). Even if you have no intentions of hooning, being aware of the physics involved in driving will make you a safer, more competent driver because you'll have a better understanding of how what you just did or what you're doing will impact what you're about to do next.

Rules of thumb are good, but they're always over-simplifications. Driving in a straight line on a flat road with reduced traction doesn't really demand slowing way down. But, even if you don't need to adjust your travel speed, you'll definitely need to reduce your speed while cornering and give yourself more time and room to slow down when approaching corners or anything else that requires braking.

Driving is always on my mind. :nerdy:


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21 Sep 2019, 1:49 pm

I've been reading about all the hate groups in the states. It feels like the whole world just runs on hate. :(