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THE RED BARRON WAS MY FIRST LOVE 
BIPLANES AND TRIPLANES WERE MY FIRST SPECIAL INTEREST 
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lostonearth35
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23 May 2018, 2:13 pm
Not long ago I found on wiki out that blowing a "raspberry", which is making a flatulent sound with your lips and tongue to show disrespect, comes from the phrase "raspberry tart", which is Cockney rhyming slang for "fart". 
23 May 2018, 2:55 pm
23 May 2018, 2:58 pm
This did make me laugh.
I haven't heard this term for a long time in it's proper context.
The language in London has changed a great deal over the years and is hardly recognisable.
The youth have created their own language and you see it in more modern movies from here.
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27 May 2018, 10:49 am
Will you be getting it? and will there be finger painting?
Thanks for asking, much appreciated!
The social worker seemed quite confident that I'll be able to access at least some services based on what we discussed at the meeting, which has raised my spirits, though I still have to wait for formal approval. She's sent me her report to check through before it gets sent off, but I've been a bit too nervous to start reading it just yet! At the very least, the SW is going to accompany me to my PIP appeal tribunal hearing, which is a massive weight off my mind (the organisation that helped me get this far closed in the most recent council cutbacks, which was a huge blow.)
If I get approved we're first going to look into getting a personal assistant for a few hours a week, and autism specific counselling - I think tackling my self-care issues is definitely my first priority. But she also mentioned trying to arrange some OT, and a few other interesting sounding groups, including art/music therapy and gardening/environmental projects. We've also discussed the idea of maybe attending as a volunteer for some groups where decades of "learning things the hard way" make the therapy less vital for me.
And if there's any chance of finger-painting, I'll definitely be signing up for that! Creating things, from making piles of pretty stones to writing computer code, has always been my favourite escape and self-therapy. There's something very appealing about making art the way that our pre-historic ancestors must have done, and getting messy always feels rather "naughty but nice" (partly why I loved caving too!)
28 May 2018, 3:20 am
I am glad you are getting more help.
Sounds like you have a rather decent SW too.
Mine wouldn't even consent to putting her details on my PIP form as someone who knows me.
Any kind of therapy has got to be a benefit, as long as the therapist is autistic aware. There are very few around here apparently, only 2 who are trained counsellors.
I was lucky to be able to get some sessions with my psychologist who diagnosed me - she is lovely.
There is a local wellbeing centre where I can go to get different therapies, including massage, so I will join this as soon as my life settles down a bit. I want to strengthen my legs and core muscles so some kind of Yoga is my goal. I may even fit in a cheeky pedicure.
We need goals and hope Mr T. We need to know we can help ourselves. Self-care is so important - even the small steps we take.
28 May 2018, 9:28 am
^ It's amazing how different each of our experiences of trying to get support are isn't it? It seems like such a lottery, sometimes - do you get a GP understanding enough to refer you?; does the psychologist you see know anything about autism?; is the counsellor you are assigned someone you're able to work with?; is the waiting list short enough to get that help in time for a crucial life-change?
When my autism was diagnosed and I finally had my diagnostic report, dozens of detailed pages of it, I stupidly thought that all the other agencies that I had to deal with would now listen, understand and find me appropriate support (the report itself suggested specific interventions, none of which have yet happened after over three years.) Since then, I have lost count of the number of "assessments" of various kind that I've had, all by people with little understanding of autism, all too short to possibly identify anything that isn't already known.
It's been hard enough for me at times to accept the profoundness of my disabilities. Even now, I can't quite shake off a feeling of deep embarrassment; that getting a personal assistant is somehow like regressing to childhood with Mummy running around after me to make sure I did my homework and brushed my teeth. I am sick and tired people constantly calling my support needs into question at every little step in the process - it makes it harder for me to be accepting of those needs myself, no matter how much my rational thinking tells me that I absolutely need them.
Sorry for the rant - too much change going on all at once! Thanks to you all for the support here; I don't know how I'd get through it otherwise!
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