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30 May 2018, 11:31 am

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30 May 2018, 11:37 am

Ha...Ha...Ha...What a bunch of numb nuts!! ! :lol:

Sleep well, Raleigh!

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30 May 2018, 11:49 am

A couple of facts from Wikipedia about the cheese-rolling festival:

1) The cheese can reach a speed of 70 mph, which can apparently present a danger to spectators.

2) A foam-rubber cheese was used in 2013 for 'safety reasons'.

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30 May 2018, 12:13 pm

Biscuitman wrote:

Temeraire wrote:

What's the weather like where you are in the UK?

It's hot, sunny and barely a breeze here.

Perfect for a day of gardening.

What will you do today?

overcast today but it's been glorious of late, though you are only just down the M4 from me so you knew that!

Also been loving my garden recently, my vegetable patch is coming on well

Yeah, very similar weather here and things are growing well.

I just need the grass to dry out to get it cut.

I gave up on veg because the slugs and caterpillars are ferocious here and rather large.

The only thing I have is peas - we like peas.

My home is ex-council with no garage either - I have extra sheds instead.

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30 May 2018, 1:04 pm

We're having nice weather, too. About 21 Celsius and sunny.

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30 May 2018, 2:00 pm

We have had a lot or rain this week so I treated myself to some glow in the dark stones for my garden.

They are quite cheap on ebay.

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30 May 2018, 2:40 pm

Sounds luvly

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31 May 2018, 3:16 am

I might just send some to my mum.

And my sister - it's her birthday soon

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31 May 2018, 5:49 am

Temeraire wrote:

We have had a lot or rain this week so I treated myself to some glow in the dark stones for my garden.

They are quite cheap on ebay.

torrential thunderstorms forecast for you and I this afternoon and early evening. Met Office saying it could be heavy enough to have an impact on roads and transport links.

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31 May 2018, 6:27 am

Do you get lots of thunder in the UK?

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31 May 2018, 6:30 am

We have been lately Kraftie, but not really usual for us.

They happen now and again.

The weekend is due to be nice and sunny.

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31 May 2018, 11:20 am

kraftiekortie wrote:

Do you get lots of thunder in the UK?

had quite a lot in the past couple of weeks. Big storm coming over the south from France about now, sounds like it is going to go south west rather than south east s they first predicted

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31 May 2018, 1:25 pm

I don't know whether other UK residents feel the same, but it seems to me that whenever we are fortunate enough to get a few days of genuinely warm, sunny, summery weather, it nearly always seems to break down into heavy, often thundery rainstorms. That's usually the case in my area (NW England) anyway.

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31 May 2018, 1:36 pm

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^ Sadly, it does seem to be pretty normal, judging by what I read on various forums and from other autistic people I know around here. As far as I can tell, there is simply nothing autism-specific available in most places through the NHS or GP referrals, even if an NHS unit did the diagnosis (it was them that were supposed to provide my OT, but as ever, funding cuts mean that they can't provide this any more.)

If you haven't done so already, the best bet for getting some support seems to be to get an assessment of needs from local adult social services, preferably with the support of a NGO disability advocacy worker. If deemed as needing support, what interventions are available depends on exactly what service providers are available locally and how much funding the SW can justify for each intervention. You are also usually expected to contribute towards the cost, with the intention that this would come from claiming PIP benefit, which is a whole other kettle of fish.

The disability advocacy service was the key thing for me. Without them, I wouldn't even have known what options were available to me, nor had a clue how to navigate the bureaucracy. They're becoming a dying breed unfortunately, but I heartily recommend you try to find one if possible. Good luck!

Thanks for the advice.

Where did you go to for the disability advocacy?

Is the assessment for needs all about physical things?

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31 May 2018, 1:48 pm

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I was actually thinking this earlier when I wrote above, I didn't know how to explain it. It's like we have a glitch in our weather system here, once it gets to a certain temperature the sky all goes to sh*t and the weather malfunctions. Someone needs to log a support ticket for the weather, it's playing up again.

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31 May 2018, 1:52 pm

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Yes, I agree with Mr T.

At least get some kind of advocacy agency involved so you know what your rights are Fluffly.

Perhaps they could help you find some counselling if you ever want it.

The place that diagnosed you should have offered some support to help you process your new diagnosis.

I feel this is what I really needed (I hadn't known I was Aspie and some of what she told me about how I came across was a big shock). I was told that I would get counseling for my obsessive behavour from someone who understood autism. My appointment was for two weeks after my assessment, I went, the lady said 'no you shouldn't have been sent to us, we don't do that and we don't have anyone trained in autism' (although she did mention her daughter was autistic). She got me to fill out the how depressed have you been during the last two weeks form (the two weeks following finding out there is a reason that everything goes wrong, and after I'd been told I was going to get help and things would be easier), and idiot that I am, I told the truth so I wasn't considered depressed enough and they told me they couldn't help.

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The basic counselling which is offered by a GP surgery is not normally proper counselling but rather a type of support. If yours is anything like mine you will be offered short courses. (mindfulness, relaxation, etc.)

I am currently unable to even make an appointment to see my doctor for a problem with my wrist because his calendar for July is not open yet.

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