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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: tradespeople |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 05 Mar 2024, 1:10 pm
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his is a bit of a hive mind info seeking post. About me- an electrician and autistic. Information and experience I am looking for - what would make having the electrician in your house to carry out work not just tolerable but a good experience. What are all the bits of information I could give in ad... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My autistic daughter can’t stay still ... |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 24 Feb 2024, 4:11 am
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"She gets ABA therapy" Well I just died a little inside. Maybe she has horrible anxiety from what was described on a pro-ABA website as "similar to training dogs". Except that autistic people are not dogs, they are human, and most sane people would never train their dogs that wa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do people with autism struggle with trade jobs? |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 24 Feb 2024, 3:58 am
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Replies: 14 Views: 1,879
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I suspect there are a lot of us in various trades, especially where technical knowledge needs to back up the skills, electrical and plumbing being examples already quoted. Potential pressure points: saying yes too often and getting overloaded with work, occasionally not reaching complete understandi... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Nonpersistent Autism/Losing Diagnosis - Why? |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 17 Oct 2023, 5:03 pm
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I do wonder.... Is Diagnosis is based on signs rather than symptoms? Signs are things which others observe or can be measured. Symptoms are what the person themselves feels and experiences. Intervention such as ABA is intended, if my understanding is correct, to train a person to show particular des... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Dick Pics |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 17 Sep 2023, 7:09 am
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Replies: 135 Views: 1,396
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blitzkrieg wrote: Dick pictures give men in general a bad name. Inserts a picture of Boris Johnson |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Did you own any banned children's toys? |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 17 Sep 2023, 7:08 am
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Replies: 33 Views: 244
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I had clackers.I’m sure some of the other stuff was toxic or dangerous in some way.The caps for toy guns had real powder and we used to smash them with a rock to ignite and smell the burn.Made us think of Fourth of July. I remember clackers. There was a bit of dust because the material was both har... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: The Electric Car. |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 17 Sep 2023, 7:04 am
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Replies: 13 Views: 1,908
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I am enjoying watching the engineering mature and the limitations and advantages being teased out. Thinking back nearly forty years when I started my training in Electrical Engineering, a vehicle battery was either a heavy lump of lead and sulphuric acid ( no chance of high performance) or an experi... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Missouri pastor claims autism is "demonic" |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 17 Sep 2023, 6:46 am
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Replies: 13 Views: 1,627
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A "Pastor" we would describe by the term "Ranter" back in the 1650's, a movement which burned itself out over following decades but seems to be making a comeback. The individual probably got off so much preaching the same sort of hateful nonsense against anyone different in any w... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Many anti-vaxxers now fear autism in DOGS |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 17 Sep 2023, 6:36 am
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lostonearth35 wrote: I knew this was going to happen. Apparently anti-vaxxers are fearful that their dogs will turn into cats. So what happens when a cat gets vaccinated?
Cats are smart. They find a way to say Thank You |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Lawsuit |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 04 May 2023, 2:49 pm
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Replies: 5 Views: 464
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I launched a county court action against a customer who made no payment or reply to invoice, reminder and final demand and had the satisfaction of him crying down the phone and getting payment that same day. |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Self Diagnosis topic at British ND conference |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 21 Mar 2023, 4:03 pm
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Replies: 9 Views: 795
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It is genuinely pretty difficult to get a diagnosis in Britain, and I'd imagine there are plenty of places where it is far harder. It takes along time unless you pay private. As i said people can identify whatever they want, no one is going to stop them and no one else cares. The problem is if he`s... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Autistic doctors speak out against stigma |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 10 Mar 2023, 8:28 am
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Replies: 2 Views: 490
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Greta Thunberg |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 10 Mar 2023, 8:19 am
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Replies: 92 Views: 4,237
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did my Autism Eval - waiting for results |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 08 Mar 2023, 12:36 pm
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Replies: 16 Views: 1,186
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Fenn wrote: It is now official. I am in the Autism club. Great news Missing manual pages now found. Really pleased you have had the confirmation |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Banned from a Mcdonalds |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 03 Mar 2023, 7:31 am
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Replies: 50 Views: 4,385
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People forget the second half of that quote: The customer is always right in matters of taste . Basically, don't argue with them if they like something ugly. I thought I was the only one who remembered the whole quote (I say it to myself every time I hear someone else say it in public. :-) ) Thank ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: HNAA has released our first article! |
rowan_nichol |
Posted: 12 Feb 2023, 12:46 pm
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Replies: 5 Views: 955
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Thank you. Just read the article. |
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