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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Labeling |
| d_a_l_j |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2017, 6:57 pm
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| Let's get this straight once and for all. Yes, I am autistic. No, I don't want to be persecuted, stereotyped or treated with condescension because of it. My particular diagnosis of autism is such that I don't believe it should govern or dictate my life choices or job prospects. Although I'm disabled... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Swearing customer accused me of having no manners |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2017, 2:22 pm
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Replies: 9
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| I should point out that the manager was absent on this occasion, and I had to answer to the deputy manager, whom I didn't know very well. So this incident kind of threw me in at the deep end. Anyway, a career adviser once told me that most retail outlets don't employ people to only work in the backr... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Labeling |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2017, 12:26 pm
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| Saying "dont label me 'autistic' " is in effect saying "DO label me a 'ret*d'". So your task now is explain why you prefer the label "ret*d" over the label "autistic". I never said I prefer to be labelled a ret*d. I hate that word even more tha autism. The &q... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Swearing customer accused me of having no manners |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2017, 12:16 pm
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| At one of the charity shops where I worked, I served a lady (I use that term loosely) who was cross with me because of the way I gave her her change. She said, "You ain't got no ******* manners, throwing the money like that." I wasn't being rude, because I have always done that in the past... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Labeling |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2017, 9:13 am
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Replies: 20
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| Actress Raven Symone, when confirming she was in a same-sex relationship, said : "I don't want to be labelled gay. I would rather be labelled as a human who loves humans. " Similarly, I don't want to be burdened with the label of autism, because in some areas it represents a closed door. I... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do you hate people who pretend to hate... |
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Posted: 12 Mar 2017, 9:27 am
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Replies: 6
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| I find that first impressions always last, and that if your first impression of someone is a bad one, and they later say sorry for what they said or did to upset you, that apology is not really worth anything because you still feel the negative effects of the bad impression they made on you in the b... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: what to expect from disability job services |
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Posted: 12 Mar 2017, 7:01 am
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Replies: 5
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| I've had this experience lately. In the UK we have an organisation called Remploy, which claims to support the disabled into work (their motto is "putting ability first") but to me it was of very little benefit. The initial assessment was a nightmare. The support worker I had, spent much o... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Considering disowning your child? |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2017, 5:08 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 6,522
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| Thank you. It's always nice to hear a reassuring voice. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Music is my first love... |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2017, 4:58 pm
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| Whenever the going gets tough, I always remember the special relationship I have with music. It's the greatest gift I was ever given. I think I would literally die without it. So, if for whatever reason you feel like "taking the easy way out", think of a song you love, look it up on Spotif... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Considering disowning your child? |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2017, 12:19 pm
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Replies: 34
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| Parents with kids on the spectrum, how close have you ever got to disowning your child? I ask because (and I haven't made this up) when I was younger, me, my father and my brother were having fish and chips when Dad lashed out and said to my face, "You're not the daughter I wanted. I wish you w... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do you hate people who pretend to hate... |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2017, 11:57 am
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Replies: 6
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Do you hate people who pretend to hate something they actually like?
I do.
They're just spineless cowards who are not worth a second of my time. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: struggling to even get voluntary work now... |
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Posted: 10 Mar 2017, 8:24 pm
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| Hi, I see it has been over 6 months since you posted this. Well I'm here with a similar story to tell. I am 34, and when I was 30, I was in a happier place in my life. I had lots of opportunities, lots of doors were opening for me. 3 years before that, I had just left my first paid job because of st... |
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