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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: US Dept of Education to rescind guidance documents on disabi |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2017, 7:47 am
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| I wonder if, ultimately, that will come with rescinding some of the more draconian attendance guidelines and insane monitoring of homeschoolers, and allow me to teach any children I have that do not thrive in the public education system MYSELF without inviting the State of Pennsylvania to invade my ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Use of autistic son for comedic fodder criticized |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2017, 7:40 am
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Replies: 12
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| I suppose it's a matter of opinion (and, ultimately, it will be between Mr. Funnypants and his kid). Frankly, I'll admit before God and everybody that I'm laughing. Based on my experience of myself, his observations are somewhat accurate, at least from the outside looking in. But, then again, laughi... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Dear "You"...From "Me"-Letters Unsent |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2017, 7:24 am
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Replies: 4,956
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| Dear You, You disgust me. Your attitude, your values, your behavior, your lack of self-control, your expectation that I will supply you with self-control even while you cuss and berate me every time you don't get your way. You are not a child. You make me sick. Get some Ritalin, and grow up already.... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Now I get censored for any displays of emotion |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2017, 7:22 am
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Replies: 5
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| Frankly, it's been my experience that most people (at least in the States) prefer a silent, obedient, softly smiling zombie. Only their emotions are "real" and valid; having to deal with someone else's feelings, whether positive or negative, is just an inconvenience to them. I think it's g... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: A question for married/engaged women. |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2017, 8:42 pm
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Replies: 27
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| It sort of mattered to me. I wanted to either just go to the justice of the peace, or have a very simple ceremony with nice plain clothes (like a suit for him and a nice dress for me) that we could use again for something. I was intimidated by the idea of a big, fancy wedding. Plus neither of our fa... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Python coding for children and CodeSkulptor.org |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2017, 8:25 pm
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Replies: 8
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| That's interesting. My DS10 asked me the other day if he could learn to code. I'm all for it, but don't know the first thing about it to find tools to teach him or do the teaching... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: My Mum thinks I'm autistic, so misinterpreting abusive past |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2017, 8:22 pm
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Replies: 35
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Whether you're autistic or not, their behavior is abusive.
Saying that you're making stuff up or distorting stuff because you're autistic is just another way of trying to invalidate your experience, which is something (TRUST ME) that abusers do all the time. |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: The childless choice |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2017, 5:23 pm
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Replies: 87
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| I'm 62; decided at 16 that I only wanted children if I was with the right partner (male for me, I'm cis-het-mono, but not dogmatic about that for others). I saw around me a society in which, at that time, at least half the population seemed primarily to be valued for their ability to produce the ne... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: ASD partner “not good enough” |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2017, 5:17 pm
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Replies: 22
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| My husband has gotten that a lot, from his parents and from women on ASPartners (I made him join out of guilt and self-hate; that lasted like 10 days before he basically said, "I don't want to spend my time around these vipers."). It makes him really angry. The way he tells it, yeah, there... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: s**t Neurotypicals Say |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2017, 5:13 pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,250
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| I always love the "everyone gets bullied" line. So, you got teased for 10 minutes in Grade 5? I had 8 kids repeatedly corner and beat the piss out of me (I was covered head to toe in bruises) and NOBODY other than my family believed me. In fact, I believe in hindsight they though *I* was ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Would you date someone with a lazy eye? |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2017, 12:53 pm
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Replies: 24
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| Why not?? It's a lazy eye, not a lazy ass. My middle daughter has two of them. That's sort of a pain in the butt. Our eye doctor keeps telling me they will get better if she wears her glasses like she should. Here's hoping, because she loves to read and write, but two lazy eyes makes it hard. I coul... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: How to remember I’m not good enough to talk to people |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2017, 12:49 pm
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Replies: 13
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Oh Sly honey people's as*hole behavior ain't your fault.
You ARE good enough. I promise. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: s**t Neurotypicals Say |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2017, 11:04 am
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Replies: 25
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| I was lucky; I had parents and grandparents that understood (even if they didn't know what it was they were understanding). I had an aunt that had way more issues than me to "break-in" Grandma. I had a mother who quietly studied all the problems her sister and her father had and made sure ... |
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Topic: Need help for a school project about ASD representation |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2017, 10:03 pm
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Pregnant autistics |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2017, 8:50 pm
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Replies: 12
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| BurntOrange, don't feel bad about saying NEVER AGAIN. After my first one (assumptions that I was not complying with treatment and scare tactics and generally being ignored), I swore I'd have the next one alone under a bush somewhere. After my third one (more arm twisting and scare tactics, then puni... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Dear "You"...From "Me"-Letters Unsent |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2017, 8:41 pm
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Replies: 4,956
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| Dear Mom, Putting my child in therapy without my consent IS NOT OK. "Offering" to have Social Services come to my house IS NOT OK. She has a f*****g MINOR SPEECH IMPEDIMENT. No amount of anything on this Earth is going to make her talk "correctly" on your timetable, or at any poi... |
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