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plokijuh
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27 Mar 2018, 7:00 pm

I *think* you can only edit posts up to 30 mins after you post them.


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27 Mar 2018, 7:01 pm

plokijuh wrote:
I *think* you can only edit posts up to 30 mins after you post them.


He could request that the moderators edit the sexist statement out of the OP.



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27 Mar 2018, 7:14 pm

If Fifasy would start hanging out in the art world, I feel his impressions of women as to their relative quantity of suffering as compared to men would change.

It's also important to see people as individuals, and not as a representative of a "group."



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27 Mar 2018, 8:03 pm

karathraceandherspecialdestiny wrote:
plokijuh wrote:
I *think* you can only edit posts up to 30 mins after you post them.


He could request that the moderators edit the sexist statement out of the OP.


It appears the post has now been edited.



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27 Mar 2018, 8:17 pm

Chronos wrote:
karathraceandherspecialdestiny wrote:
plokijuh wrote:
I *think* you can only edit posts up to 30 mins after you post them.


He could request that the moderators edit the sexist statement out of the OP.


It appears the post has now been edited.



Are you are going to edit your post now as your post states the opposite of the OP ?


I don't agree with you or the OP as I don't have the facts.


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27 Mar 2018, 9:26 pm

SaveFerris wrote:
Chronos wrote:
karathraceandherspecialdestiny wrote:
plokijuh wrote:
I *think* you can only edit posts up to 30 mins after you post them.


He could request that the moderators edit the sexist statement out of the OP.


It appears the post has now been edited.



Are you are going to edit your post now as your post states the opposite of the OP ?


I don't agree with you or the OP as I don't have the facts.


I have edited my post as a gesture of goodwill towards the OP.



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28 Mar 2018, 12:30 am

Chronos wrote:
SaveFerris wrote:
Chronos wrote:
karathraceandherspecialdestiny wrote:
plokijuh wrote:
I *think* you can only edit posts up to 30 mins after you post them.


He could request that the moderators edit the sexist statement out of the OP.


It appears the post has now been edited.



Are you are going to edit your post now as your post states the opposite of the OP ?


I don't agree with you or the OP as I don't have the facts.


I have edited my post as a gesture of goodwill towards the OP.


I hope that helps to dispel the OP's myth that Aspie solidarity doesn't exist


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28 Mar 2018, 9:17 am

I am high-functioning now, but I have issues that make me feel bad about myself. I also fear winding up in a care home because my sister died in one due to complications of MS. I have a medical issue I don't speak about because it is associated with far more prejudice than autism or any other disability. If people knew about it, they would either run away or overprotect me and treat me like a child. I have come too far to let this happen again.

I have worked hard, and others have worked hard for (and with) me to make it happen for me. I fear losing all of the gains I have made all the time and hate being in a rut. At this time, I feel my growth has plateaued and am working hard to remedy the situation.



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28 Mar 2018, 9:22 am

^^You seem to be functioning pretty well with your "medical issue."

I'm the type who wouldn't "run away" or "baby" you (should you not want to be babied). I've learned that people sometimes want to do things in their own way, rather than have someone "help" them. This might be behind the "stubborness" of many elderly folks.

I have a minor knee thing where I get fluid on my knee. I limp maybe a couple of days a week because of it. It's really a minor thing---but, sometimes, people might go out their way to open doors for me or something. It's not that it irritates me, per se. It's that I seek to not let my minor thing affect me.



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28 Mar 2018, 3:57 pm

I have to agree with the original poster. There are a lot of situations in which it would be possible (sometimes even easy) to help Aspies who are really struggling or in danger, but in most cases nobody wants to pitch in.

I once offered to contribute $10,000 to a legal defense fund for Aspies, and that didn't elicit even a single offer from another member here - not even for one dollar.

I offered to help set up a refuge, and some people said 'That's a great idea!' I said, 'OK, I can buy land, hire contractors to build housing and do some of the in-person support work myself*. What are you comfortable helping with?' I'm still waiting for an answer.

(*It's worth mentioning that those are all things I've done professionally as an organizer at a housing non-profit. This wasn't just a pipe dream. I could have had candidate locations picked out plus a bill of materials and grant proposal in a week.)



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28 Mar 2018, 4:17 pm

NobodyKnows wrote:
I have to agree with the original poster. There are a lot of situations in which it would be possible (sometimes even easy) to help Aspies who are really struggling or in danger, but in most cases nobody wants to pitch in.

I once offered to contribute $10,000 to a legal defense fund for Aspies, and that didn't elicit even a single offer from another member here - not even for one dollar.

I offered to help set up a refuge, and some people said 'That's a great idea!' I said, 'OK, I can buy land, hire contractors to build housing and do some of the in-person support work myself*. What are you comfortable helping with?' I'm still waiting for an answer.

(*It's worth mentioning that those are all things I've done professionally as an organizer at a housing non-profit. This wasn't just a pipe dream. I could have had candidate locations picked out plus a bill of materials and grant proposal in a week.)


Its probably not that nobody wants to help its probably no one has the ability to. Most of us are struggling with day to day life.



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28 Mar 2018, 8:37 pm

NobodyKnows wrote:
I have to agree with the original poster. There are a lot of situations in which it would be possible (sometimes even easy) to help Aspies who are really struggling or in danger, but in most cases nobody wants to pitch in.

I once offered to contribute $10,000 to a legal defense fund for Aspies, and that didn't elicit even a single offer from another member here - not even for one dollar.

I offered to help set up a refuge, and some people said 'That's a great idea!' I said, 'OK, I can buy land, hire contractors to build housing and do some of the in-person support work myself*. What are you comfortable helping with?' I'm still waiting for an answer.

(*It's worth mentioning that those are all things I've done professionally as an organizer at a housing non-profit. This wasn't just a pipe dream. I could have had candidate locations picked out plus a bill of materials and grant proposal in a week.)


I'm more interested in helping homeless Americans. But I think that would require more funds than a non profit could raise by donations.



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29 Mar 2018, 1:59 am

Daniel89 wrote:
NobodyKnows wrote:
I have to agree with the original poster. There are a lot of situations in which it would be possible (sometimes even easy) to help Aspies who are really struggling or in danger, but in most cases nobody wants to pitch in.

I once offered to contribute $10,000 to a legal defense fund for Aspies, and that didn't elicit even a single offer from another member here - not even for one dollar.

I offered to help set up a refuge, and some people said 'That's a great idea!' I said, 'OK, I can buy land, hire contractors to build housing and do some of the in-person support work myself*. What are you comfortable helping with?' I'm still waiting for an answer.

(*It's worth mentioning that those are all things I've done professionally as an organizer at a housing non-profit. This wasn't just a pipe dream. I could have had candidate locations picked out plus a bill of materials and grant proposal in a week.)


Its probably not that nobody wants to help its probably no one has the ability to. Most of us are struggling with day to day life.
Exactly.



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29 Mar 2018, 2:15 am

As I said before, I don't think either gender's experiences should be downplayed. Sometimes my experiences get downplayed despite how what I go through is a nightmare to me. I even had an actual nightmare where I was 'bolted' in the head and forced to watch something that made me scream in fear inside my consciousness while being told to "suck it up".



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29 Mar 2018, 9:14 am

Kraftiekortie,

You get it perfectly. You are an objective and sensible voice on WP, while retaining a generally positive outlook based on working out difficult situations as they occur.



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29 Mar 2018, 10:44 am

For the OP (and everyone else): When it comes to posts, I read far more than I reply. I’m here to learn as much as I can from the wisdom and experiences of others, so I budget my limited WP time for reading, not typing. Just because I didn’t respond, doesn’t mean I didn’t deeply appreciate your words and took them to heart. When I do respond, it’s often hours later, because I took some time to ponder and further explore the concepts you introduced, and I really enjoy and need those learning experiences, so thank you.


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