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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Homework - Doing it feels daunting |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2024, 3:21 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 364
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| Do it as soon as you get it. Or do it in a group. I like the idea of going to a different place to do it. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: I know there is a discussion on Reddit for Homeschool Recove |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2024, 3:20 pm
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| That's an interesting idea. I am actually a member of the Homeschool Recovery group. I was homeschooled in the 1980s and early 1990s as the first generation to legally be able to do it in my state. I hated it. I had to pull my son out for a few years while we got his ADHD medications worked out. It ... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Advice to find work that is right for me |
| SocOfAutism |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2024, 9:28 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 663
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| Texasmoney- so pleased you are also a Dale Carnegie fan! I second this, OP! I used to be a hiring manager and my husband is a successful aspie working in the IT field at a admin level. My husband says that trying too hard to fake being neurotypical comes off as creepy. I second this. I also discoura... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Autistic employees being underpaid |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2024, 9:13 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 490
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| Disclosure: I am a sociologist with a concentration in the areas of employment and autistic adults. I am not aware of a scientific way that this could be studied. There would have to be a database somewhere that collected the location, industry, job, and autism status (yes/no) of a large number of p... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: No one wants to work they say! |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2024, 8:52 am
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Replies: 16
Views: 746
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Do you guys think that employers are using AI to screen applicants?
What kind of questions are you asked when you apply? Does the process vary? |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: going behind the building @ work |
| SocOfAutism |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2024, 8:50 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 921
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| SHORTFAT, this is starting to sound like OFFICESPACE with MILTON! Sorry for the excitement. I remember you from times gone by and I was pleased to see you here. Not happy to see this situation. I do think it does sound like the Milton situation from Office Space. I mean, obviously, it sounds to me l... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Reasons why I am way stupider than I want |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2024, 8:39 am
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Replies: 5
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| EIGHT YEAR OLDS are harassing you? My goodness no wonder you don't want to leave the house. The hard truth is that people are bothering you because you are "presenting" differently than others and some people feel free to point it out. You can try figuring out what is triggering the attent... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How Has Autism Blessed You? |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2024, 8:18 am
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Replies: 48
Views: 2,656
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| I twigged years later seeing a documentary on the Milat brothers. We actually turned towards Belanglo , but turned back when I complained. Wow. Ahem. Autism blessed me in the mid 1990s when I met my now-husband. I was with my friend and he was with his friend. Our friends knew each other and stoppe... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Autism @ Disney (UPDATE) |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2024, 8:02 am
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Replies: 17
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I have never gone to a Disney park, but I have heard that there is a line skipping option for disabled people. Have you looked into this? If possible, I highly recommend doing it. People I know who have gone say those lines can be hours long.
Have fun! |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Sending ADHD Kid Back to School |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2024, 8:00 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 459
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| I'm replying to my own thread with an update in case anyone was interested. He mostly loves being there. He loves being around other kids again. Now that he is heavily medicated with stimulants and blood pressure medication for his anxiety he seems to be able to focus on the teacher and routine pret... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Struggle to toilet train my 5 yo daughter with severe autism |
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Posted: 29 Aug 2024, 7:37 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,187
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Devoted wrote: Cloth has come a long way in the past 20 years.
I'm glad to hear this! Yes, please note that my knowledge is out of date! I know cloth diapers help a lot, but I have no idea what is available now. OP, please check out what Devoted has said. |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Looking for advice |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2024, 1:39 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,708
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| Agree with Tim. Preset communication choices and alternative methods can be very helpful. I would see if your son is open to exploring this. In general, I advocate taking away any stressful environmental factors that do not have to be there. Then find a way to bridge into things that are necessary, ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Feeling Discouraged |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2024, 1:33 pm
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Replies: 8
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| You can't really go by those IQ tests. Any test results you should take with a grain of salt. A few years ago they gave my kid some tests, diagnosed him with several things he doesn't have, and advised me to sign him up for disability. I didn't do that because it was horsesh**. It turns out that he'... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Struggle to toilet train my 5 yo daughter with severe autism |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2024, 1:16 pm
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Replies: 7
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| I hate to tell you this, but I think you need to try cloth diapers. Any premade diapers are made to suck the moisture away from the skin. This helps the person not get diaper rash or bedsores. But in the case of a small child learning, there isn't an uncomfortable feeling letting them know they need... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Sending ADHD Kid Back to School |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2024, 1:11 pm
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Replies: 3
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| He's been out since the early 2nd grade. He's starting 5th and has requested to go back because he's lonely. His symptoms are under control with medication and he's far ahead in academics. So we said okay. The school is doing very poorly and I have heard the kids are ruffians. I'm going to have to k... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Most outrageous accusation from NTs about our body language? |
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Posted: 19 Aug 2024, 1:02 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 756
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| This is really a differences in facial muscle movements. It's not so much the NTs fault if they don't know you too well. My 10 year old son often thinks his own dad is angry when it's clear to me that my husband is feeling panic, sadness, or is tired. Or sometimes even when he's thinking about an in... |
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