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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Asperger activism needed! |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2017, 6:53 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 639
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| Advocacy, and activism for High-Functioning Autism (HFA) tends to focus on individual needs; that is needs too often disconnected from the overall needs of the (HFA) community. An objective of (HFA) activism is to reconcile i.e., find "common ground" amongst individual, and general concer... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: AS visual artists nominated for Oscar for 'Doctor Strange' |
| horseguy2u |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2017, 12:22 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 667
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any Asperger activists??? |
| horseguy2u |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2017, 12:18 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,644
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| "... the CA Department of Developmental Services assessment of Autism in Silicon Valley. Such an assessment presents excellent opportunities to develop services appropriate for clientele (some of whom are in that region’s TECH. Industry) with High-Functioning Autism (Aspergers). Yet, follow-up... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any Asperger activists??? |
| horseguy2u |
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Posted: 20 Feb 2017, 3:57 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,644
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| This is a very important topic. We all need to be activists on some level. Too often this gets channeled almost exclusively into a form of self advocacy focused on advocating for services. Of equal or greater importance is advocacy for accommodations from the NT social structure that will allow AS p... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Any Asperger activists??? |
| horseguy2u |
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Posted: 17 Feb 2017, 8:38 am
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,644
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| The issue I see as most important is that the self being advocated for in self advocacy is most often defined as a "consumer of services". This definition is part of who spectrum people can be, but there is a lot more. We are not just consumers of services. We experience the world in uniqu... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Civil Rights, ADA, Reasonable Accommodations, Militancy |
| horseguy2u |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2017, 1:18 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 483
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| I'm starting a work placement tomorrow and my accommodations are as follows; -Shadowing a single staff member on first day as opposed to switching between all staff. -Plan for each days session emailed in advance. -Carrying out office work in a smaller space as opposed to the main office. -Regular ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Civil Rights, ADA, Reasonable Accommodations, Militancy |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2017, 5:46 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 483
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| The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a US labor law that protect people with disabilities against discriminatory practices by others. This law addresses things like if you must use a wheel chair, you are not expected to go to court, to a job or to a store with steps that prevent you from e... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Sensory Adulting |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2017, 2:35 pm
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Replies: 3
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| What I do is live like you would drive while on empty. I keep a close eye on my "gas gauge". If I have the energy for something, I commit to it and constantly measure how much reserve I have while I am doing it. If I get close to my energy bottoming out, I leave enough "in my tank&quo... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: is it ok to just not want a job anymore? |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2017, 6:11 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,258
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| A job is a relatively new idea. Before the Industrial Revolution there were no jobs as we know them. If something was manufactured before then it was done on a piece work basis. For example if someone had a clothing business they would buy cloth and take it to someone who would cut it into the corre... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Japanese - Aspergers connection :-) ? |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2017, 5:26 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 10,330
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm done here. |
| horseguy2u |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2017, 5:51 pm
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,316
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I love that the topic I'm Done Here. goes on and on and on...
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Topics that receive NO responses? |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2017, 5:41 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,117
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| I am new here and forming my analysis of the forums. In a way that can be good because I bring "fresh eyes" for the time being. From this vantage point my response is that this forum is like any forum in terms of initiative. NT or AS, on some levels people are people regardless of brain wi... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stand Your Ground |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2017, 3:59 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 704
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| Never let anyone tell you how you should feel about any given situation. Don't "think" your feelings. Just "feel" them. Don't stand there and say, "Well I shouldn't be angry." If you're angry, be angry. Give yourself the freedom to feel this way. The more NT's try to m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is YOUR definition of neurotypical? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017, 4:29 pm
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Replies: 40
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| Regarding "us vs. them" and making us look bad... I am old. I am tied. I have used immeasurable amounts of energy developing, refining and applying compensations for my socialization challenges in order to live, work and survive. All I ask for now as I am aging and have less energy to supp... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being an autistic soldier |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017, 4:13 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,088
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| Thank you for telling your story. Thank you for your service. Military structure has many benefits. Not everyone can access those benefits as you have but for those who do it can be life changing. Probably the most famous example of a AS person in the military is George Patton. He could see patterns... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What is YOUR definition of neurotypical? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2017, 3:39 pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,783
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| To me, neurotypical means that the neurons in the brain are functioning normally, like they typically should. I agree with this until I get to the word "should". Ok, maybe I should've explained that differently. Sorry. I don't really know how else to describe what my definition of neuroty... |
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