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 Forum: Art, Writing, and Music   Topic: Post a book you're reading

Posted: 12 Feb 2016, 3:56 pm 

Replies: 4,751
Views: 401,660


In a Different Key: The Story of Autism by John Donvan and Carol Zucker

The book is controversial in the community
Wrong Planet Thread - Doubts About The Book "In A Different Key"?

 Forum: Random Discussion   Topic: What song are you listening to now?

Posted: 12 Feb 2016, 12:51 pm 

Replies: 31,563
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Pop Goes The World by Men Without Hats

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: What is Significant Impairment?

Posted: 12 Feb 2016, 8:10 am 

Replies: 19
Views: 1,706


while some things you witie about are personality a lot of it significantly impair you socially. Besides social impairmets to get an Autism Spectrum diagnosis you have to have repetitive behavoirs and probably sensory issues also. To findi out what is wrong with you seekiing an evaluation would be a...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: College sucked.

 Post subject: Re: College sucked.
Posted: 12 Feb 2016, 7:31 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 700


On a bunch of other threads we old people are bitching about how bad it was growing in the era of little knowledge of autism. Dispite the gained knowledge the constant emphasis on group work today vs individual work way back when and other factors such as ABA makes bieng Autistic harder today IMHO. ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: The Autistic Generation Gap

Posted: 12 Feb 2016, 7:02 am 

Replies: 121
Views: 3,949


Ezra said that most of his classmates are of the general opinion that there are a significant number of Autistic wannabees, that Autism is often over diagnosed. NO NO NO. I have heard some classmates (who are high functioning) talking about a few people on social media coming off as fakes or wannab...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: The Autistic Generation Gap

Posted: 12 Feb 2016, 12:45 am 

Replies: 121
Views: 3,949


Thank you O.P. So nice to read this thread. I couldn't understand the "diagnosis" issue. Can so relate to so many posts about growing up 50 years ago. I didn't speak until about 3 1\2 and I started with complete sentences. I remember walking in and speaking to my family and being frighten...

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Tongue cancer - mine

 Post subject: Re: Tongue cancer - mine
Posted: 12 Feb 2016, 12:05 am 

Replies: 153
Views: 9,234


Thank everyone for your best wishes before, during and after the surgery.

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Tongue cancer - mine

 Post subject: Re: Tongue cancer - mine
Posted: 12 Feb 2016, 12:03 am 

Replies: 153
Views: 9,234


Hey AsPartOfMe- I'm sorry I missed this entire thread and had no clue you were going through this terrible struggle. I haven't been in this area of WP as much. I saw the thread yesterday and had to think about it before reading it today, frankly. It upset me to see YOU were ill. That sounds bad. No...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: The Autistic Generation Gap

Posted: 11 Feb 2016, 8:44 pm 

Replies: 121
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- Also a time when parenting, teacher's observations, even doctors, could often be casual, negligent. Children were not precious jewels back in my day. - Any unusual or problematic behavior wasn't pored over, worried about, sent for evaluation or lovingly addressed -- instead you got punished, reje...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Birthdays and pretty much every other 'day'

Posted: 11 Feb 2016, 5:26 pm 

Replies: 7
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it means I managed to survive yet another year and that is something to celebrate.

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: The Autistic Generation Gap

 Post subject: The Autistic Generation Gap
Posted: 11 Feb 2016, 5:12 pm 

Replies: 121
Views: 3,949


This is a topic I have been reluctant to address as other have done but there comes a time when one has to stop burying ones head in the sand. I have been reluctant to address this topic because I am not sure my perception of the situation is right and out of fear of making a bad situation worse. I ...

 Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion   Topic: Ted Nugent Jews and Gun Control

Posted: 11 Feb 2016, 3:20 pm 

Replies: 130
Views: 4,026


NRA-Ted Nugent: Gun Owners Seek Distance After Jewish Rant

FYI My late dad was a proud NRA member fierce anti gun control advocate, so were all the members of the local gun club he headed. All the members were Jewish.

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: ASD diagnostic tools for adults?

Posted: 11 Feb 2016, 7:38 am 

Replies: 5
Views: 884


I hope this diagnosis is helful for you and I am glad you finally have your suspicions confirmed.

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Facilitating Change

 Post subject: Re: Facilitating Change
Posted: 11 Feb 2016, 7:35 am 

Replies: 3
Views: 531


You should change elements of your life without changing the essense if you. I have never found change comfortable but sometimes it has made my life better.

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Tongue cancer - mine

 Post subject: Re: Tongue cancer - mine
Posted: 11 Feb 2016, 7:28 am 

Replies: 153
Views: 9,234


I am out of the hospital and back in a rehabilitation facility. The first week of recovery was a rougher road then my first similar operation. The new tongue flap is doing fairly well, it was the side effects. Partcularly the digestive system and the breathing system. As with the last operation my m...

 Forum: News and Current Events   Topic: Clinton: "Sanders took Wall Street money too"

Posted: 11 Feb 2016, 12:46 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 476


Gloria Steinem, who is also supporting Clinton, implied that younger women are supporting Bernie to impress younger men. Gloria Steinem Apologizes For Remarks About Young Female Sanders Supporters When you’re young, you’re thinking, 'Where are the boys?' The boys are with Bernie Outside of the most...
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