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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Support/Service dog for a dog-resistant teen |
| Ceallaigh |
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Posted: 07 Aug 2023, 10:07 pm
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Replies: 13
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| So glad it worked out well for you! My son decided against a service animal of any sort and says that it might be better to wait until later and see if it's more necessary as he gets older. He says that he doesn't think he needs one enough to compensate for all the difficulties in getting one. Thank... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Support/Service dog for a dog-resistant teen |
| Ceallaigh |
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Posted: 24 Apr 2023, 10:52 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Wow! A service snake! What a sight that must be! I am loving all the very valuable input! There are so many good points and things I didn't know about this topic. I'm not sure what my son will decide to do, but he IS capable of acting for himself on this issue. I'm very thankful for all the info so ... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Support/Service dog for a dog-resistant teen |
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Posted: 20 Apr 2023, 12:07 pm
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Replies: 13
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| Thank you all for your feedback! I was thinking a service dog that could go with him into public and help him stay calm. Another animal may be able to do the same thing, though the behavioral requirements of a service animal would be strict, which I agree with completely. The services performed woul... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Support/Service dog for a dog-resistant teen |
| Ceallaigh |
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Posted: 10 Apr 2023, 4:00 pm
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Replies: 13
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| We are considering a German shepherd/hound who is 1.5 and has been an inside dog. He "gets his feelings hurt" and pulls his ears back to tell you about it. My son(15) and I both are pretty picky about dogs. there are a couple dogs we tolerate well and a couple dogs we just love. My son is ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: People say if you are ghosted constantly its your fault |
| Ceallaigh |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2023, 11:07 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,472
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| I can't read through all the other replies, but I will tell you what I JUST told my 20yo nephew yesterday. "People do that (ghosting). I think it's rude, but they do it. I think it's because they don't have the balls to just say what's bothering them." That makes it a them problem. Keep tr... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Apple Wallet Info plz! |
| Ceallaigh |
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Posted: 04 Mar 2023, 10:40 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 464
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Apple Wallet Info plz! |
| Ceallaigh |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2023, 11:35 pm
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Replies: 2
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| Hello my tech-savy peeps! I am going to be driving about 9 hours to my oldest daughter's house next week. I'm wondering if it would be better, easier and safer (from skimming and such) to use my apple wallet. Some of my questions are: 1-Is it in fact safer? 2-Can it be used at the gas station? 3-Can... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Identifying How close a friend/acquantence is |
| Ceallaigh |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2022, 7:25 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 830
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| I would suggest that, until you know someone well, you find ways to cultivate other dimensions of friendship besides emotional intimacy. For example, if you happen have a hobby in common, that can give you a lot to talk about that isn't just small talk, but isn't emotionally intimate either. This i... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Identifying How close a friend/acquantence is |
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Posted: 15 Dec 2022, 8:34 pm
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Replies: 4
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| Sorry it took me so long to reply, I haven't had time to check in here. Yes, emotional intimacy. The person you trust with your life details, knowing they won't go blabbing it to anyone else. I have treated ladies like friends and trusted them when they are NOT, in fact, my friends. They are simply ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Identifying How close a friend/acquantence is |
| Ceallaigh |
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Posted: 14 Nov 2022, 11:55 pm
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Replies: 4
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| How do you tell if someone is a just-talk-about-the-weather kind of friend or a friend that you can say anything you're thinking? How do you handle those in the middle? I'll be 50 in the spring and feel like this is something I should have learned a long time ago, but I still find myself either trus... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Overwhelm in Setting New Routines |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2022, 10:09 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 387
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| Don't force yourself too much....if you need routines (or samenesses as I call them) go with the ones that work for you and don't stress you out. I've had years of illness and brain fog and many of my samenesses have fallen by the wayside as a result...when I am not physically ill I get stressed ou... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being a good friend |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2022, 10:05 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Thank you all so much for your responses! I am still just as close to both friends and neither one seems to have backed off. I told one today that I'm going to try and be better at saying something, even just a quick text, when I think of people. Another friend told me there's no need, when I said t... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Being a good friend |
| Ceallaigh |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2022, 11:08 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Ok all, I'm feeling very targeted and called out but I'm not sure if I should be. Today and yesterday both, two different friends who don't know each other each complained to me that in their recent time of trouble or absence from the group I know them from, no one called, texted or anything. I know... |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Overwhelm in Setting New Routines |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2022, 10:25 pm
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Replies: 8
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Sorry it took me so long to reply!  Thank you so much for that! I do try to just keep taking it one step at a time, it just gets to be too overwhelming at times.  |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Overwhelm in Setting New Routines |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2022, 10:51 pm
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Replies: 8
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| Hi! I've tried and tried on my own to set some new routines. I've even tried getting my hubs to help. I just can't seem to do it! I spent 10 years too sick and brain fogged to do much of anything. In 2020 when everyone else was dealing with COVID, I was dealing with breast cancer. The great thing ab... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Ever Lost a Friend Because of Autism? |
| Ceallaigh |
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Posted: 13 May 2022, 9:30 pm
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Replies: 39
Views: 272
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| Thinking about it more... why should we NEED to mask!?! ! With the internet and all the acceptance going around, why don't WE force THEM to change? They insist on acceptance for loads of other atypical people groups. Why not us too? |
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