May 2012
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Anonymous asked: I was just recently diagnosed with aspergers. I am 17 and very confused right now because it was kind of a shock for me. any tips?
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“High functioning means your needs get ignored. Low functioning means abilities...”
– @yes_that_too
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Helpful business
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I wanted to take a moment to post a shout out to a company that’s always been amazing to me, and worked with me to make my disability not a hinderance. It’s rare I find businesses that do this, let alone a major company.
I’ve been using Apple computers since 2000, when OS X first came out. I’d always built my own computers, but after a VERY bad stock...
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What makes you special?
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I recently saw this post from @bug_girl on Twitter: “At career fair. Recruiter next to me asks student “what makes you special? Why should i talk to you?” deer in headlights moment 4 kid :(“
I asked her to clarify it, and she said she was sad because the kid had no answer, not because it was asked.
I’ve been to hundreds of...
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Bank of America discriminated against disabled... →
The Department of Housing and Urban Development said on Monday it is charging Bank of America Corp with discriminating against homebuyers with disabilities.
HUD alleged the second-largest U.S. bank by assets imposed “unnecessary and burdensome requirements” on borrowers who relied on disability income to qualify for their mortgages. The charge, now being handled by the Justice...
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“People who “try” to help me “understand” the world are...”
– @lastcrazyhorn
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“Seriously, how the frak do normal people manage to hear anyone in typical social...”
– @codeman38
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Young Deaf Man Meets Obama →
Click the link and go watch the video. This was pretty heartwarming.
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Stigma and the “Othering” of Autism →
There’s been an ongoing debate in the autism community. One about ideology, one about words. It’s about what it means to support an autistic child (or adult), and it’s about how one feels about the word “autism.” Is it something to accept, or something to fight?
The post has driven a lot of hurt feelings and anger from parents who felt it was an attack, who say that they love their child,...
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“Somewhat relevant to @MarleeMatlin’s tweets about decreasing relevance of...”
– @codeman38
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“Related to that last RT: that’s why rhetoric like “beat...”
– @codeman38
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“The logic here is simple…I would think as follows: If autism=bad and...”
– @lynnesoraya
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“Autism does not speak. It is not a human being. People with autism however ARE...”
– @wordroot
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“Protip for NTs: you are not making my life any easier as an #autistic, in any...”
– @major__tom
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“Awareness doesn’t help me when I’m bullied specifically because...”
– @Kabieuk
drunkenlemur asked: Are there any programs to help People with Asperger's find jobs?
April 2012
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“If you’re stressed ‘cause your plate’s too full, eat something...”
– @tarastrong (the voice of Twilight Sparkle on My Little Pony)
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Jaden and Autism Acceptance Month →
We’re featuring “Slice of Life” conversations with Autistics of all ages — kids through adults — throughout April’s Autism Acceptance Month. Our goal is to help TPGA readers understand that autistic people are people who have interesting, complicated lives and who are as diverse and varied as any other population united by a label. We are the people in each...
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“#Autism Speaks says “It’s time to listen.” What one of their...”
– @lifepostepic
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Outsourcing to the Autistic Rather Than to India →
Part of the reason autism has captivated Hollywood moviemakers more than other developmental disabilities is that, for all the difficulties it brings those who have it, it also gives some of them the ability to perform uncanny feats of brainpower: effortlessly memorizing train schedules or song lyrics, identifying the day of the week of any date in the past. Even among those who aren’t full-blown...
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The job hunt ... mission impossible? →
I found this thread on Reddit. Someone posted a really good question, and it was followed by a great answer. I wanted to share both here.
Hey everyone,
I’m a 26 year old with Asperger’s who’s been actively looking for a job for little over a year now and who’s had over 70 face-to-face interviews already, but so far the search for a job has been nothing but frustrating.
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“Why must it instantly be my (#aspie) fault when someone (#NT) misunderstands...”
– @lastcrazyhorn
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codeman38's tumblings: I just had one of those... →
codeman38:
Pretty much all of my close friends that I can think of, I met ‘passively’. That is, rather than going up and introducing myself to them, they came up to me and introduced themselves. Or we met each other via a mutual friend. Or, at best, I started a random conversation in a…
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“Public speaking is an amazing & rewarding experience, but for ASD...”
– @autismisarose
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Parenting Adults With Autism →
There are more and more people like me in the world. My son’s autism was diagnosed when he was 5, after having been termed “pre-primary impaired” for 3 years. As he developed and grew, it became obvious that his autism was quite severe. At age 20, he is not really conversationally verbal. He hoots, hums, jumps, skips, and paces through his day. He has low tolerance for errors in...
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Sam, at Nineteen: On Transitions and Autistic... →
Charlotte Moore www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk Charlotte Moore is an author, journalist and Parent Patron of Ambitious about Autism. Here she writes about her hopes and fears for her son Sam as he moves on from school and in to adulthood. We hope readers will share their own experiences and opinions about this transition period. My son Sam left school in July 2011. Sam has autism with learning...
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We MUST Do Better: Autism, Tragedy, and Transition... →
I don’t know if you saw yesterday’s horrible, tragic news about the Sunnnyvale mother who killed her 22 year old autistic son and then herself. It’s awful. It should never have happened. It is never OK to kill a child, there are no excuses for doing so, not even the caregiver fatigue and desperation that every news story I’ve read is citing. However, as the media insists on...
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soft and sweet: I’m so fucking enraged right now... →
fourloves:
I’m so fucking enraged right now
hate the assumption that everyone drives (lol DRIVER PRIVILEGE!)
but seriously like a few weeks ago some person comments on my blog and claims everyone has to drive. um if you couldn’t drive because you would DIE, you would learn that there are other ways of getting around, but not only do they blow, other people constantly ignore or forget that you...
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codeman38's tumblings: An idea to fight Autism... →
tmkristen:
I don’t know if autistic people are already doing this, but I did this a couple of weeks ago. I was just online window shopping when I saw that Etnies (popular skate shoe company) was selling a “benefit shoe” to benefit Autism $peaks. I wrote them an email, but I have yet to…
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Parents Use Hidden Camera To Capture Abuse Of... →
Go to the link to see the video and read the article.