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Pretty much everyone somewhat active on the forum here has heard of it; Asperger?s is soon to be eliminated as a seperate diagnosis.
This lead me to look up the DSM V (which will be, so far, the version that will be in effect in about 6 months) criteria and see where this leaves me and my...
Earlier this week on facebook one of The Netherlands? philosophy programs put a query? they do have those daily on facebook, to spark debate and argument and I usually chip in.
This one was a tad interesting though. One of our nations universities (Universiteit van Utrecht) is going to...
No, that's not really long, since some people will out do me. Even if it's the admin :P
But in that year, is there anything I learned, while mixing in with my fellow aspies, which I officially couldn't count as my peers as such, since when I first joined I didn't have my diagnosis yet. So...
It?s been a while since I blogged here... relatively speaking.
Recently I touched about a subject here and there about my personal situation. I?m well aware that this situation will probably not count for the majority of the users here, since it deals with Dutch regulations and laws and not...
Earlier today I met up with my social worker to check up on my disability benefits files, and see if it's all correct.
Over the weekend I had a moment of clarity (a seeminly rare occaision) and as such reflected a bit with forms I had to fill in, in mind. I got to them and obviously one of...
Well, is it? It?s something that popped my mind recently. In this day and age there?s a lot of digital stuff going on and less involves actual contact with (excuse the redundancy) actual people.
A few examples
- Recently I read an article about cutting back on the government instated...
Earlier today I had to hand in a copy of my diagnosis to social services, so they can look if they can give me support. Which I don't mind at all, I'm not that much of a rebel, lol.
However; looking at it, a few points came to mind. And it made me wonder a bit about cause and effect, and what...
With a chance of getting the advice like "making a thread will get more people to respond" I'll keep headstrong and try the blog first ;)
Quite often I ramble about employment, education, social services and how that all ties in (or depending what your stance is "messes") with autism in the...
And for anyone not familiar with latin, history and/or philosophy... it roughly translates to; "Who will guard the guards themselves?"... or of course a more popculture related reference "Who watches the watchmen?".
With that quote in mind I'm beginning to think that that bit of "paranoia"...
Disclaimer; If you cannot deal with people expressing so-called "first world problems", even if they are related to being on the spectrum, please move on and enjoy your burger, thank you!
As some of you know, I paint... miniatures, toy soldiers, models, name it something. It's one my hobbies...
With my current financial situation going on, it go me wondering a bit about "entitlement". And yes, it might get a bit absurd and with a large stretch alltogether. So with that in mind...
Do you feel you're entitled to whatever you have going on right now? Is it your right? And why is it...
It's a question I've been asking myself the past few days. It's also a question I've been asking a few of my friends.
I feel a lot of people don't really care for a lot of talents, except what they're being educated/trained for. They get educated, get a degree, land a job and that's that...
For everyone who doesn't want to read, but likes pictures... this is a short summary
Earlier today it got me thinking...
Can the ability to cope with things be different for people with autism?
I wonder because the last few years I'm stumbling upon a lot of situations that are more...
I'd like to put up a disclaimer up front. The following might be a bit trigger-inducing for the ones prone to it. Still, I'll put some stuff up in spoilers, but at least, be warned.
As a kid, when I was about 8 years old, my parents decided to put me in an after school daycare thing ran by...
So, how autistic are you?
And by that, I like to delve a bit deeper into situation and comfort level.
I remember that years ago, and I'm talking +10 years ago, autism in general didn't occur to me to be a label that would fit me. I had my own mannerisms, got into some trouble here and...
This situation applies to Holland, not the US/UK... however, I think it's something everyone can consider food for thought.
Back when I was a teen, I was worried. Cause at some day, I realized... in a few years I'm 18, and I have to enlist in the army. And be in the army for about a year or...
So, apparently I like to ramble a bit about employment and such, and this is no different.
A few thoughts resonate in my mind for the last few weeks. And some stuff actually was stuff I read on this forum. It wasn't a problem as such, that I felt miserable for it... to me it's data, to help...
So... I went to see my therapist today as she told me she'd have results in by january 18th.
I had no idea what to expect... well, to me it could be anything. I kinda expected her to pull the PDD-NOS thing on me. It always felt kinda "easy" to put such a label on someone.
Anyway; the...
In my last blog I wrote a bit about a letter I got from the employment agency and how their specialist deemed me "fit for any job". I also wrote I filed a complaint because I, as well as my own therapist (as opposed to their therapist) thinks I rather have to sort my stuff out before I end up in...
So, earlier today I got a letter from the employment office. And according to their therapist, where they've sent me to last May I'm healthy and able to work.
However, if I didn't agree, I could send them an appeal, where I stated a decent motivation why I disagree. Thus... I did. Now...