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    What is your dream job?

    I've been able to work at three of my dream jobs: My original dream job was teaching. It took me until my mid-40s to complete my education and I ended up only getting to teach for about 10 years. I loved teaching adults English language courses both in China (for 1 year) and in the US. I only...
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    Child diagnosis

    "symptoms of drug use in pregnant mother are obvious, child has learning difficulties, slower reflexes" -- learning difficulties and slower reflexes can have many origins, including genetics, drug/alcohol use during pregnancy, physical environment (pollutants, etc.), home environment (abuse...
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    Comment by 'zhulan' in 'Being kind'

    I'm not sure if what I experience is similar, but I think I understand what you are saying about saying thank you. I usually don't think about it until afterwards and then berate myself for having been rude. I sometimes find that things we are socially expected to say, such as, "Thank you" and...
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    Musical instruments you like to play, or think are neat.

    My husband inherited a couple of mountain dulcimers from his uncle and I had them refurbished. I used to practice quite a bit -- using a Jean Ritchie book for beginners. I haven't played in several years. There is a local mountain dulcimer group that gets together (on Zoom during the worst of...
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    Stimming

    I've been wondering too exactly what can be considered stimming behaviors. When I was a child, I was told so many times to sit still that I schooled myself to keep my body quiet. However, sitting still is so hard, so I've always stretched a lot (figuring if I look athletic, it's less distracting...
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    Do you want to be immortal?

    I'd be very curious to know the ages of the various responders. When I was much younger, the idea of immortality was very appealing -- or even just a very, very long life. I used to say I expected to live to the age of 124. I am now 68. My mother and maternal grandmother both died just before...
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    Current book(s) you're reading?

    Just finished Adult Autism Assessment Handbook: A Neurodiversity Affirmative Approach, by Davida Hartman, Tara O'Donnell-Killen, Jessica K. Doyle, Maeve Kavanagh, Anna Day, Juliana Azevedo. (I've listed all six authors because it's important to me that they are all women. Among the six are both...
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