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  1. Gritches

    Institutional Employment Discrimination

    Employment Discrimination Hey, guess what's grinding my gears today? The issue of unemployment in the autism community, as well as the issue of employment in the autism community. Both are problematic, and as with most things it's an institutional problem. The figure I hear is 90% unemployment...
    • Gritches
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • autism discrimination employment social justice unemployment
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: General
  2. J

    NEW AUTISM BLOG BY TEENAGER

    Hello everyone. My name is Ethan and I am fifteen years old. At age two, I was diagnosed with high-functioning Autism. I have had many troubles in my life. But, I have also realized the special and unique gift I have. About a month ago, I started a blog called The Journey Through Autism. This...
  3. Z

    12th May 2017

    Me "I've got one person fired and one person a warning" Teacher "That's not something to be proud of" Me "I now but how many people can say it". To clarify the person I got fired was a life guard who was off poolside when I was having a fit and nearly drowned. The person I got a warning given...
    • ZebraAutismo
    • Blog entry
    • 1 min read
    • aspergers autism femaleaspie humour
    • Category: General
  4. Z

    11th May 2017

    "You are Princess Cheese". Said by one of boys at collage (totally thinking I could make a cartoon about it). I am going to starting working on ideas for that tommerow.
    • ZebraAutismo
    • Blog entry
    • 1 min read
    • asperger's aspie autism femaleaspie humour
    • Category: General
  5. Z

    Autism (and other special needs) a novelty

    This may be a weird post does anyone else feel like they are sometimes treated like a novelty for being autistic. For example when I started secoundry school people would always want to sit with me and"help" me but then get board when they relised I won't a puppet. I don't know some people...
  6. deedledee90

    Progress...maybe.

    SO I saw my GP this morning...as I somewhat expected he said he didn't see any signs that pointed towards Aspergers or autism, but he did recommend therapy. Right now I feel stuck in between feeling stupid for bringing up my hunch about having autism or relieved for being able to start therapy...
    • deedledee90
    • Blog entry
    • 1 min read
    • aspergers autism diagnosis female
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: General
  7. Z

    Anxiety sickness

    Random question does anyone else puke when they get extremely anxious.
  8. Z

    New Blog

    Not sure if I am aloud to advertise here but I have started a new blog called A Quote a Day. IF anyone's in need of a laugh take a look. I will posting a short quote their everday.
  9. Z

    23rd April 2017

    "It's not my fault the part of my brain which tells me what to say is being given a wedgie from the rest of my brain". Said by myself paraphrased from The Big Bang Theory
    • ZebraAutismo
    • Blog entry
    • 1 min read
    • aspergaus aspie autism soicalskills
    • Category: General
  10. Z

    Fiddle Toy Stigma

    All over my facebook I am seeing people complain about fiddle cubes, spinners etc but why. Since fiddle toys have come on to the mainstream market they are getting a lot of bad press. I always have a fiddle toy such as a tangle or snake with me to stop me scratch my hands and keep my anxiety at...
  11. M

    How to do things

    Today I saw a short documentary on the CBC news channel. It was about a woman from Toronto, Canada who has a brother who is autistic and non-verbal. She's created an app for her brother, so that he knows how to do things and he likes playing games, so its in game form. She's offering it for free...
    • Mia
    • Thread
    • autism learning magnus non-verbal tasks
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Help and Support
  12. Z

    Finally having "Play Dates"

    This week I will be seeing friends 3 times. Tommerow one of my best friends from school is coming round (she has autism, Marianas and EDS like myself), on Wednesday I'm going shopping with two friends from collage and Friday I'm going to the cinema with another collage friend who also has...
  13. C

    the OCD monster

    hi, is there anyone else here who is autistic/ has Aspergers and also has OCD?
  14. T

    Entry 2 - 'Should I smile because we're friends? Or should I cry because that's all we'll ever be?'

    So second year. I came back, wasn’t sure what to expect at all. I moved into a house of 8, which has been definitely an experience to start with. I came back not just to get my degree, but to see her. I had a weird growth spurt over the summer – which at 19 years old, shouldn’t really happen...
    • The Aspergers Guy
    • Blog entry
    • 2 min read
    • autism love of my life student study uni
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: General
  15. Z

    Feeling patronized

    Does anyone else find that the world is patronizing towards them(well meaning or otherwise). For example "You do really well for a person like you" and my new pet hate the pecks chart at collage which includes a section for the whether.I mean I know we are pathways course but we are still...
  16. Caelix3

    Fidget Cube

    Has anyone tried a Fidget Cube and does it work pretty well? I've been thinking of getting one, as I think it would be a good thing to fidget with. It could probably be even used for stimming too. Fidget Cube A video showing a fake one vs the real one. The video above ^ shows the features.
  17. HDLSeanWiley

    I need to discuss this

    my parents always wanted me to be normal, and to prove it, they called my mumbling "silly talking" when i was 5 and 6, and they hired a practitioner who would yell at me for stimming in my own house. now i've developed a habit of not being comfortable being myself around them at all. my parents...
  18. AustinTheAspie

    Autistic muppet on "Sesame Street"

    Sesame Street introduces muppet with autism to teach children about disorder I personally think this is a very considerate, eye-opening thing to do; especially with autism being one of the most common neurological disorders in the world. This will very much teach children about how kids with...
  19. M

    Chiropractors from Manitoba, Canada, claim they can cure autism.

    With spine readjustment! CBC Investigates Advertising by some Manitoba chiropractors undermines public health, expert says CBC News found many chiropractor websites containing statements at odds with public health advice By Jacques Marcoux, Katie Pedersen, Katie Nicholson, CBC News Posted...
  20. Z

    What quotes/ Words have stuck with you

    Any words quotes you have heard, read, thought etc which have stuck with you. Me me their is three. The first is 'People way I'm good with special needs teenagers. No I'm just good with teenagers'. This was sad by the taxi driver who use to take me to school because it made me so happy someone...
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