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  1. dragoncat16

    Crossroads / Alone vs Company

    I am in pretty much exactly the same situation (I was only recently diagnosed as well), except that I don't have knowledge of anything that other people find interesting, as you do with football, so there's no opportunity for me to interact there. I don't think it's possible to change...
  2. dragoncat16

    Suggestion related to "New Threads" area to the right of the page

    OK, I'm posting one last time, just because I don't think you understand what I am suggesting. I am not saying that I am suggesting the formation of a new area with its own maintenance or anything like that. I don't know how you got that impression. All I am suggesting is that the new threads...
  3. dragoncat16

    Crossroads / Alone vs Company

    I read your post with great interest, as I have also recently come to a crossroads in my life. Don't worry about the long post. Lots of people here (including me) make lengthy posts. What makes it ok is that it's not full of typos, spelling mistakes, and grammatical errors which characterises...
  4. dragoncat16

    Suggestion related to "New Threads" area to the right of the page

    Not utterly different, but just different enough that they deserve their own category, like aspies compared with NTs, perhaps? :) After the news-related threads are created, they'd be maintained like any other thread, just as they are now. I guess the main thing is just how they are displayed...
  5. dragoncat16

    Suggestion related to "New Threads" area to the right of the page

    This is indeed so, but the issue is that several news items are often posted in that area all at once, thus removing possibly as yet unread threads from the "queue." I realize that, but since one would need to go into several sub-levels in the forum to find all the new threads, some of them are...
  6. dragoncat16

    Young man with Asperger's 'asked by B&M to work for FREE for three days before being dumped'

    They should pay people for trial shifts. Craig was led to believe that he was working for free temporarily but that he would be employed after that. I have no doubt that he was tricked into it, and that he was effectively under a verbal contract, but since he doesn't have proof of what he had...
  7. dragoncat16

    From sexual harassment to hostile colleagues: readers' experiences of life with a disability

    Ugh.... Just, ugh. These are probably the same people who wouldn't hesitate to take the disabled parking space themselves if they weren't afraid of being judged by others. Don't they have license plate stickers for that? They do in North America. I can definitely identify with this one. Every...
  8. dragoncat16

    Suggestion related to "New Threads" area to the right of the page

    I think the "New Threads" area is extremely useful, and I use that to do most of my navigating on the site. However, there is an issue that someone else brought up recently that when articles autism-related news are posted as new threads, such threads tend to occupy most of the space allocated...
  9. dragoncat16

    Regular Schooling May Harm Autistic Kids

    Schools make autistic pupils feel isolated, report warns You posted it yourself. Is that not the same study? It has a lot of findings in common, e.g.: From the article in this thread: Sensory sensitivity, which is a common characteristic of autism and can magnify sounds to an intolerable...
  10. dragoncat16

    Young man with Asperger's 'asked by B&M to work for FREE for three days before being dumped'

    That bill (and I think it nothing less than a tragedy that it had to be implemented as recently as only 2 years ago) concerns trafficking and prostitution, but coercing someone to work for free, even without any notion of ownership of that person, comes pretty close to the definition of slavery...
  11. dragoncat16

    Nationals senator Barry O'Sullivan urged to apologise over 'autistic' banks comment

    Don't people on the spectrum tend to follow laws better than others? His comment doesn't even make any sense.
  12. dragoncat16

    Stressed. Which job do I take?!

    I think you should apply for all the available positions which interest you and then you'll be able to choose what you want to do from those that are offered to you. Only you can really decide what you want to do. Write down your possible schedule for the week and see whether you will have...
  13. dragoncat16

    Autistic weightlifter Martyn hopes to inspire others

    It's nice to see a story about people on the spectrum competing and doing well in a mainstream competition. It reminds us all that people on the spectrum can do just as well as NTs, and it's something we should all keep in mind in our own lives.
  14. dragoncat16

    Regular Schooling May Harm Autistic Kids

    Wasn't there a post last week about this same study, or did the government fund a second study that was basically the same and reached exactly the same conclusion?
  15. dragoncat16

    Young man with Asperger's 'asked by B&M to work for FREE for three days before being dumped'

    I bet that B&M and other employers could maintain a nearly completely unpaid workforce just from the hundreds of job applicants they put on unpaid "trial" shifts. I must say that I am truly surprised that slave labour is legal in the UK.
  16. dragoncat16

    interesting find in my e-mail this morning

    This article is EXACTLY what I have thought all along. Every slightly unusual behaviour we have is magnified by the NTs' perception right from the start. Right from the first meeting, we don't stand a chance to form social relationships with NTs like other NTs do. I would like to see a study...
  17. dragoncat16

    Why is aspergers considered a "disability"

    Lots of NTs also have a bad memory and can't follow instructions, yet they can keep a job. ADD is a separate issue from ASD. Yes, many people on the spectrum have limitations, just as some NTs have limitations. However, to put a blanket definition on ASD as a disability is simply not logical or...
  18. dragoncat16

    Why is aspergers considered a "disability"

    "High functioning" refers more to the amount of support a person needs in day-to-day life than actual IQ. There are some very bright people on the spectrum who nevertheless need continuous support, and there are some with a lower IQ who are able to live independently just fine.
  19. dragoncat16

    Distorted perspective of time?

    I have often worked for hours without getting up or eating or anything, but I am usually aware of the passage of time. Sometimes, when I haven't looked at the clock for a while, I'l guess the time, and I'll be right within a minute or so. I also don't need to use an alarm clock. If I need to...
  20. dragoncat16

    Why is aspergers considered a "disability"

    Average human IQ is 100. That is how the scale is defined. By most scales, 70 or below is considered retarded, 130 or above is gifted, and 150 or above is genius or near-genius level. The way I see it, autism has pretty much nothing to do with low IQ. Mental retardation is a possible comorbid...
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