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matzoball

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  1. Lightwing12star -

     

    First of all welcome!

     

    Please take this as constructive criticism from people who actually have the disability you are learning about.

     

    I really don't think you have a proper understanding of the disability. Aspergers is a form of Autism. Also under the new definition, Aspergers has now been absorbed into the diagnosis of Autism. So it might be an idea to state that you are looking for people with a historical diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome only.

     

    Also, you may want to look at rewording your introduction to the survey. It should use clear, unambiguous language.

     

    It also would have been preferable if you had emailed the moderators first before posting this so we could help make sure you get the best out of us here in the forum :)


  2. I don't think any of the parents of people with ASD will have tried psychedelics for their kids - can't speak for any other aspies other than myself, but I think hallucinogens are a bad idea. People with ASD tend to have stronger anxiety and less coping skills when it comes to drugs other than maybe weed - I wouldn't recommend it.


  3. It might be worth looking into funding for support worker to help him in school. What also would be useful is to actually find out why he is having these meltdowns. They happen for a reason - so the school should be helping you with this. Getting someone from your LA or local CAMHS to observe him and his surroundings etc might pinpoint it. It could be the constant changes to his routines at school, over stimulus from other pupils, it could even be something as simple as the lighting setting off sensory overloads.They need to help.


  4. Gina - I don't think that's the case, at least as far as I am concerned. This forum is lightly moderated, and only so when asked by other members. Everything on here is opinion, conversation and advice - which as far as this mod is concerned, everyone is entitled to regardless of what it is! (as long as it's not breaching the guidelines of course ;p)

     

    I can ask the admins about setting up a private area for venting things that members wouldn't be comfortable having the general public see (which is an excellent idea) - I know other forums can do it as they have similar software - it may be a case of tech skills and how much of them the admins have!

     

    Post what you like on here, but as with other forums - for now it's open to the public to view(if they know where we are), just be careful of what personal identifying details you do post - pretty much internet safety etiquette :)


  5. Scumble, do you have an issue with NT's? I ask as it seems to be a recurring point you make in posts. I can understand resentment sometimes - but it creates an unrealistic viewpoint if built up over time. Educating and raising awareness when you can is a good way to break down what you might perceive as barriers. There won't always be the opportunity to do that obviously, but accentuating the positive might work out better than assuming no one understands. Personally I think there shouldn't be 'them and us' - we're all human aren't we?

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