correct me if im wrong but i thought ssi came for those who couldn't work mark ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
Again I'm not sure- people I have talked to who are in the psychological and health professions say as a sufferer of PDD NOS I am entitled to some form of...
I'm not sure if this was a dream, a vision or what, but here goes: When I was about 11 I was in the hospital for a ruptured appendix, as a result of the...
My son received it for ADD and Manic Depression so I am sure a PDD would
qualify. And it shouldn't vary state to state (except the $ amount - based
on cost of...
Yes, a horribly inaccurate, one-sided (at best), poorly-researched article from the SF Chronicle. There have been plenty of reasoned, intelligent responses...
... I'd surely love to see some of the documentation used to support your last sentence. For education. I'm not interested in flaming anyone. ... - Bill...
I don't think I have any of the digests still from the lists where people posted their replies. :-( But I read at least 3 on various lists, plus a friend of...
... the editor and the author of the piece.> I just want to say that I don't actually have an opinion in this matter. I really don't know anything about kids....
... both ... matter. I really don't know anything about kids. I was just passing this along. ... Education is a touchy subject. Public schools are the...
Elaine Gallant wrote: [ snip ] ... I'd like to hear your take on special ed. If you spoke in a low voice, maybe the touchier among us wouldn't notice? ;) -...
... single ... of who ... voice, ... It troubles me that AS is so labor intensive. I try to think what would have helped me as a student...but it's such a big...
Personally, I believe that Aspie kids should have their own schools. At least here in Norway many kids with learning problems drop out of school by age 16. ......
... School didn't prepare me for life on my own. I was homeless and finding food in grocery store dumpsters a year after graduating. It was sort of a choice to...
Hello, I am a member returning after a three year absence. I was born in 1946, and grew up totally different from my siblings and peers. I went through the ...
... Interesting. Thanks for sharing. You, like me (73) and others about your age and older, grew up "un-medicalized" - so to speak. Our older group of...
Hi Terry, I joined the group during your absence. It's nice to meet you this way, welcome back, and thank you for sharing all this personal information with...
... wrote: Bill, that would indeed be a fascinating study. But, as you know, the only way a comparative study of the sort to have any reliability regarding the...
... You're absolutely right, of course. I raised the issue to point out the merit of that particular comparison. Also to point out the non-medicalized group is...
In a message dated 3/8/2006 1:55:43 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, wdloughman@... writes: Also to point out the non-medicalized group is a unique study...
... As Beti pointed out (3/07/06): other groups "... need also be taken into account ...". Yours, and you, certainly qualify. The difference between my cohort...
... I'm twenty-eight years old, which is not "school age", but still, not near seventies, either. I only had my diagnosis of Asperger's a couple of years ago....
Hi and Welcome Back, Terry, It's good to hear from you after a while and thank you for your diagnostic 411 from the VA. I might have to hit up Mom & Dad re: my...
An AS pal and I found this ultra fun personality test online last nite. http://www.personaldna.com/ It's very accurate and well designed. It also has the most...
In a message dated 3/8/2006 7:25:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gatto_fritto@... writes: So I had problems at school. There were varying explanations,...
I've been wondering lately if we Aspie's do indeed live in our "own world". I feel so disconnected from the world around me at times. Almost like an alien--if...
... http://www.personaldna.com/report.php?&k=qHjBBwmjYRZTOZY-EJ-DAACD-68cd Very original method and interesting, and the results are mostly even correct, I...
That's pretty funny. I was assessed as a "free-wheeling thinker." Which is true. However sooo many things were way off. Like it said that I am "very feminine"...
... Possibly. In every genuinely *new* endeavor, or place, initially I'm almost completely "lost". Even today after a long and successful career. Recently in...