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Quote from: Christopher McCandless on August 28, 2009, 09:25:44 AMQuote from: Phlexor on August 28, 2009, 09:17:19 AMQuote from: Christopher McCandless on August 28, 2009, 04:47:33 AMQuote from: Phlexor on August 27, 2009, 07:57:38 PMThe thing is, I think there is a half way point. Nothing is expected of me from the government because I'm on a disability pension now. I just have to pass go and collect my $200. We are doing better than most working poor families as a lot of our income is tax free. We live in public housing which isn't as bad as it sounds (shitty neighbours have left). So we pay fuck all in rent.We get enough money these days that we don't even have to be careful how we spend it (probably should hide some in a mattress or something).The problem is the government feels it has fulfilled its obligations by putting you on that pension, when in reality if they did their job properly, you would most likely be in decent employment, with the improvement in lifestyle that would bring. That said, given you have 5 children, it doesn't surprise me that the system makes it better for you not to work. Doesn't send out an amazing message to them. They will help be get back into the workforce if I wanted them to. I'm just not in that place right now personally.I wonder whose fault that is. Certainly, the state should take a lot of blame. Meh, I blame being undiagnosed at the time I entered the workforce plus parents who had no idea how to prepare a child/young adult for the workforce.It's now my responsibility to do something about it though. Fucking anxiety and freaky panic attacks kick my arse though. I can't even seriously think about it without nearly throwing up and shit.
Quote from: Phlexor on August 28, 2009, 09:17:19 AMQuote from: Christopher McCandless on August 28, 2009, 04:47:33 AMQuote from: Phlexor on August 27, 2009, 07:57:38 PMThe thing is, I think there is a half way point. Nothing is expected of me from the government because I'm on a disability pension now. I just have to pass go and collect my $200. We are doing better than most working poor families as a lot of our income is tax free. We live in public housing which isn't as bad as it sounds (shitty neighbours have left). So we pay fuck all in rent.We get enough money these days that we don't even have to be careful how we spend it (probably should hide some in a mattress or something).The problem is the government feels it has fulfilled its obligations by putting you on that pension, when in reality if they did their job properly, you would most likely be in decent employment, with the improvement in lifestyle that would bring. That said, given you have 5 children, it doesn't surprise me that the system makes it better for you not to work. Doesn't send out an amazing message to them. They will help be get back into the workforce if I wanted them to. I'm just not in that place right now personally.I wonder whose fault that is. Certainly, the state should take a lot of blame.
Quote from: Christopher McCandless on August 28, 2009, 04:47:33 AMQuote from: Phlexor on August 27, 2009, 07:57:38 PMThe thing is, I think there is a half way point. Nothing is expected of me from the government because I'm on a disability pension now. I just have to pass go and collect my $200. We are doing better than most working poor families as a lot of our income is tax free. We live in public housing which isn't as bad as it sounds (shitty neighbours have left). So we pay fuck all in rent.We get enough money these days that we don't even have to be careful how we spend it (probably should hide some in a mattress or something).The problem is the government feels it has fulfilled its obligations by putting you on that pension, when in reality if they did their job properly, you would most likely be in decent employment, with the improvement in lifestyle that would bring. That said, given you have 5 children, it doesn't surprise me that the system makes it better for you not to work. Doesn't send out an amazing message to them. They will help be get back into the workforce if I wanted them to. I'm just not in that place right now personally.
Quote from: Phlexor on August 27, 2009, 07:57:38 PMThe thing is, I think there is a half way point. Nothing is expected of me from the government because I'm on a disability pension now. I just have to pass go and collect my $200. We are doing better than most working poor families as a lot of our income is tax free. We live in public housing which isn't as bad as it sounds (shitty neighbours have left). So we pay fuck all in rent.We get enough money these days that we don't even have to be careful how we spend it (probably should hide some in a mattress or something).The problem is the government feels it has fulfilled its obligations by putting you on that pension, when in reality if they did their job properly, you would most likely be in decent employment, with the improvement in lifestyle that would bring. That said, given you have 5 children, it doesn't surprise me that the system makes it better for you not to work. Doesn't send out an amazing message to them.
The thing is, I think there is a half way point. Nothing is expected of me from the government because I'm on a disability pension now. I just have to pass go and collect my $200. We are doing better than most working poor families as a lot of our income is tax free. We live in public housing which isn't as bad as it sounds (shitty neighbours have left). So we pay fuck all in rent.We get enough money these days that we don't even have to be careful how we spend it (probably should hide some in a mattress or something).
Quote from: PMS Elle on August 26, 2009, 10:18:19 AMYeah, like this:Quote from: jamieg on August 23, 2009, 09:09:12 PMI'm extremely confused about what my diagnosis means about myself and the world around me, but I'd like someone to validate my erroneous notion that it somehow makes me a superior being to those who do not hold my diagnosis.fixed. I didn't see that sentiment at all in his post; rather, he was expressing concern about the portrayal of autistics in the media. A valid concern, and one which I share.
Yeah, like this:Quote from: jamieg on August 23, 2009, 09:09:12 PMI'm extremely confused about what my diagnosis means about myself and the world around me, but I'd like someone to validate my erroneous notion that it somehow makes me a superior being to those who do not hold my diagnosis.fixed.
I'm extremely confused about what my diagnosis means about myself and the world around me, but I'd like someone to validate my erroneous notion that it somehow makes me a superior being to those who do not hold my diagnosis.
Quote from: earthboundmisfit on August 26, 2009, 10:24:54 AMQuote from: PMS Elle on August 26, 2009, 10:18:19 AMYeah, like this:Quote from: jamieg on August 23, 2009, 09:09:12 PMI'm extremely confused about what my diagnosis means about myself and the world around me, but I'd like someone to validate my erroneous notion that it somehow makes me a superior being to those who do not hold my diagnosis.fixed. I didn't see that sentiment at all in his post; rather, he was expressing concern about the portrayal of autistics in the media. A valid concern, and one which I share.i never actually said what this person claims i didthis person took a quote from a previous post and edited it and will lose karma for thisi do not come here to be insulted for having a opinion and for refusing to fight with known assesso go kill yourself and do all of us a favor if that is all you can do to people
i do not come here to be insulted for having a opinion and for refusing to fight with known assesso go kill yourself and do all of us a favor if that is all you can do to people
Some people with autism can be violent, just like many more people wth autism aren't.But of course misdiagnoses happen sometimes. I personally think that doctors are more likely to misdiagnose that someone doesn't have AS when they actually do than to say they have AS when they don't, though.
He just needs to change his mentality. I like his attitude though. The way he's going, it looks like he might be banned at WP pretty soon. He would have fitted right in here
I don't think he's a troll. He's acting similar over at WP. I checked to see if he went over to whine about bad evil I2 and found this:http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt105671.htmlEither that, or he's a really good troll
