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May 24, 2012 7:32 PM

Re: [autism-457] Join ASAN Seattle in Protesting JRC at the ABAI Convention! - Preview not available

May 24, 2012 5:09 PM

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Ari

May 24, 2012 3:54 PM

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karla fisher

May 24, 2012 3:47 PM

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May 24, 2012 3:40 PM

Re: [autism-457] Join ASAN Seattle in Protesting JRC at the ABAI Convention! - Kassiane, if you can't get a ride

Marcela Musgrove

May 24, 2012 2:30 PM

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May 23, 2012 9:40 PM

Join ASAN Seattle in Protesting JRC at the ABAI Convention! - Preview not available

Ari

May 23, 2012 7:44 PM

Group Outing for Leah Nash's Asperger photo exhibit (featuring Elesia!), Tuesday, May 29 - Preview not available

May 22, 2012 8:53 PM

New Meeting Flyers! - Preview not available

May 22, 2012 12:06 AM

Updated Survey Monkey for Gallery Outing - Preview not available

May 20, 2012 8:21 PM

For TONIGHT, a FREE ticket to "Human Nature's Social Brain" -

May 17, 2012 12:10 PM

Re: [autism-457] Annual Picnic - Where to Have It? - Preview not available

May 11, 2012 7:07 PM

Re: [autism-457] Annual Picnic - Where to Have It? - Preview not available

May 11, 2012 4:24 AM

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Julia Rosenstein

May 10, 2012 6:56 PM

Re: [autism-457] Annual Picnic - Where to Have It? - Preview not available

Jake Sparks

May 10, 2012 9:33 AM

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May 10, 2012 2:12 AM

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Cathi-Jo McCoy

May 9, 2012 12:42 PM

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May 9, 2012 9:05 AM

Re: [autism-457] [autism-457]Aspergers Photography exhibit - Preview not available

Ann Bell

May 9, 2012 8:23 AM

Re: [autism-457] [autism-457]Aspergers Photography exhibit - Preview not available

May 8, 2012 4:55 PM

[autism-457]Aspergers Photography exhibit - Preview not available

Marcela Musgrove

May 8, 2012 3:49 PM

Re: [autism-457] Annual Picnic - Where to Have It? -

bob johnson

May 8, 2012 2:52 PM

Re: [autism-457] Annual Picnic - Where to Have It? - Somewhere central would be nice. If anywhere downtownish is an option that might be good-reduce transit time as much

May 8, 2012 2:44 PM

Annual Picnic - Where to Have It? - Preview not available

May 8, 2012 12:52 AM

Meeting Agenda, Wednesday 05/02/2012 - Preview not available

Apr 30, 2012 4:16 AM

Re: [autism-457] Put "Aspergers'" on Work Resume? -

Apr 28, 2012 2:46 AM

Re: [autism-457] Put "Aspergers'" on Work Resume? - Just a note to this, it's against the law for them to ask about any disability. But I agree, disclosing is tricky and best left until after you've been hired unless it is directly relevant to the position. Melody

Melody Latimer

Apr 27, 2012 8:59 PM

Re: [autism-457] Put "Aspergers'" on Work Resume? - Kim, I would not disclose it unless they asked you directly. You 'passed' for your version of normal in all your other jobs, this time you will be better equipped to handle your AS, and that&

Merle Morrigan

Apr 27, 2012 8:39 PM

RE: [autism-457] Put "Aspergers'" on Work Resume? - Thanks for the advice from all of you. I'm going to remove

Kim

Apr 27, 2012 6:32 PM

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Chelsea

Apr 27, 2012 5:59 PM

Re: [autism-457] Put "Aspergers'" on Work Resume? - Hello Kim.

Victor

Apr 27, 2012 5:59 PM

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Cathi-Jo McCoy

Apr 27, 2012 3:43 PM

RE: [autism-457] Put "Aspergers'" on Work Resume? - Hi, Andee. I didn't put it on my r

Kim

Apr 27, 2012 2:19 PM

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Apr 27, 2012 2:08 PM

RE: [autism-457] Put "Aspergers'" on Work Resume? - I've always been hesitant to tell employers about my Asperg

Jake Harrison

Apr 27, 2012 12:53 PM

Put "Aspergers'" on Work Resume? - I got laid off last Monday due to budget issues. I had this

Kim

Apr 27, 2012 12:39 PM

Re: [autism-457] More Adult Research Studies (these ones created by adults too!) - Preview not available

Apr 24, 2012 2:09 AM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Studies Contact Information - Preview not available

Apr 24, 2012 2:06 AM

More Adult Research Studies (these ones created by adults too!) - Preview not available

Apr 23, 2012 1:34 PM

Autism Studies Contact Information - 1. At OHSU, you can contact them for information about studies concerning adults with autism. Currently, there isn't a study with this demographic but you can give them your contact informa

Kim

Apr 23, 2012 11:53 AM

Went to the ASO Conference on Saturday - The presentations were interesting, but one thing that stoo

Kim

Apr 23, 2012 1:02 AM

Re: [autism-457] And the Winner Is... - Preview not available

Apr 7, 2012 3:47 PM

Re: [autism-457] And the Winner Is... - I'm here but can't find anyone. Anyone able to give me more specifics on where we are supposed to meet? -Jake Sparks On Saturday, April 7, 2012, kassiane wrote:

Jake Sparks

Apr 7, 2012 2:21 PM

Re: [autism-457] And the Winner Is... - I had a good friend from out of town come unexpectedly for sad reasons (Hank Bersani was killed while riding his bike, some of you might have known him or known of him). The time she has to meet with me and my other out of town guest is this aftern

Apr 7, 2012 2:16 PM

Re: [autism-457] And the Winner Is... - I'm running a bit late, but should be there. If I can find y'all.

Apr 7, 2012 1:16 PM

Re: [autism-457] And the Winner Is... -

Apr 7, 2012 1:17 AM

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Apr 6, 2012 11:50 PM

Re: [autism-457] And the Winner Is... - Speaking of Powell's, if anyone is so inclined, it'd be super if they were encouraged to start a Disability Studies section. I was really disappointed the last time I was there and they suggested I might want to try the Health or Medical sectio

Ari

Apr 6, 2012 8:47 PM

Re: [autism-457] And the Winner Is... - Oh, and another thing: if the weather is really craptastic, too much so to wear shirtsleeves, then once we've all gathered we can go to an indoor environment, like Pioneer Place or Powell's. I will have on an orange shirt that says "Cognitive Dissident" o

Apr 6, 2012 8:38 PM

Re: [autism-457] And the Winner Is... - That sounds good, Dora, I hope you can make it. And yeah, this is about autistic happiness and how it actually exists. No yelling required, unless you really feel like it. Andee Sent from my iPod On Apr 5, 2012, at 12:22 PM, Dora Raymaker

Apr 5, 2012 6:22 PM

Re: [autism-457] And the Winner Is... - I'm pretty sure I can be there, but don't want to 100% promise. If I make it, I will wear a really geeky shirt from XKCD that says "Stand back! I'm going to try science!" I hope that counts OK :-) Since it's autism acceptance I want to focus on po

Apr 5, 2012 12:21 PM

Re: [autism-457] And the Winner Is... - I'll be there. I ordered a "celebrate neurodiversity" shirt but it probably won't arrive in time. Keep in mind that there will be a Farmer's Market in the PSU portion of the park blocks that ends around 2pm.

Jake Sparks

Apr 5, 2012 12:06 PM

And the Winner Is... - ...Saturday, April 7 at 2 PM. The Survey Monkeys have spoken! Thanks to everyone who voted. So the plan was to meet in the Park Blocks at 2 PM with Neurodiversity gear on if we have it. (If you don't, you're still welcome to j

Apr 5, 2012 3:30 AM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - GREAT EMAIL WITH YOUR PERMISSION

spaceyhippie

Apr 4, 2012 10:05 PM

Re: [autism-457] My name is Rob Wiesenthal; and I am new to the group. I have Asperger's Syndrome. -

Apr 4, 2012 1:27 PM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th -

Apr 4, 2012 1:03 PM

RE: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - Preview not available

Lelia Foreman

Apr 4, 2012 10:42 AM

Weekend Meetup - Hi all...I checked Survey Monkey, and with 5 responses in so far, we are running neck and neck between Saturday at 2 and Sunday at 2. This Sunday, of course, is Easter Sunday; not an issue for me, but it could affect what places are open or where

Apr 4, 2012 3:55 AM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - Thanks, everybody, for your contributions in this thread. Adam, as you've seen here, there are plenty of parents of autistic kids in this group, and I kn

Apr 4, 2012 3:46 AM

Re: [autism-457] My name is Rob Wiesenthal; and I am new to the group. I have Asperger's Syndrome. - Hi Rob, and welcome. I'm going to post it later this week, but our next meeting is going to be Wednesday, May 2 at the Belmont Library at 6:15 PM. M

Apr 4, 2012 3:34 AM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - Preview not available

Robby

Apr 3, 2012 11:24 PM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - Preview not available

karla fisher

Apr 3, 2012 10:39 PM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - Yeah... I am too disgusted and exhausted to keep up, much less respond specifically. I am the parent of an autistic child. I do not care to quantify her functioning here. I agree with everything Sarah has said. Here's a great article (aside from ove

Phoenix Loomis

Apr 3, 2012 10:13 PM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - I have a lot of words to say about it, but given that "well you aren't a parent" is a common silencing tactic I don't

Apr 3, 2012 9:39 PM

Re: [autism-457] My name is Rob Wiesenthal; and I am new to the group. I have Asperger's Syndrome. - Yes, ASAN is on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/group

s/43228591181/

Phoenix Loomis

Apr 3, 2012 7:06 PM

Re: [autism-457] My name is Rob Wiesenthal; and I am new to the group. I have Asperger's Syndrome. - hey, rob welcome =o)

spaceyhippie

Apr 3, 2012 5:10 PM

My name is Rob Wiesenthal; and I am new to the group. I have Asperger's Syndrome. - Preview not available

Rob Wiesenthal

Apr 3, 2012 2:33 PM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - I'm a parent of a child on the spectrum. I see autism as both a disability and a difference. The extent to which each individual is disabled by his or her autism depends on both the individual's neurology and the environment. My son can speak, alt

Apr 3, 2012 12:58 PM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - Andee, I'm sorry, I was not responding to you, but I think you are asking where i got that from. This quote from Kim below: "Yet, I still believe that the autistic spectrum is not a disorder. It's

Adam Bailey

Apr 3, 2012 12:35 PM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - I'm not sure who it is who says autistic people are all "happy every day and geniuses at everything all the time."&nb

Apr 3, 2012 11:54 AM

RE: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - I don't think it's so much the *numbers* that create mass panic, hysteria, whatever you want to call it. It's how they're breathlessly reported by the med

Apr 3, 2012 11:39 AM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - Is anybody else here also the parent of a child with autism? I have a much different outlook than most self advocates, due to the difference between being the struggling parent of a very low functioning autistic child, and

Adam Bailey

Apr 3, 2012 10:01 AM

RE: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - I like your idea of creating signage, Phoenix, es

Kim

Apr 3, 2012 9:24 AM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - Since this is Autism Hysteria Month and the majority of media representation is comprised of scare tactics, I suggest we present a positive alternative. Whether this be with signs or fliers I think it would be easier than relying on free-form verbal co

Phoenix Loomis

Apr 2, 2012 11:43 PM

Re: [autism-457] Autism Day on April 8th - We had talked about doing something this weekend, and I'd still like to. Here's a link to a Survey Monkey survey about what days/times we all might prefer

Apr 2, 2012 11:13 PM

RE: [autism-457] Time and Place for the ASO meeting - Hi Kim, Sorry for the delay. I just got a new

Antoinette DeMotta

Apr 2, 2012 5:29 PM

Re: [autism-457] Time and Place for the ASO meeting -

bob johnson

Apr 2, 2012 3:05 PM

Autism Day on April 8th - Have we decided where and how we're going to interact with

Kim

Apr 2, 2012 12:30 PM

Time and Place for the ASO meeting - I was told that there is one at Portland State University.

Kim

Apr 2, 2012 12:07 PM

Re: [autism-457] Online Meetings? -

Apr 1, 2012 12:39 AM

Re: [autism-457] Followup to 3/28 Meeting - I will have a bunch of small tea candles and small plastic cups lined with foil to hold them. These might work better if it's very windy because the flame will be below the rim of the cup If you're bringing your own and having t

Mar 29, 2012 4:47 PM

Followup to 3/28 Meeting - Hi all...those of you who were able to make last night's meeting, thank you so much for coming! For those of you who weren't there, a few things: - We had *much* better turnout on Wednesday than we ever had on Tuesday. Night and d

Mar 29, 2012 4:36 PM

Re: [autism-457] Online Meetings? -

Mar 28, 2012 12:25 PM

Meeting Agenda, Wednesday 03/28/2012 - Hi all! Here is the agenda for Wednesday's meeting, which begins at 6:15 PM and ends at 7:45 PM, in the Belmont Public Library meeting room. One potential drawback I noticed with this room is that the possibility for dimmed overhead light

Mar 27, 2012 3:28 AM

Re: [autism-457] Fwd: Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People - Great job, Sarah! We also, incidentally, have a joint press release done with DRO, which I'll post as soon as it has final approval. Andee -

Mar 26, 2012 10:15 PM

Re: [autism-457] Fwd: Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People - And a new version, now without typos... On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Sarah Schneider < [address removed] > wrote:

Mar 26, 2012 1:41 PM

Re: [autism-457] Fwd: Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People - ASAN Sacramento made this great flyer, which I modified for the Portland event. Please post and distribute. On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 3:37 AM, Helen D. Lipson < hdlipson

Mar 26, 2012 12:57 PM

Re: [autism-457] Fwd: Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People -

Mar 23, 2012 3:37 AM

Re: [autism-457] Fwd: Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People - I got it and will use it as a model for the Portland one. On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 8:39 PM, kassiane < [address removed] > wrote:

Mar 22, 2012 8:47 PM

Re: [autism-457] Fwd: Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People - Did anyone who is good at press releasey stuff get the template one from Zoe/ASAN? I did & can pass it along if n

Mar 22, 2012 8:39 PM

Re: [autism-457] Fwd: Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People - I talked to Bob Joondeph at DRO and they are fine with sending a joint media release and willing to help with turnout. Zoe is working on a media release template and will have it ready later today. I don't think there will be much we will need to modi

Mar 21, 2012 1:56 PM

Re: [autism-457] Fwd: Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People - Preview not available

Mar 20, 2012 6:35 PM

Re: [autism-457] Fwd: Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People - I am so glad there are people here who are good at media and stuff. My only relevant skills are "quoteable blog posts

Mar 20, 2012 6:33 PM

Re: [autism-457] Fwd: Take Action: Help Us Mourn Murders of Disabled People - The press release needs to be approved by Melody Latimer (the new ASAN Chapter Coordinator) before it is used--which should be quick and painless. Melody's email is: "Melody Latimer" < mlatime

Elesia

Mar 20, 2012 4:57 PM

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