At least it'll be over in 3 years. Then, in theory, I should never have to go to school again. \D:</

*flops onto thread*
Hooboy, I hate packing.

In theory. In truth, YOUNEVERESCAPE.
It's all a plot!!!

/shot

What are you packing for?

I'm moving back to my hometown to get my Masters. In a week. Haha. *is a last minute kind of person*

... you could've procrastinated worse. Good for you!
8D

True. I could have. Haha. Thanks.

Alright, I'd better get back to work. My poor back is going to be dead by the end of the week.

; A ;
Bad back = no fun!!
Hope you have a soothing rest sometime!

HEY KIN.

How much are you offering for boobs? :rofl:

*sneaks off*

I give up. Got one more box packed, but my back was searing with pain every time I lifted *anything*. I consider that a stopping point. Heh.

@Keyori: Haha, nice.

... *hands you a bottle of heated water*
Feel better! I hope your back doesn't get worse in the morning!

Thanks, Hata. *hugs* I've taken three Ibuprofen, and I'll take some more when I go to bed, so hopefully it doesn't. And my shower is going to be long and relaxing tonight. *nods*

So what are you up to?

Procrastinating.
xD;;
I'm seriously not doing much homework. But tomorrow I'm staying after school, possibly until 9pm, finishing a project.

Yeah, I wouldn't do homework if I had to be at school that late the next day. But then, I'm a practiced procrastinator.

Oh man. Haha. Apparently packing makes me overly sentimental. I just got all emotional over a love song on the radio. And I don't generally like love songs that aren't super clever or somewhat insulting.

I don't want to procrastinate in grad school. I've done really well the past few semesters (so yeah, over a year now) in stopping my habits. We'll see if I hold true. I can do my four (small-ish) autobiographical papers early in this class. It should be nothing in comparison to the 30-40 page autobiography I wrote during undergrad.

I also need to ask my aunt if I can do my final project over my cousin. She has a form of autism that's pretty debilitating in terms of her speech. People assume because she doesn't talk and has a nervous laugh that she doesn't "get" things, but she's plenty aware of her surroundings at all times.

The class is all about development, so I'd like to compare and contrast the similarities and differences she's had against the norm. I remember when she was in high school she went through a huge crash diet phase because her friends were. If only the people evaluating her on the mental health spectrum would look at things like that. :P

/rant

That kind of reminds me of our neighbor who has Cerebral Palsy. I didn't at first give him enough credit for how much he understood as what he has is very debilitating. He's confined to a wheelchair and has very limited movement of his hands, and only string together a couple words. Once you start to understand him though you realize he knows EVERYTHING that's going on in the neighborhood. He'll come up to me now and tell me when someone has moved out of the neighborhood. He told me that his sister lost her job, or his brother came into to move with him. He knew why the cop always comes to a particular house. I still remember when he told me that his brother's son had been killed and how distraught he seemed. It amazed me that even given his circumstances the look on his face when he's happy and laughing compared to when he was upset were clearly different.

I use to be very much under the umbrella that people with these types of issues just really didn't have the quality of life. While his experiences are very limited, he seems very happy most days and active. He says his job is to watch the park. I find it kinda cute in a way, but at the same time I wonder how it would hold up in court if he had to testify for something. In the end though, I'm kinda glad he's very much out and about as it's good for him as much as it's piece of mind for me.

...Are you still buying June '10 sets? :ninja:
If you are, leave me a visitor message/PM as a reminder! :gonk:
I don't frequent the Exchange that much anymore, but I'd love to unload these sets on someone. :lol:

@Facade
PM sent. Thanks! :3

@Izumi
So long as he could prove that he can think cognitively, he'd be fine in court. It's about mental state, not about what we can or cannot communicate verbally. So long as he could make his wants clear, he'd remain in control of his own affairs. (Unless it varies state to state.)

"Quality of life" always makes me smirk. I get agitated and pretty much think, "Who gives someone else the right to pass judgment over the life of someone else?" If they are happy, fed, can upkeep their hygiene with or without assistance, and above all are OK with their situation... I'd say that's a pretty good quality of life. The opinion of one person can't really assess another person's quality of life. Have you seen the movie "Nell"? That's a good example (for me anyway). :XD

The movie "Nell" is definitely a must-see. I remember watching it on ABC Family (I think it was Fox Family back in those days :lol: ) obsessively. It was one of my favorite movies. :)

Originally Posted by Chi

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I also need to ask my aunt if I can do my final project over my cousin. She has a form of autism that's pretty debilitating in terms of her speech. People assume because she doesn't talk and has a nervous laugh that she doesn't "get" things, but she's plenty aware of her surroundings at all times.
...

/rant

Heh. My adopted cousin has Aspberger's disorder. So he seems like a perfectly normal kid, except that he's a thousand times harder to deal with. He's got no sense at all of what is socially acceptable behavior. And he doesn't understand the word "no" very well, either. Which sucks, because he gets into so much trouble that he could save himself if he weren't so terrible at figuring out where the line is.
And my grandmother keeps coaching him in how to lie (mostly to his other mom....my aunt and her ex wife adopted him, and he lives with the ex wife). It does not make matters any better. But my grandmother lives in her own world.

@Facade
I've watched it once and should watch it again. I did very much like it. :yes: It is a great one.

@Steel
That sounds pretty tough. :\
My other cousin has Asperger's. She's high-functioning though if she doesn't eat well she has meltdowns.

I think it's easier with girls, because they're more ostracized if they behave too inappropriately. For boys, especially at his age (twelve), obnoxious is sort of the way they are, so other boys don't tend to notice when one of them is more out of bounds than the other.
That's my opinion anyway.

Also: I hate packing so hard core.

With the cases I've observed over the years, I truly look at the parents. The cousin I mentioned is a true brat, and she is spoiled rotten. Her father wanted to "treat" her with the philosophy that love could "cure it". He didn't do her any favors. When she had a boyfriend for a couple years, he had been raised with strict parents and was quite normal behaviorally and cognitively. He had his problems, sure, but nothing in comparison to my cousin. He also could not stand how my cousin manipulated her father so hard and got away with everything. He really gave her a hard time about it and I think that was partially why they never worked out.

My other aunt refused to let her kid get away with everything just because of her autism. Even the doctors told her not to tell her "no" because it was detrimental. She said to hell with that, and I admire her for it. My cousin is very well-behaved.

Yeah, from what I've seen, autistic kids (and, really, kids in general) always do better with very clear boundaries. Same with pets. Mammals, essentially, are all creatures of habit. We don't like things to be unclear.

Oh, have you read/seen the TV movie/heard about Temple Grandin? I think you would enjoy learning about her if you haven't.

I read her autobiography, but I haven't watched the movie. I think I kept the book, too. It was for a class. :3

Bwah... I'm gonna go crash early tonight. I hope you get more packing done. I'd help if I could! :hug: See you later Steel.

Bye Chi! *huggles*
Have a good night, dear.