Absolutely horrible. My daughter is on the spectrum too. I had great services when she was younger. Board of Ed, even paid for a teacher to come to the home for her lessons. I had respite care once a week. She was finally able to go to high school. Half day in special ed class, and the other half assimilated in regular classes.
I had early intervention with my daughter, at 6 months of age. She was delayed verbally, but has become off the wall in how articulate her grammar is. Her choices and inability to filter her mouth has not fared so well.
Thank your lucky stars you don't have a bunch of Europeans holding your country to ransom..
- and so ending up like me, is absolutely heartbreaking.
I am sorry you have to go through that Ladyhawke.I also don't live in Canada, but this strikes home on such a personal level. I have Asperger's - along with a very high IQ of 145. If only help in the form of behavioural programs had been around when I was growing up, then my life would have been so different.
As it is, it has been one struggle after another, and even though I manage in Society, I don't actually fit. Definitely no filter between my brain and my mouth, and what I perceive as 'normal' behaviour is so off-the-wall it is unreal. I have learned to moderate my behaviour, but I have to think so carefully about what I do - and - say that it is so tiring, and consumes just about all of my energy. So I keep to myself - it is just better this way.
As someone once said, "It's been a lonely life", and that sums up my life perfectly. I would not wish this existence on anyone, and the thought of all those poor kids who could have a fighting chance of living a relatively normal life, but being denied the opportunity - $10mill on horse racing? FFS!
You and my daughter would get alone great. I feel for you, it is an isolated world. I have seen it.I also don't live in Canada, but this strikes home on such a personal level. I have Asperger's - along with a very high IQ of 145. If only help in the form of behavioural programs had been around when I was growing up, then my life would have been so different.
As it is, it has been one struggle after another, and even though I manage in Society, I don't actually fit. Definitely no filter between my brain and my mouth, and what I perceive as 'normal' behaviour is so off-the-wall it is unreal. I have learned to moderate my behaviour, but I have to think so carefully about what I do - and - say that it is so tiring, and consumes just about all of my energy. So I keep to myself - it is just better this way.
As someone once said, "It's been a lonely life", and that sums up my life perfectly. I would not wish this existence on anyone, and the thought of all those poor kids who could have a fighting chance of living a relatively normal life, but being denied the opportunity - $10mill on horse racing? FFS!
. I want to move out of Canada, I was honestly looking at what the jobs were in the states as they are begging for employees same as here though except cheaper living. People are shocked by how much we pay for things here even from other provinces, It's 3000 month to live for us and that's just house and food and utilities. We are talking about moving somewhere as it's too crazy here.
Our premier is an idiot!
Re-branding Ontario is his first priority. He also thinks he is the "Don". Fining gas stations if they dont have anti-carbon stickers on their pumps. Booze allowed on the streets and in parks, taking monthly cheques away from families who have autistic children, and giving them a one lump payment a year that wont remotely cover expenses. Cutting 1 billion away from disability, large class sizes, taking away rent control so landlords can charge what ever they want on new places. The list goes on and on and ............on!
Mack wants to move to Canada
Our premier is an idiot!
Re-branding Ontario is his first priority. He also thinks he is the "Don". Fining gas stations if they dont have anti-carbon stickers on their pumps. Booze allowed on the streets and in parks, taking monthly cheques away from families who have autistic children, and giving them a one lump payment a year that wont remotely cover expenses. Cutting 1 billion away from disability, large class sizes, taking away rent control so landlords can charge what ever they want on new places. The list goes on and on and ............on!
Not a chance in hell he would ever make it to PM, he is going to have a tough time making it to being premier again.
Really? My family are from Scotland, and have cousins that settled in Vancouver. My families surname is MacDonald, and Grant. From Elgin and DundeeThese guidelines you linked me too were very easy to understand, if all your laws are written like this then I'd say your govt treats you as citizens more than ours, any govt/local council docs in the uk are notoriously difficult to comprehend, and written in more of a 'you must obey' tone.
I think I would quite like canada, plenty of wilderness to explore, plus some interesting cities and you can nip across the border to experience the usa. my scottish grandparent visited a cousin in canada in the 80's, [vancouver rings a bell but that's right on the far side of the country] as I think a fair number of scots move out there at some point, so I might have some vague family tie there.
I'll have to ask my dad about the scottish exact location. I'm sure it was vancouver she went to visit but my parents can't remember much about that, but then looking at the map and vancouver is on the pacific side so it seems a hell of a way for my gran to travel...not that she was walking but you know what I mean
Omg. Wouldn't that be wild! Who was your gran?yep that's the same surname MacDonald, hello auntie bebo
Even if you give me your dads first name. I can have an answer tomorrow. You can send it privately if you wish.I just always called her nan, sounds silly, I know it's a slightly unusual first name, I 'll ask my dad tomorrow and also find out where in scotland she came from, although there are a fair number of macdonalds in scotland. definitely highlanders with fair hair though
I think I would quite like canada, plenty of wilderness to explore, plus some interesting cities and you can nip across the border to experience the usa. my scottish grandparent visited a cousin in canada in the 80's, [vancouver rings a bell but that's right on the far side of the country] as I think a fair number of scots move out there at some point, so I might have some vague family tie there.
