03-08-2005, 05:41 AM
03-09-2005, 04:56 AM
Yeah...the majority that thinks in words rather than in pictures...
03-10-2005, 11:54 PM
Catffienated Wrote:
Hey, sunchild, check out http://www.nomoretests.org
P.S. Our state standardized tests are called SOLs! :lol:
P.S. Our state standardized tests are called SOLs! :lol:
Thank you, but link no longer works.
Jay Shaw Wrote:
The most verbally intelligent people taking the new SAT will be at a relative disadvantage compared to where they stood with the old SAT. This is because a subjective essay section has been added to the test. While they are still likely to obtain high scores, the most verbally astute students will not necessarily score the highest score available in a subjective verbal examination.
I encountered this problem when taking the GMAT. While I consistently score in the 99th percentile on objective standardized tests, I only scored 5.5 out of 6 points on the GMAT's essay section, which placed me somewhere around the 92nd percentile for that section. I was not pleased, but at least the essay portion of the GMAT did not count toward the real GMAT score. This will not be the case for the new SAT.
I encountered this problem when taking the GMAT. While I consistently score in the 99th percentile on objective standardized tests, I only scored 5.5 out of 6 points on the GMAT's essay section, which placed me somewhere around the 92nd percentile for that section. I was not pleased, but at least the essay portion of the GMAT did not count toward the real GMAT score. This will not be the case for the new SAT.
I see...Well I just hope the essay section won't deal with a trite topic like TAKS. Thank you for your words.
04-07-2005, 05:05 PM
How does she know if she's not an aspie? How could you possiblely judge another persons mind, if you have no idea what they think? And one final question, how can people be so stupid?
04-07-2005, 10:22 PM
I am finding the previous comments quite useful for my own development, thankyou.
i do know a couple of others affected by AS who are sometimes severely disabled by some aspects of their AS, particularly the difficulty with figuring out what is appropriate and safe behaviour in society. This has led to legal consequences which compounds the problem.
On the other hand I know of those who have had support and understanding so have found their niche and excel within that.
Sometimes it seems it is a matter of luck.
AS is a paradox. I am sure everyone has a place they excel in. So i shall focus on putting my energy into finding and staying there
becca
(can we have a foot emoticon please? :idea: )
i do know a couple of others affected by AS who are sometimes severely disabled by some aspects of their AS, particularly the difficulty with figuring out what is appropriate and safe behaviour in society. This has led to legal consequences which compounds the problem.
On the other hand I know of those who have had support and understanding so have found their niche and excel within that.
Sometimes it seems it is a matter of luck.
AS is a paradox. I am sure everyone has a place they excel in. So i shall focus on putting my energy into finding and staying there
becca
(can we have a foot emoticon please? :idea: )
04-08-2005, 05:57 PM
Quote:
I wasn't aiming that remark at anyone in particular. It was generalisation towards people in general.....[quote]
If that's true then she wouldn't have made this
If that's true then she wouldn't have made this
those who suffer nothing more than AS are whiny......[quote]
That statement clearly is directed at us.
06-26-2005, 04:16 AM
something bad happened to me a couple days ago. i explained it to myself cognitively. i learnt cognitive behavioural therapy. so i figured out why it happened and what the feelings are connected with it.
but my autonomic nervous system is doing the behaving bit i am having trouble with. it will not go to sleep and it will not breathe properly without me reminding it. it is making me check noises and i am running a lot because then i can give my sympathetic nervous system something to do and the parasympathetic is supposed to kick in after that. I miss my Tai Chi class. It is happening on Tuesday, I hope it is not cancelled. It is Sunday today.
I know my behaviour is extremely avoidant. i have talked to someone about it and i am going to talk again to them tomorrow. she does not know me well but she understands i cannot deal with much at the moment.
becca(_) here is becca symbol for alchemical potential/ anticipation/waiting feeling. (*) this is energy held between.
but my autonomic nervous system is doing the behaving bit i am having trouble with. it will not go to sleep and it will not breathe properly without me reminding it. it is making me check noises and i am running a lot because then i can give my sympathetic nervous system something to do and the parasympathetic is supposed to kick in after that. I miss my Tai Chi class. It is happening on Tuesday, I hope it is not cancelled. It is Sunday today.
I know my behaviour is extremely avoidant. i have talked to someone about it and i am going to talk again to them tomorrow. she does not know me well but she understands i cannot deal with much at the moment.
becca(_) here is becca symbol for alchemical potential/ anticipation/waiting feeling. (*) this is energy held between.
07-13-2005, 03:23 AM
feeling like being inside a snowman. cannot tell own self how I/you feel properly because bad circulation, so underlying mood problems are not felt consciously, so lead to body being sad and fighting itself.
too cold to know i am sad until i get bugs OR
MELTDOWN
GRRRRR BURNING UP
= puddle on the ground
.......... bumble around until curious NT gets squashed when the penny drops
AHA!
becca :roll:
too cold to know i am sad until i get bugs OR
MELTDOWN
GRRRRR BURNING UP
= puddle on the ground
.......... bumble around until curious NT gets squashed when the penny drops
AHA!
becca :roll:
07-16-2005, 04:18 AM
I like the ten minute kitchen timer idea. If i define my current problem as time perception, then I can generate solutions to that problem. I have used timers in the past but maybe is TIme to have another go.
I am pleased today because i managed to clean without getting muddled for two hours. Getting muddled means i am unsure which bit to do next because i am not sure if i have already done it properly and cannot see it from another point of view. So i do not see mess at all or i get obsessive and make sure I put everything away so well i lose it.
Does anyone else know what i mean?
I got a bit obsessive this morning but I decided to do exciting dangerous things, so it was bit like a safari. I poured drano down the shower and sink til I had to go outside because of the fumes and i Exit Moulded quite a lot because i am getting a bit too worried about Aspergillus. (acknowledging this means it won't get too bad, i hope)
I have ideas about painting the shower but it is costly. However, right now it is no longer black with mould, just kind of brown and unstyly.
Time has seemed to flow well today, even though i shall be a bit sick for a couple of weeks because of the cleaning products. :roll:
becca
I am pleased today because i managed to clean without getting muddled for two hours. Getting muddled means i am unsure which bit to do next because i am not sure if i have already done it properly and cannot see it from another point of view. So i do not see mess at all or i get obsessive and make sure I put everything away so well i lose it.
Does anyone else know what i mean?
I got a bit obsessive this morning but I decided to do exciting dangerous things, so it was bit like a safari. I poured drano down the shower and sink til I had to go outside because of the fumes and i Exit Moulded quite a lot because i am getting a bit too worried about Aspergillus. (acknowledging this means it won't get too bad, i hope)
I have ideas about painting the shower but it is costly. However, right now it is no longer black with mould, just kind of brown and unstyly.
Time has seemed to flow well today, even though i shall be a bit sick for a couple of weeks because of the cleaning products. :roll:
becca
11-09-2005, 04:09 AM
it is the same with me. i have a counsellor who has been good and knows the problems i have. it has taken a long time to be able to describe them in words though. there are very few people who realise the difficulty (apart from on this site), only about 3-4 people, but when they do it is great and i can manage very well.
i have begun a process of complaint to the local hospital about some instances where i was not treated adequately. it took me awhile to realise i was not properly informed and communicated with and how that has impacted on my ability to manage. the advocate i am working with is helping very much, but i am not sure what will eventuate.
just deciding to do something has been good, but i know it will be a long process and quite tiring. so i hope i will learn how the system of complaints and asserting oneself works.
becca
i have begun a process of complaint to the local hospital about some instances where i was not treated adequately. it took me awhile to realise i was not properly informed and communicated with and how that has impacted on my ability to manage. the advocate i am working with is helping very much, but i am not sure what will eventuate.
just deciding to do something has been good, but i know it will be a long process and quite tiring. so i hope i will learn how the system of complaints and asserting oneself works.
becca
11-21-2005, 08:22 PM
My first rant in here
How annoying is this, Yahoo GeoCities have seemingly suspended my account with them without telling me hence why my avatar has disappeared, now I'm greatly annoyed as there was also the photo i used in my blog profile on there too, not to mention the animation i use in my forum signature. I have no idea why they did it but they are going to get an email off me in the next few weeks asking for some answers to why they did it
It's an outrage!
How annoying is this, Yahoo GeoCities have seemingly suspended my account with them without telling me hence why my avatar has disappeared, now I'm greatly annoyed as there was also the photo i used in my blog profile on there too, not to mention the animation i use in my forum signature. I have no idea why they did it but they are going to get an email off me in the next few weeks asking for some answers to why they did it
It's an outrage!
11-22-2005, 07:04 PM
Amy Wrote:
Pikachu, what did you have on your Geocities account? Did you get any mail telling you about it beforehand?
Apart from a few photos, that was it really, everything else was moved off there onto my own server
As I'm away from home I can't move my avatar onto my server as yet which is annoying.
And they failed to give me time to put right anything that was in breach of their TOS if there was anything, what they should have done is warned me that I was in breach of TOS and gave me some time to remove anything, unless someone has been and put a formal complaint in to them which seems likely
01-04-2006, 01:13 AM
Grrr this wind here in NZ. It is huge and scarey and noisy. I put up a tent in the backyard to practice putting it up ( I am going for a long walk with friend soon) The wind pulled it out and around the other side of the house.
I go out and the wind grabs my arms and legs and wiggles me. This can be quite fun for a little while. Yesterday i walked 20 km in it with the help of earplugs. But it is getting quite dangerous here In NZ and planes are not able to fly and untied things are flying around. I wonder if i should wear a helmet.
tiny little bits and pieces fly into uncovered holes, like noses and eyes. my cat looked rather funny being blown the wrong way but i do not think he enjoyed it much. so that is my rant for today. There is no cure for the wind . i just hope it does not do too much damage.
becca
I go out and the wind grabs my arms and legs and wiggles me. This can be quite fun for a little while. Yesterday i walked 20 km in it with the help of earplugs. But it is getting quite dangerous here In NZ and planes are not able to fly and untied things are flying around. I wonder if i should wear a helmet.
tiny little bits and pieces fly into uncovered holes, like noses and eyes. my cat looked rather funny being blown the wrong way but i do not think he enjoyed it much. so that is my rant for today. There is no cure for the wind . i just hope it does not do too much damage.
becca
01-08-2006, 10:24 PM
yep here got the rain too coming your way i hope. i do know Australia has had some bad fires. hope you are ok.
im in central north island NZ. this wind has been mainly north westerly. it is not the infamous northerly that drives people nuts down south but we have had some 100km + wind gusts. today it is as dull as and blah and deadly still . we are surrounded by lovely hills and mountains but that means the cloud comes along and squats on top of us like sticky grey sludge. merry summer, yeah right. it makes me feel like Marvin in Hitchhikers....
but it has sparked a interest in weather sites which keep me occupied.
becca
im in central north island NZ. this wind has been mainly north westerly. it is not the infamous northerly that drives people nuts down south but we have had some 100km + wind gusts. today it is as dull as and blah and deadly still . we are surrounded by lovely hills and mountains but that means the cloud comes along and squats on top of us like sticky grey sludge. merry summer, yeah right. it makes me feel like Marvin in Hitchhikers....
but it has sparked a interest in weather sites which keep me occupied.
becca
05-09-2006, 04:19 AM
what sort of lasagne?
what sort of hair?
is it hair lasagne?
can you get a replacement?
Why is it we often feel so revolted by hair? why is it Hair can be very provocative? Why is it i have this weird fascination with cutting my own?
Why can't it grow faster so i get to cut it more?
fast hair slow hair
what sort of hair?
is it hair lasagne?
can you get a replacement?
Why is it we often feel so revolted by hair? why is it Hair can be very provocative? Why is it i have this weird fascination with cutting my own?
Why can't it grow faster so i get to cut it more?
fast hair slow hair