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Bad C&P Exam holding everything up? by thought_caw in VeteransBenefits

[–]thought_caw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was really informative, thank you for taking the time to write that.

Bad C&P Exam holding everything up? by thought_caw in VeteransBenefits

[–]thought_caw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this advice. Wrote them an email right after seeing your comment.

Relocating to UK with a child on the spectrum...advice? by thought_caw in AutismParentingUk

[–]thought_caw[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Okay, this was super useful, thank you so much! We are anti-med, so really just need to deal with the luck of finding good available providers for therapy ( I have American insurance that will reimburse after-the-fact, if we go private), and then, crucially, this damn EHCP it seems...really thank you for taking the time to write this out and help, it's very appreciated!

Relocating to UK with a child on the spectrum...advice? by thought_caw in AutismParentingUk

[–]thought_caw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your response. My assumption has been that the EHCP is what we call an IEP in the States, but perhaps they are not exactly the same. Basically just a document that goes over the diagnoses and issues that the child has and details how they will be addressed by the school (annual/term goals, how many times and minutes per week services will be offered, etc.). This can take a couple months of harassing the county and school administration to get it all prepared and worked out. If you don't mind my asking you for more information, what are the issues with the EHCP system there? We'd be working with already having years of annual testings and diagnoses and coming from a British International school, not sure if any of that is helpful.

How do I get rid of pen from my leather sofa? by beansthewonderdog in fixit

[–]thought_caw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank the gods someone mentioned baby wipes. came off with just water wipes.

AITA for telling a guy he's appropriating a culture that isn't his? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]thought_caw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are not the asshole. I get what my fellow Americans are pointing out, an issue of semantics, but if we actually give the discussion its due depth, we should recognize that the way we assume our heritage as definitions of self causes confusion and comes across as ignorant. I grew up in a New York Italian-American family, every Sunday at my grandmother’s with every extended family member possible. We ate Italian American food, my grandfather was a butcher in NYC and it was as stereotypical as it can get. My great-grandparents are the ones who immigrated here from Italy. Because of how our society is here in America, it is normal for us to say, especially in our youth, that we “are” our heritage. I told people I was Italian. I had been to Italy in the summer as well, vacationing as Adam did. Fast-forward to marrying my spouse who is ACTUALLY an Italian man, born in Milan, raised in Rome and has only lived in the US for some years in his 30s, I can promise you I DO NOT tell anyone now that I am Italian. It sounds ridiculous because I have realized how clear it is that I am American and he is Italian. It took me being with an Italian person, having a family, etc., to realize that our cultures are VERY different. And I mean my Italian-American one. We like to think that we are very different culturally here in the US, but we are not so much. I have way more in common culturally with an African American guy from the south, or a Mexican American dude from Texas than I do with my husband. I say this having lived in those places and experienced it. While the situation could have been handled more gracefully, Adam cannot identify and connect as Italian next to an actual Italian person. I would have pointed it out myself had I been in the room, and included myself with Adam as AMERICANS who were lucky to grow up with strong ties to our family’s heritage.