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Glaucus
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posted July 01, 2009 01:37 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Glaucus     Edit/Delete Message
On June 14th,I had put in an ad on craigslist for finding neurodivergent friends to form a neurodiversity group.


I got an email response from Phil Wheaver on June 21st.

I finally emailed him today, and I responded to him.

I was actually a little intimidated by the response that I got that included that he and I could help each other out. Basically, my insecurity creeped in and took over.

I told him that I am just an average person with neurodivergence of Dyslexia,Dyspraxia,ADHD. I told him that I am no educator nor a mental health professional. I said that I am just a person that was in the special education system,benefited from early intervention special education therapies,and misdiagnosed by psychiatrists. I told him that Warren Fried is a Dyspraxic that started Dyspraxia USA,and I wanted to start something similar.

I told him that I know that it's not something that I can start right away and that's why I don't see myself starting a nonprofit organization until 2014. I even said that it could even be a little later. I told him that I feel that I need experience in volunteer work. I told him that I like what he was doing.

I pointed out that Dyspraxia is not included in the site and that it's a developmental coordination disorder that has symptoms that have overlap with and have comorbidity with Dyslexia,ADD,Dysgraphia,Dyscalculia,Learning Differences,and Autistic Spectrum Disorder which are things listed that the Harp Learning System is good for. I asked him if Dyspraxia is included under Learning Differences.


I told him that education reform is strongly needed and that very little is being done about it. I said that I feel that if there were much better schools that reach all students,I believe that the drop out rates would considerably less. I said that there would be less unemployment,poverty,and incarceration


He responded again and told me that he is a web marketer and he's promoting a new online neuro-sensory training program which is extremely beneficial for learning differences.

He emailed me because of the amount of information in my post and that it was obviously something that I was passionate about. He figured that I was the right person for what he had in mind.

He told me that he looked around the web
and he found that there is a real need for a community for adult learning differences and parents of children with learning differences. He says that he's a web developer and he's experienced at building community. He thought that he could do the technical end of it and I might be interested in being involved in some way such as being a moderator. He figured it would further my goals and his so its a win win.

He's in the process of building the site right now. He thought maybe he'd do something in the way of a geographical locator so people could meet up.

He told me that he wasn't sure about the Dyspraxia. He told me that he would ask Lisa Harp about it and perhaps it is something they should be including.


I let him know that I am very interested in being part of it. I gave him numerous links on Dyspraxia.


here are the sites www.braintrainingsystem.com www.learning-aids.com


It looks like I have a really good opportunity that can serve as a stepping stone to my forming nonprofit organization. I am looking forward to taking advantage of the opportunity,helping him, and support the neurodiversity cause. It looks like I something that I shouldn't refuse.


it seems to fit with Uranus in Pisces stationed in my 7th house.

Transiting retrograde Jupiter-Neptune-Chiron is conjuncting my Mars in Aquarius in 6th with transiting Mercury in Gemini in my 10th trining all that.

Raymond

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blue moon
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From: U.K
Registered: Apr 2009

posted July 01, 2009 02:14 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for blue moon     Edit/Delete Message
don't think about it man just do it

A musical answer courtesy of Henry Rollins

Even he needs to write himself a motivational song for self-encouragement. Or was it for us? I don't know, but it's my answer.

If Mars in Aqua doesn't have this kind of outlet we get frustrated. Turn that inwards - depression.

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