dave_on_wheels
General Information
Status:
Single
Orientation:
Straight
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Religion:
Christian
Education:
High School
Occupation:
disabled
Hometown:
Huntington Beach
Language:
English
About Me
Name - David
Age - 23
Place - Costa Mesa, California
I am deaf and have cerebral palsy. I'm in a wheelchair and I live in a group home for disabled called Fairview.
Age - 23
Place - Costa Mesa, California
I am deaf and have cerebral palsy. I'm in a wheelchair and I live in a group home for disabled called Fairview.
I am Here for:
friends!
Hobbies:
watching movies and TV also girl watching at the mall lol!
Favorite Movies:
sin city the girl next door and alot more!
Favorite TV Shows:
too many!
I Love:
my family my friends and Nichole
I Hate:
mean people! they suck!
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Live Chat Description
Message
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HELLO! My name is David and I am 23 years old. I am deaf and disabled with athetoid cerebral palsy. I live in a group home for disabled in Costa Mesa California.
I am in a wheelchair and I do not talk or use my hands. I use a headpointer to type on a device called a dynavox to communicate. The dynavox is how I put messages and chat on my computer. If we chat, please wait for my response. I'm not fast so thank you for being patient. Most of my friends on here let me private message them if a lot of people are in the room. I have found that people either don't know how to act around someone with severe disability or they are very comfortable and treat me like anyone else. Obviously that's what I would prefer! If it makes you uncomfortable, I'm sorry for you.. just don't add me as a friend and don't talk to me if you can't handle it. I AM VERY SHY! I get nervous talking to girls. I am also very polite and respectful. It is easier for me to talk to girls on Stickam though, lol! I am not allowed to use a cam here because it is against the rules. They call it a privacy invasion because I share a room with 2 other guys. People ask me questions about my disability. Instead of answering every time, I tell people look at my profile.. these are the answers.. 1. Were you born this way? Yes, I have been deaf and had cerebral palsy all my life. I am used to it because I have not known what it is to not have it. It is a part of who I am. 2. How do you talk/chat if you can't use your hands? I wear a headpointer. It is basically a stick attached to my forehead with a little helmet thing. I type on a device called dynavox that's hooked up to my computer. If I want to say something out loud I type it and hit speak. The dynavox speaks it for me with a synth voice. If I want to put it on the computer I hit send and it sends to the computer and I can put it in chat or email. The dynavox has word prediction and sentences built in to make it faster for me to write something. I understand sign language but obviously I cannot speak it because I cannot use my hands. But you can sign to me to talk. 3. Are you retarded? NO!!! I am as smart as anyone. Just because I don't talk doesn't mean I am retarded. The brain damage I have because of CP is to the parts that affect my hearing, how I move and my speech. 4. What exactly IS Cerebral Palsy? This explanation is copied from a website. There are different kinds, and I have the athetoid kind.. About 10 percent of people with cerebral palsy have athetoid cerebral palsy. Athetoid cerebral palsy is caused by damage to the cerebellum. These areas of the brain are responsible for processing the signals that enable smooth, coordinated movements as well as maintaining body posture. Damage to these areas may cause a person to develop involuntary, purposeless movements, especially in the face, arms, and trunk. These involuntary movements often interfere with speaking, feeding, reaching, grasping, and other skills requiring coordinated movements. For example, involuntary grimacing and tongue thrusting may lead to swallowing problems, drooling and slurred speech. The movements often increase during periods of emotional stress and disappear during sleep. In addition, people with athetoid cerebral palsy often have low muscle tone and have problems maintaining posture for sitting and walking. On a final note, my sister's name is Nichole - she is awesome and the best sister in the world. Can you tell she made this profile for me? :-) |
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Comments ( 18 )
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:03:27 PM GMT
thanks hun!! i hope youre having an awesome morning so far :]
thanks hun!! i hope youre having an awesome morning so far :]
Monday, September 29, 2008 3:51:51 AM GMT
<333
<333
Saturday, August 9, 2008 5:49:31 PM GMT
DAVE I MISS YOU
DAVE I MISS YOU
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 6:36:13 PM GMT
Sorry i was gone for a long time dave! how have you been?! I miss you! hope your well :]
Sorry i was gone for a long time dave! how have you been?! I miss you! hope your well :]
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 3:39:48 AM GMT
Hey whats up?
Hey whats up?
Monday, July 14, 2008 5:28:08 PM GMT
it was very nice talking to you! =] and i'm up for new friends anytime too:D
it was very nice talking to you! =] and i'm up for new friends anytime too:D
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 12:40:35 AM GMT
dude fuck that shit. i jsut read you live in a home..you should run away and come live with me. we will fucking own. im so serious too. if your down... ill come get you. well go to shows and you can come on warped tour with me.... actually dude. i get backstage passes every year to warped. if you want when the tour comes back to cali.. if they will let you. you should totally come and ill hook you up bro
dude fuck that shit. i jsut read you live in a home..you should run away and come live with me. we will fucking own. im so serious too. if your down... ill come get you. well go to shows and you can come on warped tour with me.... actually dude. i get backstage passes every year to warped. if you want when the tour comes back to cali.. if they will let you. you should totally come and ill hook you up bro
Sunday, June 22, 2008 12:43:59 AM GMT
pshht why would i get mad over that. that awsome :) but ya man im soooo fucking bored right now you have nooo idea. you into music at all? what kind?
pshht why would i get mad over that. that awsome :) but ya man im soooo fucking bored right now you have nooo idea. you into music at all? what kind?
Friday, June 20, 2008 7:40:07 PM GMT
oh thats to bad :( . but i guess rules are rules :) . why not ?
oh thats to bad :( . but i guess rules are rules :) . why not ?
Friday, June 20, 2008 7:02:36 PM GMT
thanks 4 the picture comment xx
thanks 4 the picture comment xx
Friday, June 20, 2008 4:42:36 PM GMT
yaa i guess you can say that haha. ya she one of the most amazing ppl ever. wait till you meet her :) she blows niggas away XD ur pretty sick to d00d :D so what are your plans for summer?
yaa i guess you can say that haha. ya she one of the most amazing ppl ever. wait till you meet her :) she blows niggas away XD ur pretty sick to d00d :D so what are your plans for summer?
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 2:29:45 PM GMT
you can call me Noah :) yes she is :) and she thinks you are very very nice also she loves sunglasses so if you go on cam in her room where some big sunglasses :D
you can call me Noah :) yes she is :) and she thinks you are very very nice also she loves sunglasses so if you go on cam in her room where some big sunglasses :D
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:15:00 PM GMT
hey d00d :) whats going on? dave on wheels hahaha hell ya man its good you have sense of humor about it, so fucking badass :) come chill sometime dog
hey d00d :) whats going on? dave on wheels hahaha hell ya man its good you have sense of humor about it, so fucking badass :) come chill sometime dog
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:45:05 PM GMT
Hey Dave :)
Hey Dave :)
Saturday, May 17, 2008 3:27:33 AM GMT
<3!
<3!
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