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  • Accent

    This article is about how some people lose their accents while others don’t. It can apparently be subconscious and to do with our desire to fit in. The article doesn’t mention autistic people but I thought it may be an interesting read. You can also read there about Foreign Accent Syndrome which is when someone…

    Magda Z.

    March 31, 2023
    Uncategorized
    communication
  • The difference between stupidity and courage

    I just saw this quote on Facebook: Courage is knowing it may hurt and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that’s why life is hard. I couldn’t agree more. My late mum told me that when I was a toddler I insisted on walking into nettles that were somewhere around our farm. I’d…

    Magda Z.

    March 25, 2023
    Uncategorized
    social imagination
  • Autism and making decisions

    I recently became aware of an autistic female support worker who have been working in care for over 15 years, so longer than me, and was only recently diagnosed. She started looking for another job and disclosed her diagnosis to the employer. The employer then came up with reasonable adjustment for her, without asking her…

    Magda Z.

    March 25, 2023
    Uncategorized
    autism characteristics, employment
  • Beginner’s luck

    I’ve heard that beginner’s luck is a real phenomenon. What do you think? I tried trading recently and initially earned 15% within three weeks, but a few more days and it went down to 9%. It doesn’t matter that much because I was trading with $50 only so you could say it was an entertainment…

    Magda Z.

    March 23, 2023
    Uncategorized
    money
  • Being patient with clueless people

    I had a situation recently when someone who found me online asked me for advice but then refused to take it and yet kept asking for more advice and opinion. I will not be giving details here as it would be too long and confusing, I will only say that it was about how to…

    Magda Z.

    March 14, 2023
    Uncategorized
    communication, employment, social imagination
  • Taking things too directly again?

    I went to Primark and saw this sweatshirt: ‘Give yourself space to grow’ written on 2XS piece of garment? What does that mean? If I saw this quote on Facebook it would mean ‘you need to focus on improving yourself’ but on a sweatshirt it seems to mean ‘this is a loose fitting piece of…

    Magda Z.

    March 10, 2023
    Uncategorized
    communication
  • Was it worth it?

    My blog is a form of creative self expression. I set it up around 20 months ago. Up until recently I’d often blog about workplace bullying and it was all based on my own life experience. Because of what happened during my employment tribunal claim (Home Group claiming my autism diagnosis was private and they…

    Magda Z.

    March 9, 2023
    Uncategorized
    mental health, workplace bullying
  • Unspoken rules in the workplace

    I found an article where Christina Wyman, writer and a teacher from Michigan talks about how she was fired from her first internship. It’s a very honest and interesting read. You can find it here

    Magda Z.

    March 8, 2023
    Uncategorized
    employment, social imagination
  • Snow

    It doesn’t snow very often in England, let alone in March but here you go: I think I will use that as an excuse to stay indoors the entire day, curled up on the sofa. I’m glad I bought some food yesterday so I don’t need to go shopping today, although will probably need to…

    Magda Z.

    March 8, 2023
    Uncategorized
    coping, statistics
  • Broken boiler and a messy kitchen

    The boiler lady finally arrived today. I don’t really know why she needed to go to the kitchen sink but she removed all dirty dishes from the sink. I asked her if she would like a cup of tea. She politely refused. She then went to the bathroom… I remember how I claimed on my…

    Magda Z.

    March 7, 2023
    Uncategorized
    coping, sensory issues
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