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  • Birthday cake anxiety

    When I saw John a few days ago he said he’d bake me a cake for my birthday, which is at the end of December. I immediately loved that idea and we started browsing through recipes. John loves cooking but I always had the idea he spends a bit too much time browsing through recipes,…

    Magda Regula

    September 4, 2022
    Uncategorized
    autism characteristics, Baron-Cohen, communication, neurotypicals, social imagination, The Boyfriend
  • Yellow is my favourite colour (2?)

    I wonder if I already wrote a post with this title. It’s quite possible, as you may know I’m not a fan of SEO. So, a few days ago Redecor season finished and we were given an ‘end of season feedback challenge’. As you may know Redecor is an interia decorating game that I used…

    Magda Regula

    September 3, 2022
    Uncategorized
    pretended play, Redecor
  • Autism, kindness and social anxiety

    I just joined local Facebook group for ladies who want to make new friends, but I have no idea how to use the group to actually meet someone I could become friends with. It seems to me I’m a terrible judge of character, or at least females’ character. What doesn’t help is that I am…

    Magda Regula

    August 30, 2022
    Uncategorized
    autism characteristics, autistic identity, being social, emotions, mental health, neurotypicals
  • Further reflection on work and personal relationships

    I need to tell you about the situation with John. So, around two weeks ago, I wrote on the blog that I don’t know if our relationship will survive. I didn’t mean anything specific by that and we certainly weren’t going through any problems. I thought I made it clear that what I meant was…

    Magda Regula

    August 30, 2022
    Uncategorized
    autism characteristics, communication, dating, emotions, employment, naive, neurotypicals, social imagination, The Boyfriend
  • Do I have to stay where I am?

    Yesterday I went to Pilates class at my gym. While everyone was getting ready (I mean we were getting mats and removing our shoes) the trainer made a conversation about it and then turned to me and asked ‘is that your mat?’ It made me feel really strange – as if she was telling me…

    Magda Regula

    August 26, 2022
    Uncategorized
    communication, physical health
  • My recovery story

    This is an overdue post, I do apologise. But maybe it will make more sense now, when it looks like I’m actually recovering. So basically, when my psychiatric nurse was leaving, which was around two months ago, she said she’d send a letter to my GP asking them to prescribe my olanzapine. I received the…

    Magda Regula

    August 25, 2022
    Uncategorized
    communication, employment, mental health, money, Sleep School
  • How to be considerate of others

    I was reflecting today on what does ‘everyone is different and we need to be considerate of others’ and ‘to give people space to be themselves’ mean. It does seem to me that people occupy spaces in the game of life so if someone is The Bossy One and I become The Pushover, it’s as…

    Magda Regula

    August 24, 2022
    Uncategorized
    autism characteristics, being social, communication
  • If you do this you lack empathy

    How do you like the title? It sounds to me as if it’s taken from Daily Mail, shouting ‘click on me, click on me!’. Anyway… The lady from the bus stop yesterday also said that I need to give people time to make up their mind about me. It does seem to me that together…

    Magda Regula

    August 24, 2022
    Uncategorized
    autism characteristics, communication, employment
  • How to make up my mind about my new job

    I had a staff from another unit come up to me today at the bus stop after shift; she said she saw me in the garden last week when I was taking my break. She was very friendly and said out of nowhere that I should take my time to make up my mind about…

    Magda Regula

    August 23, 2022
    Uncategorized
    communication, employment
  • Porsche, not Mazda

    It’s 11.52am, Tuesday. I’m going to work for 3pm today. John is here but he seems to be preoccupied with his thoughts so I thought I’d update my blog, as tomorrow I’m doing an early shift so I’d not have time for it till late afternoon. And I have so many posts to write! So…

    Magda Regula

    August 23, 2022
    Uncategorized
    British public, communication, neurotypicals, social imagination
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