Tag: being social
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Ability to miss small details
It is said that autistic people focus more on details than on overall picture. I guess for me that’s true when I try to complete task and come accross a challenge, I then focus on the effor needed to overcome the challenge more than on the gratification I can get from completing the task and…
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You learn something new everyday
I really like this saying, it’s so positive. What I learned today was: – Hotel double duvet is not square (as you can imagine that has a massive impact on time needed for making the bed! – The only way to get rid of hair from the bathroom is by hoovering. – Used linen sack…
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My social needs (plus a little digression about Home Group)
Believe me or not, the fact that I’m autistic doesn’t mean I have no social needs. I still want to be loved, appreciated, taken care of and have friends. My social needs may be lower than other people but I still have them. What is surprising though, is the fact that even though my social…
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I don’t have to self isolate!
So, I got that text message today from NHS Track and Trace that I was in contact with somebody who tested positive and I have to self isolate. I didn’t know who it was because I didn’t see anybody at all, except of the staff in Job Centre today in the morning. My guess is…
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The sad truth
I spent yesterday looking through some job adverts and thinking what to do with myself. I was seriously considering getting a care job through an agency, even though I don’t drive so it may be difficult getting from place to place, but I thought working through an agency will give me the chance to avoid…
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Hostel in Kraków – freaking out!
I usually stay in hostels when I’m travelling. Most times I book a bed in a dorm room and I never really had any issue with that, people wise More over, the bigger the room the better. It’s very easy to ignore people in bigger rooms. The problem that I have sometimes is that beds…
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Nothing will ever be the same again
That’s how I feel: there’s something I need to say goodbye to but nothing else is going to appear in this place, or at least nothing positive. There will be unpaid bills and angry phone calls from my brother. Mum will never cook pierogi for me again. I’m unlikely to ever sleep in my family…
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Why social rules are so important?
It is said we, autistics, don’t understand unspoken social rules, that’s why people don’t like us. But then if the rules are so important why they’re not made official for everyone to learn? Why the fact that I break one or two is such a big deal? What are those rules? I’ve never seen them…
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Confindence and how people see it
I sometimes think that part of my problem is that people see me not for who I see myself but through various prejudices. Like for example they think I’m Polish, on my own (me and The Boyfriend don’t live together), so I must be struggling financially and therefore will be easy to manipulate and take…
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A day outdoors
I spent a significant time outdoors today. On Friday morning the receptionist from my first hostel gave me a spare key to my bedroom, as she wasn’t going to be in, but warned me she’s not sure what time the group of people are going to leave. ‘Probably not before 2’ she said. However, I…
Autistic and me 