Tag: communication
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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…
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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…
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How to spot a lie
This is an interesting article where Elon Musk explains how he can identity people lying in interviews: article Basically people who tell the truth about a problem they helped to solve give more details that those who lie. This is an interesting point and I’m glad that Musk came up with that. So far I…
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Going autistic
Have you ever heard this expression? I did recently, it was meant to mean ‘being very specific’, like if that was all being autistic was about. I wasn’t very impressed but I didn’t say anything. I wonder how come people can’t see this is offensive. It’s still cold in the UK. I can’t wait for…
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Drama, drama!
As some of you may be aware, I broke off with a friend on the blog some time in the middle of August last year. It probably wasn’t very elegant and I wonder whether prioritising creating content was the right approach but it happened and also I never revealed that friend name so the only…
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‘Could you put that in writing?’
1. I just read an article that states the above phrase used by your boss may indicate they’re considering firing you. Who would have thought? 2. The above was meant to be the shortest of my posts. Until I decided to add another sentence to it. And another one… 3. My book has been temporarily…
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The heating engineer
I came from work at around 3pm and was waiting for the heating engineer to check on my broken boiler. I told them I’ll be in from 3.30pm as I wanted to tidy up a bit first. At around 3.38 I heard someone mentioning my address on the street, like if they were speaking over…
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I don’t want my wellness to be evaluated
Yesterday I was on one of my Facebook group and spoke with a lady who organises breakfast club somewhere in my town. The club apparently runs between 7 and 11 am Monday to Friday, first visit is free and it’s all been created to connect people so there’s chat and friendly atmosphere. I was a…
Autistic and me 