Tag: communication
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Wearing a dress to the park
Over a week ago I had that conversation with a friend over Facebook messenger (not The Friend who is coming to visit, but a different one), we were just chatting about the weather and our plans for the day. It was very hot in here, although not unbearable, at least not for me, and at…
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Can’t be bothered
1. It’s supposed to be the hottest day on record in the UK today, we can expect temperatures up to 42C. That is too hot even for me. I hope this is the only reason I can’t be bothered to do anything. Although I have plans to make cold beetroot soup today, Polish speciality for…
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From specific to general
It is said that autistic people focus too much on details and don’t see the big picture. I never thought about myself like that, but I guess the way how it was described didn’t really describe the experience from my perspective; better way to describe it would be: I want to focus on specifics instead…
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Was getting engaged my quest?
I already commented on, what I think is John’s quest in our dating game, but I now wonder if I didn’t have one too? To get engaged. Married would be a bit more difficult as we would need to organise somewhere to live together and also it has long term serious consequences while engaged is…
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I have a need to be abandoned
Yesterday I asked John what he thinks about my ‘meeple quest theory’, which, I believe is the reason for him cutting our dates short: he sees himself as being based in his house and coming for a date with me is a quest that he completes. As hanging around for social reasons doesn’t make sense…
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I think my communication skills have been blocked by life (but I want to be left alone)
I am thinking that possibly I am not a great communicator not only ‘because I’m autistic’ but because my communication skills have been blocked when I was younger. First, it was not possible in my family to ask why certain things are happening, at least not when my dad was around. Mum was happy to…
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How to deal with passive-agressive behaviour
I do understand that I didn’t discuss patient confidentiality yet in my posts. As you may be aware I believe that I’m on speech and language therapy delivered by the community for like a year and 4 months now and very recently that thing started seriously getting on my nerves, but my mental health provider…
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The last meeting with my nurse
So I saw my psychiatric nurse the last time yesterday. I gave her that basic card and small box of Polish chocolates. On the card I wrote this message: Thank you for all the support I received from you. I will always remember your kindness and dedication. Good luck in your new job. Kindness and…
Autistic and me 