Tag: communication
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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…
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Sensory heaven
Unexpected changes are difficult for us, autistics, aren’t they? But then, should we insist on always getting what we expected? And what if the change is for the better? Anyway, that first week at work was still stressful, although I presume it was in large part due to my negative experiences from two previous workplaces.…
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A hint about my new job
I am really tired – it was stressful to start a new job while not knowing what to expect, but apart from that I am fine. I did realise though that, when things develop differently to how we expect them, it is better to give a hint about it to prepare people for what is…
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Tuesday Blues
First of all I wanted to apologise for not taking SEO into consideration when choosing post titles. I think it’s much more creative this way. So today I decided I need to repeat the entire Sleep School course. Quite possibly I need to do it all regularly to avoid slipping into old, unhelpful patterns. I…
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A ‘free’ seminar
A few days ago I signed up for one of those ‘free seminars’ with a life coach. Those are very often prerecorded but this one was live. It was meant to be 90 minutes, but I lasted like 3. I find coaching industry fascinating – it’s a place where someone with a degree in acting,…
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Hidden meanings in Covid test instruction
Today in the morning I had to do lateral flow covid test, which BTW was an antigen test. I was not aware LFT can be antigen tests when I made a post about how I went to collect it. I find it very difficult to use correct terminology when I don’t know what all the…
Autistic and me 