Tag: neurotypicals
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Allergic to people
I had a gardener cutting some trees in my garden today and every time I had to speak with him I felt really upset. He was a nice bloke but it wasn’t the first time I felt this way when I had to speak with someone. Thank god I don’t get this at work or…
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Very assertive personal trainer
So I decided lately that I need to improve my upper body strength and my posture and I decided to hire personal trainer to show me some exercises. When I was at the gym I approached a young man sitting in the reception area and I asked him if he’s personal trainer. He said yes.…
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Quick update
Hello Everyone, I didn’t post for quite a while, I do apologise. As some of you may remember I have a new job now. Fessey House was great but at some point I started feeling I want something else out of life. I now work, again, in a care home for people with learning disability…
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Getting the hint
I have a friend who used to invest in stocks in Poland in the 90s. It was a new thing in our country at the time as stock market wasn’t available during communism. So I asked her if she wants to trade. ‘We could compare strategies’ I said. She asked what she needed to start.…
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Going autistic
Have you ever heard this expression? I did recently, it was meant to mean ‘being very specific’, as if that was all what being autistic was about. I wasn’t very impressed when I heard it (on a work related training) but I didn’t say anything. I wonder how come people can’t see this is offensive.…
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Masks off!
It’s been good few days now since we don’t have to wear face masks at work and one of my colleague told me I have very expressive face that she ‘loves’ and she looked genuinely excited when she said that. I must say I am a bit confused now. My diagnostician told me after my…
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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 has all been created to connect people so there’s chat and friendly atmosphere. I was…
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Why do people gossip at work?
I had this idea a few weeks ago to start posting about concepts that I read in psychology books and I don’t think this is going to work. I borrowed ‘Read people’ by Rita Carter from the library and it took me two days to read it. Obviously I was also doing other things, like…
Autistic and me 