Tag: neurotypicals
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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 needs 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’, 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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Masks off!
It’s been good few days now since we don’t have 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 diagnostic…
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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…
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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…
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Why do people love Costa?
I found out a few days ago that Costa gives clients free slice of cake (or muffin, shortbread or other sweet treat) on their birthday, you just need Costa app to claim it. I’m not a big Costa lover but I thought I’d give it a try. I downloaded the app and went for my…
Autistic and me 