Tag: neurotypicals
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How to handle marketing phone calls?
Seriously, I don’t know where all those companies take my number from. Normally I try to listen to at least have the opportunity to politely say that I’m not interested and say bye but two days ago I had the call from Virgin Media and when I said I don’t need broadband the guy just…
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Should I get a proof reader?
Dear Redecor, it’s not Internet connection that was offline, it was me who was offline. Alternatively you could say Internet connection appears to be off. But I know that you’re based in Helsinki, so your native language is Hesinkian I suppose? And you’re must be making enormous effort every day to communicate with your players…
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A piece for World Autism Awareness Day
I’m just in the radio and was asked by Shirley to write a little piece for World Autism Awareness Day which is on 2nd of April. Shirley said to write it now so that we can record it. OMG, I thought, I’ve just been put on the spot. ‘But I need to think about how…
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I’m a wise woman, it seems
I saw that quote on Facebook just a minute ago: A wise person learns from everyone and everything, an average from their own experience and stupid one knows everything best. If that’s true, it would suggest I am the wise one: I learn from other people experience, from articles online and in magazines, blogs, books,…
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Workplace politics – some tactics people use
I know I already discussed that but will need to state it again – I believe the Home Group drama caused me some type of brain damage, one where I’m unusually focused on working out what’s happening around me. That helps me understand some of the human behaviours that were puzzling me before but at…
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Other people have the same experience as me? (I like Boris)
I still can’t wrap my head around what happened yesterday. There is a very strong Polish community in Swindon and I used to be in touch with them for a bit, I even was a teacher in Polish Saturday School for a year. I’m not doing anything with them now but I have them on…
Autistic and me 