Tag: social imagination
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Autism and self respect
I feel a bit overwhelmed today. I think it’s all due to the pressure of my new job. Even though I like it a lot, it’s still working with people and people do change. I do wonder if I found it any easier if they were the same every single minute and if all colleagues…
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Further reflection on work and personal relationships
Yesterday evening, after I was made to think about how I will feel if a resident displays challenging behaviour, I at some point told myself ‘this is just a job, you need to keep emotionally detached’ – I tried that thinking for a couple of minutes but finally realised that all I’m doing is trying…
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Porsche, not Mazda
It’s 11.52am, Tuesday. I’m going to work for 3pm today. John is here but he seems to be preoccupied with his thoughts so I thought I’d update my blog, as tomorrow I’m doing early shift so I’d not have time for it till late afternoon. And I have so many posts to write! So basically…
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If people don’t follow your guidance, do this
Pleasie 🙂 Just a quick post as I’m rather tired. I am aware that some autistics complain that other people don’t listen when the autistic comes up with a great idea. It is sometimes difficult to know what to say for that – it can sometimes be our fault and the idea may not be…
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Bad liar
Have you ever wondered how would you feel if you found out that someone who you trust lied to you about something that you consider crucial? Maybe it doesn’t affect you directly but it shapes how you think about yourself in comparison with this person so it affects your friendship. So basically I used to…
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I cut my hair myself! (Not the first time so don’t panic)
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Callum Stephen (@autistic_callum_) The above post, by Callum Stephen, an autistic advocate who’s active on Instagram and Twitter, discusses challenges and solutions related to having hair if you’re autistic. Callum discussed that in details so I won’t be going into my problems related to hair and…
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Paris and Nicole – an example of what not to say when falling out with friends
In an attempt to create content I started reading Nicole Richi’s Wikipedia page yesterday. Don’t ask me how it came to that, lol. I don’t quite know. I’m not into celebrities, although I know who some of them are. I am aware celebrities can be such an excellent source of unusual, sometimes inappropriate statements for…
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Is flying business class the answer to a great holiday for autistics?
I recently saw an Instagram post that advised autistic people to ‘save up’ to fly business class when going on holiday and I was quite upset about it. It does suggest to me that autism is such a profound disability that we’re not going to cope in standard class and I really do not agree…
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My new job
1. I still feel bad about leaving my agency shift yesterday. It seems to me that I can hear a voice in my head screaming ‘how dare you!?’. When I first become interested in psychology, over 20 years ago, a popular belief was that those things are caused by experience we had with our caregivers,…
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There are only two people who can tell you the future
I was wondering recently what the future of magazines are going to be like during times when everyone is a content creator. I’m all for people being creative and in fact I love watching unusual make ups or dresses on Instagram; I don’t even mind occasional cat video. I am trying to remember not to…
Autistic and me 