Tag: workplace bullying
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A little update on Home Group drama
I believe it was a week ago when I requested Mr Henderson, the CEO of Home Group to apologise to me. So far he didn’t. I find it difficult to assess if I really believed he would – as an autistic person I find it difficult to predict other people behaviour, although at times I […]
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You learn something new everyday
I really like this saying, it’s so positive. What I learned today was: – Hotel double duvet is not square (as you can imagine that has a massive impact on time needed for making the bed! – The only way to get rid of hair from the bathroom is by hoovering. – Used linen sack […]
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Being off work – a little sum up
From what I remember, the last time I was actually at work was around the end of April, so it’s approximately 6 months now. Therefore I’d like to sum up this time here, not from the perspective of someone who can’t find a job (I did only start looking recently and received some job offers […]
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Meaning of dreams
For a few years now I keep having this dream every now and then that I discover another area in my flat that I was not aware of. Sometimes it’s just one more bedroom that needs a lot of work, at other times it’s a massive lounge and a swimming pool (that wod be nice, […]
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Talking about difficult experiences
So today I had my second day of an online training for live in carer. When we were about to discuss dementia I decided to share my recent experience with mum: I said how I had to finally accept that she has dementia after her state deteriorated rapidly but just a few months ago her […]
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My social needs (plus a little digression about Home Group)
Believe me or not, the fact that I’m autistic doesn’t mean I have no social needs. I still want to be loved, appreciated, taken care of and have friends. My social needs may be lower than other people but I still have them. What is surprising though, is the fact that even though my social […]
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Researching neurotypicals (me vs Home Group)
(For those of you who don’t already know Home Group is a large housing association with head office in Newcastle, UK, that I used to work for. They claimed in an official document that my autism diagnosis was private and they paid for it, while it was on NHS and they were never asked to […]
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What is going to happen now? (Me vs Home Group)
So, those who read me regularly (it seems that there are a couple of people who do) may know that an inspiration to set up this blog was my focus on how autistics communicate and how different it may be from neurotypical communication (but how do neurotypical communicate???). By communication I don’t just mean how […]
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How I celebrated World Mental Health Day
I sent a following email today to Mr Mark Henderson, CEO of ‘The Company’ (they’re real!), and copy to Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, world wide known expert on autism, who’s always willing to help autistics. Dear Mr Henderson, The last time I contacted you I was out of the country dealing with family issues so didn’t […]
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How to deal with bullying
Meet the Author, Israel C. Kalman, Nationally Certified School Psychologist I just came across the above website by Izzy Kalman, a psychologist who offers alternative approach to bullying based on being friendly. I wonder if it works, I guess it may in a lot of situations, and I do agree with the author 100 percent […]
Autistic and me 