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quit my job, thanks for the comments5 comments

aspietalk wrote 3 weeks ago: i want to thank everybody who responded to my last post, about the workplace difficulties, trying to … more →

Tags: Life

an adult trying to get accommodations for asperger's at work - the difficulties6 comments

aspietalk wrote 3 weeks ago: i’m having troubles at my job. i had told my supervisor perhaps… 6 months ago?, that i … more →

Tags: autism et al

how i approach and prepare for job interviews2 comments

aspietalk wrote 3 months ago: You probably don’t take requests, but i was wondering how you would advise someone autistic to … more →

Tags: autism et al

maybe you should stop being so f*cking weird2 comments

aspietalk wrote 6 months ago: monday at work, and i was out front having a smoke. i’m good at what i do, but the social stu … more →

Tags: autism et al, Life, Socializing

update on the board member who insists on talking on the phone

aspietalk wrote 6 months ago: the aforementioned board member who is insisting we talk via phone today, after sending me an email … more →

Tags: autism et al, Auditory Processing Disorder, Communication

need to talk to a board member for something work-related. i find i can't.5 comments

aspietalk wrote 6 months ago: my nonprofit has a board of directors and an advisory board. late last year, after our major yearly … more →

Tags: autism et al, Auditory Processing Disorder, Communication

why do i have to make it so difficult for myself all the time? they say.4 comments

aspietalk wrote 7 months ago: this has been a rough week. problems with the sublet moved into a new sublet this month, on february … more →

Tags: autism et al, Communication, doctors & drugs & dsm iv, housing

be nice to the "robots." they may not be what they seem.1 comment

aspietalk wrote 8 months ago: My hypothesis is that people on the Autistic spectrum are often considered emotionally cold as they … more →

Tags: autism et al, Socializing

You’re not weird – you are true to yourself and your needs1 comment

aspietalk wrote 8 months ago: my supervisor knows the issues i have working in this crowded environment. yesterday he sent me thi … more →

Tags: autism et al, Kudos, noise sensitivity

need to stop vibrations from travelling thru desk, floor under my feet. researching possibilities.

aspietalk wrote 8 months ago: i am most desperately, most desperately needing to find someway to stop the vibrations traveling thr … more →

Tags: autism et al, noise sensitivity

It might be good, as I have instructed others, to pretend I am a robot, slightly tragic, but one nonetheless.

aspietalk wrote 10 months ago: i have somebody else at my job to train. she started on monday. several times she’s bounced … more →

Tags: autism et al, Life, Socializing

necessary working environment for a designer

aspietalk wrote 10 months ago: latest post to a forum: i’m the multimedia designer (web design, print, illustration) for a gr … more →

Tags: autism et al, noise sensitivity

finding people to talk geek talk with2 comments

aspietalk wrote 10 months ago: earlier last week, i walked by the cube of the nearest person, and there she and one of my departmen … more →

Tags: autism et al, Socializing

effusive via email, but in person....

aspietalk wrote 11 months ago: the deputy director of my nonprofit called to me as i was passing his office yesterday morning, moti … more →

Tags: autism et al, Socializing

do i need an advocate, or am i simply weak?4 comments

aspietalk wrote 1 year ago: i’m having a hard time at work right now. we haven’t had a supervisor for our dept for … more →

Tags: autism et al, Socializing

"yes, you ARE touching them."1 comment

aspietalk wrote 1 year ago: i had an incredibly autistic episode earlier today. i’m not a morning person; it takes me quit … more →

Tags: autism et al, Made me laugh

about asperger's syndrome, in plain english20 comments

aspietalk wrote 1 year ago: i was having a harder time than normal functioning on saturday, and hung out with a friend despite t … more →

Tags: autism et al, Relationships, Auditory Processing Disorder, testing & diagnosis, Communication, Life, Socializing, Synaesthesia, meta & thought


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