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    Feeling all kinds of anxious about going back to work

    Sure sucks being in limbo, doesn't it? :( Other than verbal confirmation from my GP that she's made the referral, I've not heard anything else. Not even a letter to say they've received the referral and will send me an appointment at a later date. Anyway I've spoken things through with my...
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    Feeling all kinds of anxious about going back to work

    So I've been signed off by the doctor since Tuesday for anxiety. Meant to be going back this Tuesday. Been having all kinds of panic attacks the last few days knowing my return to work is getting closer. No meltdowns other than the two I had on Monday (once at work shortly before leaving early...
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    Aspie always wants to wear glasses

    Not much of a help with "should you or shouldn't you" but it might be worth considering that he associates the glasses with helping cut down on light stimulation and therefore makes him feel "safe" having them on. I'm a "normal" glasses wearer, and although I could in theory switch to contacts...
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    Struggling staying at work

    Sleepwise I normally get about 7 hours a night - longer if it's a non-work day. Seem to wake up at 4am (or thereabouts) every single night for as long as I can remember, for no apparent reason. Takes about half hour to go back to sleep again. But don't feel any worse for it. Generally eat well -...
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    Struggling staying at work

    Have been listening to music on my commute which has helped a little... Anyway, a general update and further advice needed if possible? Anxiety has had me going on a steadily downward path, to the point where I got back from lunch today and couldn't face seeing the second half of my shift...
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    Struggling staying at work

    Hey all. Been a week or so since I was last on here because I've been trying to just get on and deal with things, but starting to find things are getting really tough, especially at work. Don't get me wrong, my employer has been fantastic in offering support but there's only so much they can do...
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    Is it possible for doctors to not detect any signs of Asperger's/autism in babies or toddlers?

    I'm 28 and just starting the route to diagnosis myself, so don't feel bad about a late diagnosis. The way I look at it, the professionals are getting better and better at picking things up earlier on - schools can quite often notice the first signs these days, and parents know more about what to...
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    Annoyingly annoying non UK call centres!

    Next time you have to call, perhaps have a friend or family member with you so that if it starts to get too much for you, or if you feel the person who's with you might be able to communicate more effectively with the call handler, then you can always resort to that. Outside of work, I HATE...
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    Call centre work advice please

    UPDATE: After seeing GP yesterday to get referred to start the diagnosis process, I took the day off work because my mind was all over the place. Went in for a few hours today - was meant to be the whole 11.30 - 20.00 shift but after breaking down in my "back to work" catch up with my team...
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    Sometimes all you can do is laugh at yourself

    There was the time my Mum asked me to make up jelly for a trifle... Her exact words were "pour some kettle water over the jelly cubes, stir, and pour over the fruit in the bowl" so I did just that - emptied the lukewarm (boiled over an hour ago) kettle into the jug, tried my hardest to get the...
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    Sometimes all you can do is laugh at yourself

    ...and the number of times I've loaded the washing machine (when I *have* actually remembered to do it without being prompted first), gone back an hour later and found I didn't actually turn it on. Or that I put dirty laundry into the tumble dryer AND turned it on.
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    Sometimes all you can do is laugh at yourself

    A family story that always gets mentioned when talking about funny mistakes is the one time (when I was 15 or 16) when I put a bunch of spring onions in a vase all pretty on the window ledge, because I thought they were daffodils... In my defence, we were planting daffs a few days before and I...
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    Sometimes all you can do is laugh at yourself

    I have difficulty just looking for my normal glasses (have torn the house apart a few times) just to discover they were somewhere really obvious all along - ON MY FACE - and hadn't realised I wouldn't have been able to see properly in the first place even to look if I hadn't been wearing them
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    have you ever hidden from argument in the next room?

    Is it just me though, or in such situations, do we "feel" the emotions of the room (even if we can't put words to it) a lot more strongly than perhaps the people actually involved? Like if someone says they've had a bad day, or if we detect their language or tone of voice expresses an emotion...
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    have you ever hidden from argument in the next room?

    I come from a large family (at the moment there are 8 of us lving at home - My mum, my oldest (2 years younger than me) sister and her fiancé, my youngest sister, and my middles sister who did move out but has recently moved back with her boyfriend and her daughter whilst they save for deposit...
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