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Recent content by Decameron

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    Because of GDPR, would I be able to use my MA license as ID document for applying for jobs?

    Sorry but your post is a bit confusing. I work a fair amount with GDPR regulations but I don't see how it applies to your situation. GDPR is a set of regulations, which organizations that collect personal data have to obey. It regulates how they store data and how they must accommodate users who...
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    Anybody here with NVLD (Nonverbal Learning Disorder)

    I've been diagnosed with Asperger's and Nonverbal Learning Disorder. Anybody here diagnosed with the same?
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    Mental illness is frightening

    > In some cultures sleep deprivation is a method to obtain an altered state of consciousness. Please don't try sleep deprivation, it can be extremely dangerous.
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    Comment by 'Decameron' in 'Undiagnosed - Part Eight'

    I would say you do have Autistic traits or have Asperger's but I'm not an expert. In a sense it doesn't matter. The discovery that you might is enough for most people. A different way of saying that is: if you can relate to the people on this website, then it's more important that you relate to...
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    Staying on your feet in social situations

    I work a lot with students. The place where I work has a much higher than normal percentage of students with Asperger's. I sometimes think that has benefited me more in my quest to live with the condition than it has helped them. Through many interactions I've been able to see, through them, all...
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    Family Questions & Dismisses My Sensitive Hearing..

    I don't think what is described here qualifies as Misophonia. It's more something like central processing disorder (CPD) or another high level sound or signal processing disorder. To me the key in the original description is the smudged perception of speech when background or environmental sound...
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    Family Questions & Dismisses My Sensitive Hearing..

    A lot of people with Autism have a hard time separating sound boundaries. For example, a lot of people with Autism will have trouble understanding song lyrics because we can't distinguish word boundaries. When there is a lot of background noise or if the volume is too high this effects is...
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    Comment by 'Decameron' in 'Just applied for a job as a Warehouse worker for Amazon, seasonal temporary work'

    I'm not trying to be an asshole, I'm very ignorant in this situation. Why do you have to declare that you have a disability?
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    The best thing for being sad

    I see so many people talk about trying to figure out how to have a normal life. For us, people with Autism, it's the stupid small daily stuff that makes life hard. Keeping a job, interacting with other people, picking out clothes for the day, it's all complicated. I don't have any magical...
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    The Long Journey

    I believe that you can live and thrive with Autism. In my blog I hope to share some experiences and advice for those trying to make it through life.
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    Difficulty Wording Things

    I had a lot of trouble expressing myself. Most of the time, at least for me, it was that I literally didn't have enough language to my disposal. I started reading a lot (a lot) and doing crossword puzzles. Boy that was hard. It took forever before I could finish my first puzzle. But it...
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    Today I was fired via telephone

    I can relate to this. I wish someone had sat me down in my 20s and said: "ok I know this is difficult to hear but you're doing a few things that are socially awkward". My guess is that that is all it would have taken for me to figure out from there what I was doing. It still makes me angry that...
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    Any advice for a NT on this aspie behavior?

    I think you're confusing a few things. People with Autism have a hard time reading people's emotions and behavior. This of course includes figuring out if someone is lying. It's as if everyone watches tv with audio but for you the sound is turned off so you have to make due with subtitles...
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    Are we hiding what we want the world to know?

    A good fight never hurt anyone :)
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    Are we hiding what we want the world to know?

    In about my 3rd year in high school I realized that I could stop the bullying by deflecting it. I would use humor to divert attention. People that bully are easily impressed by things like that and it tends to work quite well. It was hard work though, it was hard work because I had to learn to...
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