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Recent content by Emily Canafax

  1. Emily Canafax

    To Know or Not to Know (or When to Know or Not Know)

    Do you think your child should know at a very young age if they have ASD? Should they need to seek their truth on their own? Will the world change in time to create a safer place for the teased, bullied, and take advantage of students and adults in the future (hopefully near)? I'm seeking all...
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    Square Hole

    It is definitely a range where it sure looked like a lone mountain from the very bottom. Thank you, Meghan.
  3. Emily Canafax

    Square Hole

    Thank you. You're absolutely right about self-esteem. I am not sure if this will be the right thing to do, but I am considering my professional cooking experience as an Aspie as a fabulous story to author. My days as a line cook have passed, but the experience has launched me in many other...
  4. Emily Canafax

    Do you have ambitions?

    Reading these responses, I am realizing I only had ambition because it was spoon-fed to me when I was young. I am so happy surviving each day right now, and healther than I have ever been. This is the longest I've been unemployed since I started working more than half my life ago (I'm 33, for...
  5. Emily Canafax

    Square Hole

    Thank you for making me feel welcome. I look forward to reading and writing here for a better grasp on who I am.
  6. Emily Canafax

    Square Hole

    I love working with others until I realize they never ever liked working with me. By the time I am aware of their hatred, there are already many "gang up on Emily" things at play. I absolutely agree; if I had not gotten my diagnosis late, I may never had become a professional cook and trained...
  7. Emily Canafax

    Square Hole

    You're welcome to it. I got square hole from Sarah Hendrickx. Here is one of her YouTube Video links: . All my ideas are fair game. :)
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    Square Hole

    As a newly diagnosed Aspie with 33 years of life behind me, I am learning my perceptions of most or all of my human interactions are terribly flawed. From my "best friends" to the worst treatment I have ever received from a human (coworkers, but I now understand and feel for them in each...
  9. Emily Canafax

    The Square Hole

    As a newly diagnosed Aspie with 33 years of life behind me, I am learning my perceptions of most or all of my human interactions are terribly flawed. From my "best friends" to the worst treatment I have ever received from a human (coworkers; but I now understand and feel for them in each...
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