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Recent content by Highway Cowboy

  1. Highway Cowboy

    More sensitive to noise

    I've even tried sitting with a thick wooly hat on, pulled down to cover my ears to try and keep out some of the noise. It actually works quite well and is reasonably effective, however a little too warm in the summer months.
  2. Highway Cowboy

    More sensitive to noise

    I've Yes, I'm considering investing in a subtle pair of ear defenders. I've thought about listening to my iPod quietly during these "trigger times" but I worry that people might find it ignorant.
  3. Highway Cowboy

    More sensitive to noise

    I'm a 47 year old Aspie Trucker, husband and father. Just lately I'm noticing that I have become alot more sensitive to noise. The worst one for me is other people eating. I seem to be hypersensitive to the sound of people chewing food and drinking. It absolutely drives me mad to the point I...
  4. Highway Cowboy

    Meltdowns ?

    Had a day from Hell !!!! Went shopping this afternoon to Morrisons Supermarket, did the shopping and walking back to the car through the car park, some daft old cow wasn't watching where she was driving and drove right into my girlfriend and knocked her over. It was a relatively low speed...
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    Having ASD and Work

    I can't do Smalltalk, chit chat, banter and the general hogwash like the other drivers so I must come across as arrogant, weird or odd to the others. I just don't understand them and would have nothing to add, I just don't get them and they don't get me, so I just do my own thing and get on with...
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    Having ASD and Work

    Most certainly! Just the thought of anybody changing my routine makes me physically a wreck. I have often lay awake at night worried about there being a change to my regular run . I have considered telling my bosses about my Aspergers diagnosis but I worry what the reaction would be. I have an...
  7. Highway Cowboy

    "Sensory friendly t-shirt"

    I HATE tags and labels in any of my clothes. First thing I have to do is cut them out. I can't bear the feeling
  8. Highway Cowboy

    Having ASD and Work

    Yes I find work extremely difficult. I'm a HGV Truck Driver in the UK. For me it's ideal as I'm sat on my own all day in my truck, Don't have to bother talking to irritating people, can listen to whatever I want to on the stereo (usually talk radio as music irritates me). The problem I have is...
  9. Highway Cowboy

    Regression with age (Does autism get worse?)

    I seem to be finding life in general more irritating, difficult to cope with and I get annoyed at things I didn't used to. Without wishing to sound too aloof, I just find humans unbearable and more and more irritating every day. I can't stand having to deal with or worse still, speak to people...
  10. Highway Cowboy

    A New Puppy in the house

    Absolutely! The disruption, the mess, the amount of looking after and time needed. And where the Hell is the fun and enjoyment in walking in the rain with a bag of dog ----?
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    A New Puppy in the house

    We have just got the most beautiful little 12 week old tiny Yorkshire Terrier puppy. We got it mainly as a calming influence for our 10 year old daughter who has Autism and suffers from anxiety and panic attacks. I myself have Aspergers and although the dog is lovely and sweet and is really...
  12. Highway Cowboy

    Keeping Up Appearances star Clive Swift dead at 82.

    Mind the pedestrian Richard :D
  13. Highway Cowboy

    Younger or older Relationships

    There is absolutely no reason why as long as both parties are above the age of consent, a loving healthy relationship shouldn't be possible regardless of age. Everybody is different and it seems that alot of younger ladies prefer to be around an older gentleman men of their own age are...
  14. Highway Cowboy

    The term "Aspie" --is it offensive? What do you call yourself?

    I don't really mind being regarded as an "Aspie", I can think of alot worse things to be called. It seems we're now living in Generation Snowflake, where all the millennials look for reasons to be offended
  15. Highway Cowboy

    Hello!

    Hey Welcome to the family my friend :blush:
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