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    Anyone feel like a robot?

    I really feel like this often. I process so many things around me and feel like I need to somehow remember it for later use. I feel like I’m a computer doing a scan of an object to analyze its purpose and function. Sometimes though, I find myself too absorbed into a single subject and become...
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    Seriously Considering Leaving My Job

    I live in Canada. I'm preparing for interviews at other places, but probably not in my field. It's a female-dominated field and this kind of immature behaviour is extremely common. I don't think I can continue in this field due to the people in it. It's too much and it stresses me out.
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    Seriously Considering Leaving My Job

    That's the sad part. :( Everyone was going with it either with small agreements or with silence. I don't think I've tried as hard to hold back myself as I did then, either from crying or screaming.
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    Seriously Considering Leaving My Job

    They don't actually know I get higher wages, it was a secret I kept with my boss. I have more experience and have a higher education than any other employee (minus the vets). I'm strongly considering just leaving, because nothing will change if I "tattle" on them. They'll just resent me more...
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    Seriously Considering Leaving My Job

    The thing is, they don't know I'm an Aspie because I didn't tell them yet. I've only told my boss. I planned to tell them, but the other veterinarian was saying nasty things about those with the condition, so I never told her (nor did I really want to).
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    Seriously Considering Leaving My Job

    I suppose this is more of a vent and I apologize for the long read, but here it goes: I work in veterinary medicine as a registered nurse and have been at five different hospitals in the last year due to "personality issues" (actually just ASD) and have been struggling to keep a job since I...
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    Is it bad that I don't view my autism as a gift?

    I think for me, it depends on the day. In some cases my ability to hyperfocus and a few of my heightened senses make me excellent at my job. However, I often feel it a significant burden when it comes to communication, especially at work. It alienates me from others, perhaps because they can...
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    Aspies, do you work?

    I love to work and have always had at least 2 jobs. I can't sit still and have plenty to do, but working gives me purpose. Not to mention I love the extra money. My jobs are mostly work I can do by myself, but I've been really trying the last few years to work at places with a team. It's...
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    Forming human connections

    Your councelor is an awful person and it's very good you don't see them anymore. Don't get discouraged! I've made two wonderful friends that I care deeply about and I married one of them. :) We may not make as many friends as our neurotypical counterparts, but with the few friends we do make, we...
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    What does it mean when a boy hugs me?

    I would go as far to say he likes you! When I was around your age, I had a guy friend who hugged me like that and was very nice to me and found out years later that he liked me but that I was oblivious to his very obvious social cues (hence the Asperger's). My recommendation would be to ask him...
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    How do aspies/auties feel about holidays like christmas?

    I am actually quite fond of Christmas and put in every effort to celebrate (decorating, buying gifts, etc). This is partly because I was raised Jewish and never celebrated and was always envious of the other kids and also because I live with just my husband and we celebrate just the two of us (I...
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    Dealing with constant fear

    I constantly feel like they're always talking about replacing me when they get the chance and that the only reason they've kept me around is because they don't have a choice (there would be a shortening of staff). I feel the second someone more interesting comes along, they'll find some excuse...
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    Yes! I work with cattle regularly! I'm a registered veterinary nurse that is specialized with...

    Yes! I work with cattle regularly! I'm a registered veterinary nurse that is specialized with farm animals, but I also work a 2nd job with dogs and cats. I have my own cow (a Holstein) named Sadie that my boss gave me because I'm so attached to her. She's a very gentle mostly-white cow whom I...
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    Dealing with constant fear

    I have this irrational fear of being fired from my job due to being disliked or making a mistake while at work. It only started within the last year or two and has only gotten worse. I would appreciate any advise or recommendations, because just the anxiety from it is crippling sometimes. I...
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    What was the most irritating thing you got repeatedly told growing up?

    I too heard the "use your filter" saying often. More so, "you have to think about what you say before you say it!"
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