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Recent content by Nao

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    University

    Hi. I'm also in the UK. I have a book called 'Preparing for Adulthood' which is produced by a local charity and I was given to assist my teenage ASD son, I think it may cover issues like Uni and what extra help is available so I'll have a look thro and let you know if I find anything relevant. I...
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    What is Your Job?

    I 'fell' into working for the police and ended up working as an investigator in CID. It was there that I found my forte in investigating fraud. I found my attention to detail meant that I often noticed points that others had missed. I liked the way that you could look at a case that appeared to...
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    The Eye Contact Issue...

    Or disgust!
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    The Eye Contact Issue...

    I do that too and I'm usually fascinated by something they'd rather I didn't notice, like a hairy mole and then my face doesn't hide my thoughts well!
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    The Eye Contact Issue...

    I don't get the 'seeing into a person's soul' feeling when I try to make eye contact, it just feels unnatural to me and then I'm conscious that I'm appearing weird because I'm either staring too hard in an effort to appear normal or my eyes are darting all over their face in attempt to feel...
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    What song are you listening to right now?

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    Hypervigilance/inability to fall asleep?

    I have a lot of difficulty sleeping. I have noticed it's worse if I haven't had enough mental stimulation.
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    Levels of Aspergers

    Cali cat your half breed comment really made me laugh! That totally describes how I feel and I also feel like an interpreter for my son (also aspie) to the outside world and even other family members. I still do make social faux pas though that my husband will pick me up on, such as just...
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    Misunderstandings, emotions and people saying they hardly know me

    My husband is in business and deals with employees both here (UK) and in the U.S. From what he's told me it seems far easier to be fired in the U.S. Over here you'd have to be really failing in your worked to be fired, it would be very unlikely to happen on a personality basis.
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    Misunderstandings, emotions and people saying they hardly know me

    I often will bring it up with people who are being negative about ASD. I'll generally assume they're ignorant and highlight that by quashing their ill informed ideas. I hope I can dispel some of the stereotypes but if not, I don't really care if it makes them think less of me.
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    I suspect my girlfriend may have Aspergers

    My husband and I have been together over twenty years so it can work. You're definitely right that self awareness is key judge. I read loads when my son was diagnosed but it still didn't occur to me that I too could be on the spectrum until my husband pointed it out. I'm now far more aware of...
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    I suspect my girlfriend may have Aspergers

    Hello confused_boyfriend. Looking at your list of observations I would think there is a fair chance she is on the spectrum although that is obviously without knowing her background which could also account for some of the behaviours. My husband was the first person to mention I may have...
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    How Did You Do in High School?

    I think part of the reason I acted such an idiot was to avoid being bullied and it worked. My son was bullied terribly at high school. I spent several months battling with the school to sort it out and when they failed to I pulled him out. There was no way I was sending him in every day to be...
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    What song are you listening to right now?

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    How Did You Do in High School?

    When I started high school I made friends with two groups, the geeks and the supposedly cool crowd who were actually a bunch of idiots. I felt like I was at a crossroads and had to choose which group to follow. I chose the idiots! I acted like a complete dick to fit in with the other dicks. I...
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