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Recent content by SteveH

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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY...EVERYBODY

    : )
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    McDonald's called back .... LOL!

    Good luck on the job!! I worked at pizza hut and Starbucks. I worked on functioning efficiently in the NT world and learning how to deal with and minimize setbacks(believe me I am still learning). If you have a few bad days in a row--don't get let down too much. I try to let my managers know...
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    University Problem: Arriving on Time

    this is huge issue for me. I use repetition to help cope better--and even prevent stress. First, I developed a pattern for going to work. It actually starts before bed. I prepare everything for work that I possibly can--before I go to bed. That way less can go wrong. I repeat my work...
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    HOW DO YOU RELAX?

    There are a few specific techniques that can be learned to quickly reduce physiological effects of stress. Each of these actually help turn off the stress mediators in the brain. Progressive Muscle Relaxations techniques is physical and really relaxes the body for sleep. Go through it every...
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    Autism and hospitalization

    I'm so sorry that this person has these medical problems have led to intubation. That is rough for anybody--ASD could make the sensation of the Endotracheal tube almost unbearable. I'm sending my positive thoughts and wishes for fast improvement and no more complications. It is so nice that...
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    Giving tips

    I worked as a server in a restaurant, Barista at Starbucks, and I delivered pizzas. Ultimately it is crap and is a way of not having to directly pay employees by owners. It certainly does not "motivate" the worker to work harder--because you get fired by your boss if you don't work hard enough...
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    Giving tips

    OGM-again. I agree with several of you that tipping can be harder for the ASD community. All the social cues are harder. I always try to give a warm appreciative smile when someone is behind the counter and is nice to me. However, if I have had bad sleep or the place is chaotic, I may...
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    Hans Asperger aided and supported Nazi programme, study says

    I think I was not as clear as I should have been in that part of my post. I was responding to a post from a person who said that their original Dx was "Asperger's". And they never got it changed to ASD. If that is the case, I would have no problem with that person using the specific word...
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    Do you try to hack your ASD/ADHD?

    Yeah. I try to walk the same path as Full Steam(sometimes I am even successful!;). It is a life-long long process of learning and always trying to cope better. For us, it is not superfluous. We need every hack and advantage we can get to live in, be successful, and become happy as possible...
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    What's not allowed in your house?

    OMG! Another one of your posts is giving me PTSD again! When something pops out of the freezer and usually hits me in the face(I am 5'2") it is like I have been suprise-attacked by a cougar. I live alone so I am obviously not very bright. LOL I'm sure like a lot of you I have a very...
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    Auditory processing

    First it was hell!! PTSD! It was like trying to follow a foreign language--only studying it for a few months. I was able to comprehend individual words--individually. But by the time I processed the single word, the women had already spoken another sentence or two! The background banging...
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    Hans Asperger aided and supported Nazi programme, study says

    You are reminding me why I might be a misanthrope.
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    Job suggestions

    Full steam has a great reply. I'm gonna think about his reply myself. Making sure the job not only fits your strengths/likes-but maybe more importantly for AS people, that the difficulties are not deal breakers. For example I would take a job that is a 5/10 that is easier and stress-free...
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    Work experience

    Sorry to be so pedantic--but I have to correct you. You have no friends that live close to you that can help you in this situation. You have friends here and we support you!
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    Work experience

    Some hard lessens I have learned. The last statistic I read was 78% of AS people do NOT have full-time work in US. Because of the way many AS people function, it is very very very difficult to work in an NT world. I got the highest score on my final exam in Advanced Statistics that my teacher...
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