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Recent content by tomaustin95

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    Fiction or non-fiction?

    I can safely say I have never read a fictional novel from start to finish in my life. I just don't find it interesting and my mind starts to wander after the first two pages. Factual books on the other hand is another matter, if I find something that interests me I can't put the book...
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    Career problems in adulthood

    What makes me angry now looking back was that recruitment policies and procedures operated by large corporations 20 years ago was geared up to deliberately screen out neurodiverse people and populate organisations with "square peg for square hole" personality types who they could simply mould in...
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    Career problems in adulthood

    I have struggled with professional life. It all started so well for me - I was extremely bright and intelligent as a child, for instance I was hyperlexic as an infant so had a very strong reading ability and found an early interest in factual and technical information. Car repair manuals...
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    Cross-generational friendships/relationships

    Having read the literature and watched various lectures and talks on YouTube, cross generational friendships (and even relationships) seem to be very common among Aspies. As a child I tended to spend more time with adults because they told me things and I could simply relate to them better...
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    Disappearing and reappearing Aspie 'special guy'. Please help!!!

    I have been in a similar situation so know what it feels like. There are the massive highs and endorphin rush when he is around and reciprocating and terrible lows when the fears of abandonment set in during his "quiet" periods. Like you I make a lot of allowances because I am 99% certain he...
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    New here :)

    Just joined, I am a 46 year old male for whom the penny has dropped and just realised that I am probably Aspie. For a while I have been aware I have ADHD, but my cousin agreed and then also said I was probably slightly autistic. It was then I started reading the books and academic literature...
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