One girl's battle with life
I've never thought much about how I regulated before. I'm sure many people can relate. Then I was forced to grow up. My birthday started to include a 3 as the first digit and I was still hiding in a bath tub with a joint and a pint. It was time I started to get… Continue reading Self-regulation
I recently have moved to the sunny south of England and am dealing with a new curriculum: "an ambitious curriculum" (read: harder than we realistically expect most children to achieve but we've found a way to pretend prove that they have so we can get an e-certificate from an online 'association', a tag for our… Continue reading Nobody is very good at anything.
Where's the line between 'hidden agenda' and 'lie'? Disputing the Theory of Mind deficit. I recently applied for a job where the supportive line manager asked how I would describe my challenges. I said 'I struggle when adults aren't direct or upfront' and she changed it to 'struggles to understand hidden agendas'. I just nodded… Continue reading Hidden agendas and the problems with Theory of Mind.
I don't remember factual information. I won't remember that pointless job you wanted me to do, or the abbreviation for a process that takes longer to decode than if you just described it to me in the first place. I won't remember your name. I will remember how something makes me feel, even if I… Continue reading Perception and memory.
Networking is the bane of my career. I used to think I just didn't understand it. I thought maybe it was fear and anxiety and all sorts of things. Now I think differently. It might not apply to everyone, but this is how I see it. The premise is fine: keep in touch with people… Continue reading Networking and autism.
Conversation is passing me by at the moment. I dove deep into the caverns of self reflection to find some answers. Maybe this will work for you, too? Some online digging into social skills suggested "anecdotal information" is a useful tool. I have things to say. I know things. I can learn things. Talking about… Continue reading The Conversation Conundrum
What if what you want is just wrong? So wrong that you wonder if someone just heard you think. Someone with a gun who can point it in your face if they so choose. I want things that don't make any sense. I've long since stopped wondering why, but it pickles my brain every now… Continue reading What you want
Don't underestimate the level of delusion people are under. People are shit. Even you. Even me. And there are a million ways to delude yourself. People will spend £500 on a pair of trainers whilst someone else pays for the roof over their head. People will spend £30 on a takeout and let fresh ingredients… Continue reading Delusion
Here's the thing about non verbal communication. I get that some people have ways of communicating without words. I actively look for them and try to read them. The issue I have is when people use non verbal deliberately to make you respond a certain way. Then what do you call it? Short responses when… Continue reading Non verbal communication
You may have noticed my foray into poetry. I love poems. As a young person I enjoyed my poems performed through the choice of artists on my iPod. As an adult, I've mostly not stopped to think let alone explore poetry. Now I've slowed down a bit, it's something that is all coming back to… Continue reading Learning happens at any age.
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