The other day this blog entry appeared and it seemed to get parts of the autistic world in quite an upset although its been around a while:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-imprinted-brain/201608/autistics-undomesticated-humans
Quote intro:
"Autistic authors often describe themselves as aliens from outer space, but remarkable new research by Antonio Benítez-Burraco, Wanda Lattanzi, and Elliot Murphy suggests that...
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Dealing with lots going on at work: how to get organised
Some weeks I feel quite content because I don't have lots of things going on. I may have big things but not a long list of stuff and I don't like long lists...
It's when my to do list becomes the length of the weekly shopping list that I become panicky and I don't know what thing to do first. I get mentally overloaded by everything I need to do so I sometimes ignore things, hoping they'll magically go away. I end up burying my head in the sand...
Thursday, 23 February 2017
Coping with work-related mistakes
We all make mistakes at some point. Some people make mistakes with a shocking frequency but I think the majority of us take some pride in ourselves and want to do our best most or all of the time.
Sometimes I make mistakes although I hate it when I do. I tend to internalise it and put it down to my autism as the cause, as if I would be perfect if it wasn't for some unrelenting and cruel disability. It stares at me, holding me back, like it is jealous...
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Now you are autistic, get on with it (alone)!
As I was driving into work today I could feel this sudden gust of anger. I feel like I need to make sense of these feelings and state my absolute disgust with the way the whole diagnosis process went. In fact, I would suggest that it was not only neglectful but emotionally damaging to drop a bombshell onto someone and not offer any follow up support.
Recently I have been taking a trip down memory lane and looking at both my Dyspraxia and Asperger's...
Friday, 17 February 2017
A medical solution to a not very medical problem - occupational health
I decided that I would be proactive at work and request that HR refer me to occupational health.
What I wanted was to have my autistic needs formally recognised in terms of my seating arrangements when we move to a new site later in the year.
What I was seeking to avoid was to be placed in a large open-plan office surrounded by noise, lots of people and near a high traffic area. The last thing I would need is to sit nearby to the printers! That...
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
10 years on from my AS diagnosis - what's changed since?
Introduction
Back in February 2006, I finally received a report from my Dyspraxia assessment. It was arranged through my university and done privately. I completed a lot of paperwork with statements I had to rate as to how well they applied to me. I posted back the first ones and the assessor realised from my results that I might have Asperger's Syndrome so more assessment paperwork was due my way. This revelation meant nothing to me but I had always...
