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 Forum: Work and finding a Job   Topic: The "Open Space" office trend; or, "Our house is on fire!"

the_mad_man
Posted: 05 Oct 2016, 5:48 pm 

Replies: 20
Views: 1,825
I don't post here very often, but I have a topic of great importance to discuss. I have been working for nearly a decade as a professional software developer. I know that I'm in a field with many other Aspies, and I have seen posts about this problem before. Friends, to put it dramatically, our hous...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Correlation between Asperger's and sleep disorders?

the_mad_man
Posted: 23 Feb 2015, 1:28 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 2,485
Dear Wrong Planet Readers, In addition to Asperger's (which I've had all my life AFAIK), around the time I became an adult, I began to experience symptoms of a sleep disorder. There are a number of different sleep disorders, but the doctors have not been able to narrow down which one I may have. Eve...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Anyone here serve as a police officer?

the_mad_man
Posted: 05 Oct 2014, 11:36 pm 

Replies: 24
Views: 3,812
I was just ruminating, but if you're looking for a question to answer, I wonder how a policeman with Asperger's deals with people on a regular basis. As I was saying before, I just can't imagine myself in the shoes of the officer to has to respond late at night to a call that a husband and wife are ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Anyone here serve as a police officer?

the_mad_man
Posted: 05 Oct 2014, 6:07 pm 

Replies: 24
Views: 3,812
Hey, Scribbler! I'm sorry to hear you say that you feel that you're not very good at your job. Maybe your recent diagnosis can help you make adjustments that can help you do better. I hate to imagine feeling incompetent on account of being an Aspie, so please hang in there and do the best you can fo...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Anyone here serve as a police officer?

the_mad_man
Posted: 05 Oct 2014, 10:33 am 

Replies: 24
Views: 3,812
This is sort of off the wall, but I have this recurrent thought. I am a software developer; I solve other people's problems with software. Sometimes, I think about other careers I might have pursued had software not appealed to me. The first thing that comes to mind is physician; I think that in ano...

 Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends   Topic: Made a big mistake on Facebook

the_mad_man
Posted: 21 Sep 2014, 1:10 pm 

Replies: 18
Views: 4,074
If FB is causing you stress, perhaps it's time to leave FB, or at least unfriend and leave groups that bother you.

 Forum: Adult Autism Issues   Topic: I feel like I can't help but make everyone I love angry

the_mad_man
Posted: 21 Sep 2014, 12:52 pm 

Replies: 1
Views: 49
Long-time lurker, first-time poster here. I am a 31 year old male aspie with a penchant for meltdowns. I work on computers for a living. A computer doesn't care if you get mad or have a meltdown; as soon as you give it the correct inputs, you get the correct outputs - every. single. time. The wrong ...
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