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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Is it better for Aspies to work part time? |
| Lahmacun |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2012, 1:20 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,315
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| After many years of struggling with fulltime work, I finally discovered that I do a lot better with 30 hours a week, rather than forty, and ideally broken up into three ten-hour shifts on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. That is/was ideal, of course, and most employers can't or won't offer that kind o... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Considering a career in teaching, need advice |
| Lahmacun |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2012, 1:04 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,828
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| I was a teacher for many years, teaching English as a Foreign Language to adult business executives. Later, I worked at a private boarding school for at-risk teens, where the primary mode of learning was assisting students individually as they worked on a computer software-based curriculum. Having t... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Marriage: was/is it good or bad? |
| Lahmacun |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2012, 1:23 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,751
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| I am in my second marriage now, and it's going just fine. My NT husband understands me better now that I have figured out my own condition of having A.S. At first, it was more a case of him calling me a nerd, a dork, a geek, etc., and my response of "yeah, I KNOW I'm like that, but at this point in ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Seizures and Asperger's Syndrome |
| Lahmacun |
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Posted: 29 May 2012, 1:30 pm
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Replies: 47
Views: 36,083
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| I am self-diagnosed Asperger's, and have had problems with seizures during sleep for several years now. I only learned about the nocturnal seizures when my husband told me about them, so I don't actually know how long I've had them. During the day, I also sometimes have a full-body jerk combined wit... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Working below your capabilities |
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Posted: 29 May 2012, 12:56 pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 8,611
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| I have usually been offered middle-management positions whenever I've been in a job for awhile. For a long time, I would take these promotions because they appealed to my ego and also meant a little bit more money. However, like many other posters, even though I can do management work fairly well (a... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: anxiety related IBS? |
| Lahmacun |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2011, 9:07 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,430
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| I have IBS and my symptoms of pain and bloating have greatly improved by eliminating wheat and reducing my dairy consumption. Still, if I am stressed for any reason, my body reacts by becoming constipated. I have had to deal with this from multiple angles, like avoiding high-stress jobs, having plen... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Trying to avoid going near places related to former company |
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Posted: 22 Sep 2011, 8:32 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,179
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| You're not alone. The few times I have had to pass my former place of work, I would get a sick and nervous feeling...almost as if someone was going to come out of the building, pull me back in, and make me keep working there...FOREVER! Arghh! Give yourself time, but the worst of the feelings will mo... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: So I decided to create my own job... |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2011, 8:26 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,870
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| Your website is beautiful! As part of your marketing campaign, you may want to devote some of your budget to SEO (search engine optimization) to increase hits on your website, as well as promoting it through social media outlets. It is possible to do SOME marketing without face-to-face schmoozing. I... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Hygiene |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2011, 10:35 am
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Replies: 62
Views: 15,088
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| There are many things I don't like to do, flossing and washing my hair and showering every day being among them. I got into the flossing habit after being nagged about it by my husband (not flossing gives me bad breath, which is bad for him). The showering thing I got better at after first joining a... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Does anyone else have a problem with taking instructions? |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2011, 10:24 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,321
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| I have a similar problem, but I deal with it by writing directions down and trying to get the person to wait while I do it. Then, as I write their instructions down, it gives me time to think through the task and ask questions to clarify. "OK, you need me to take out the trash. Which trashcans are y... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: How to Determine best Job for You? Advice Needed Pls |
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Posted: 01 Sep 2011, 10:20 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,137
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| Train as a nanny and tell an agency you sign up for that you wish to work with very young children. |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Anyone else studying from home? |
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Posted: 26 Aug 2011, 10:06 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 750
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| I am studying a foreign language at home with Rosetta Stone and am really enjoying it. In the past, I have taken several online courses with the local community college and LOVED it. I, too, cannot stand "group work," study circles, project teams, etc. An enjoyable experience with online learning co... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Cutting back a lot on meat. Help? |
| Lahmacun |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2011, 7:57 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,756
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| Israeli has a lot of meat-free but protein-rich dishes using lentils, chickpeas, avocados, eggplant and even teff...an Ethiopian grain that is very high in protein and vitamins/minerals. Joan Nathan's great cookbook "The Foods of Israel Today" has a lot of meat-free recipes, many of which originated... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: Does anything reduce your "symptoms?" |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 1:22 pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,551
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| Being tired makes me more sensitive to sounds and more irritable. Menstruating and ovulating makes me very aggressive, irritable, forgetful and emotional. I have celiac disease so I've been avoiding wheat for several years now, so that has helped a great deal. Eye fatigue, from computers and/or flou... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: are you married/in a relantionship/kids/friends |
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Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 8:04 am
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,733
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| I am 45 and am now married for the second time. I was a late bloomer in terms of really getting interested in men, but boy, did I make up for lost time once I started having sex! :) Still, I never had any long-term relationships until I was 27, when I met and married my first husband. We were togeth... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: how's your work record? |
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Posted: 29 Jul 2011, 7:48 am
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,389
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| Gosh, I've had a BUNCH of jobs. Let's see...babysitter, lawn mower, house cleaner, typist, fast-food girl, sandwich shop girl, newspaper reporter, fundraiser, bartender, publicist, typist, secretary, receptionist, call center worker, paralegal, teacher, high school principal, internet assessor, tuto... |
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