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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Can you list all the jobs you've had? |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2012, 8:11 pm
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Replies: 75
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| Age 16- Babysitting Age 16 - The Buzz (coffehouse) Age 18 - Cutco (sold knives) Age 21 - Dishroom at my college Age 21 - Internship with Public Works - updated addresses on a map Age 22 - Direct care for two adolescent boys with autism Age 23- Direct care in a facility for adults with developmental ... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Your favourite albums when you were 13. |
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Posted: 08 Nov 2011, 7:48 pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,020
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Nada Surf - High/Lo
TLC - Crazy Sexy Cool |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: My Quirks; Yours Too? |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2011, 6:40 pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 5,884
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| I wonder if saving bugs is something specific to women on the spectrum? When I was a kid I used to get teased for getting angry at other kids who killed spiders and insects. Although, a guy who used to tease me ran into me recently and said he had decided I was "right," because he felt guilty when k... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: should i take the job? |
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Posted: 29 Oct 2011, 3:49 pm
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| Go for it! The job I'm starting Monday is an hour-long commute one way, so we'll be in it together. :) My solution is going to be having tons and tons of new music to listen to all the time. And I also agree you can always keep looking for something close to home while you're working; that's what I'... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Pre-Interview Jitters |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2011, 3:08 pm
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Replies: 8
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| The shot of booze could work well, unless the interviewers smell it on your breath. It isn't something I would personally risk. I would settle for some kind of relaxation or meditation technique beforehand. Good luck! Remember it's okay if you feel nervous during an interview; I think that's normal.... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Got the Job! |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2011, 3:05 pm
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Replies: 2
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| If any of you remember my interview last week, yesterday I was called and offered the position! I am extremely relieved and thrilled that I for sure have a job in my chosen field. I have another interview for a job today that is probably better than the one I just got; if I end up being offered this... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Update - Interview Went Well |
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Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 12:16 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Yesterday was my interview and I think it went well! At the end they told me about company benefits and had me fill out some paperwork for a background check, so I guess those are two good signs. I felt really prepared for the questions they asked me and was able to adopt the role and specific behav... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Update - Interview Went Well |
| Gaya |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2011, 8:13 pm
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Replies: 10
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| Thank you to everyone who replied with advice- these are some very thoughtful answers and I saw a lot of things I hadn't considered! It never would have occurred to me to wait to sit down until told, for example. Pausing before answering (timing) is also something I didn't really think about. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Update - Interview Went Well |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2011, 4:24 pm
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Replies: 10
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| I've been searching for a job passively since February and actively since October 3rd, after I got my license to practice as a psychologist in my state. After watching each one of my classmates get interviews and jobs with no luck for me, I FINALLY LANDED AN INTERVIEW TODAY!! ! It's for a case manag... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Is it better for Aspies to work part time? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2011, 4:20 pm
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Replies: 29
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Aw, UK is a good place to be, then. America-based over here!
I am not doing any additional activities outside of my 6-hour-a-week job. I did get called for an interview today though!  |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Is it better for Aspies to work part time? |
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Posted: 12 Oct 2011, 1:31 pm
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| I think working part-time would be better, if it weren't for the fact that part-time workers get no benefits. Not having health insurance is a serious problem if you wind up in the emergency room for some reason or find out you have a serious life-threatening disease. Part-time work would be ideal f... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Name a person who loves you |
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Posted: 06 Sep 2011, 9:52 am
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Replies: 77
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| My boyfriend of one year, both my parents, all 3 of my living grandparents, my two pet rats, and 4 or 5 friends (cannot count the exact number in my head; it just seems like 4 or 5 of them love me). |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Others in the Psychology/Social Services/Field? |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 2:31 pm
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| I just graduated with my M.A. in Clinical Psychology and I'm doing a contracted position as an intake clinician until the summer ends (which is soon). I interview people who are going to be receiving mental health services and give them referrals, and then decide on a diagnosis and write a diagnosti... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: asexual marriage?? |
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Posted: 03 Aug 2011, 7:13 pm
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Replies: 14
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| One of my best friends, who probably isn't on the autism spectrum, also wishes for a long-term romantic relationship that is asexual. There are many asexual people who still want the companionship of a committed relationship. There's nothing unrealistic or wrong about that; I just imagine it's harde... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Anyone else get anxious over minor things in relationships? |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2010, 11:18 pm
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| Thanks for the replies. I'm getting my Master's in psychology, actually, although I still don't know much about attachment disorders. When I was a kid I was kinda ridiculous with my mom; when she went back to work when I was nine I cried in the window and repeated "she's dead" over and over until sh... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Anyone else get anxious over minor things in relationships? |
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Posted: 02 Dec 2010, 6:25 pm
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| Okay, so maybe "frantic" would be a more suitable word than "anxious." My somewhat new boyfriend is a reasonable, logical, intelligent perosn who for the most part seems to have the warmest regard and care for me. Nonetheless, I do not like it when things are unpredictable. In other words I don't li... |
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