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 Forum: Work and finding a Job   Topic: Working with people with AS and autism

Ellienad
Posted: 13 Jul 2013, 2:55 pm 

Replies: 2
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hi, i work as a support worker for young persons with autism (usually around the other end of the spectrum). i disclosed AS on my health declaration form, which i believe has been seen only by people at head office, but not verbally to any colleagues or local managers. working with autism can be ver...

 Forum: The Haven   Topic: Past Aspergers...not quite NT

Ellienad
Posted: 29 Apr 2013, 6:52 am 

Replies: 2
Views: 527
hi, lots of people on here talk about how they have eventually learned how to act like the 'NTs'. well, i have too. i'm still not great with eye contact and still almost completely blind to body language, but i've been told my voice tone is more varied, i have found other ways of noticing some subtl...

 Forum: Work and finding a Job   Topic: Have you ever regretted leaving a job you liked?

Ellienad
Posted: 27 Apr 2013, 5:04 pm 

Replies: 12
Views: 2,870
yes, i have left a job and regretted it. i think that's because i hate my new job, though. when i become very negative, i tend to contrast this to all the positives of my last job. however, i was very negative about that job at the time. i'm negative about most things. my advice is that if you're mi...

 Forum: Work and finding a Job   Topic: implications that you can't do your job

Ellienad
Posted: 26 Apr 2013, 7:18 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 1,213
thanks, that's good advice. i do try to, but i give up quickly. my pessimistic attitude says that if i brought them paper, they'd say ''i only asked for a pen''. but i suppose if others can do it, i can too :)

 Forum: Work and finding a Job   Topic: implications that you can't do your job

Ellienad
Posted: 26 Apr 2013, 5:42 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 1,213
i work as a support worker for adults with learning disabilities. i didn't disclose that i had Asperger's; i just disclosed that i had general mental health problems, which i did. I am able to work quite easily with the people with learning disabilities and sometimes do so in apparently creative way...
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