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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Canadian workers replaced by TFWs |
| Forkliftoperator |
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Posted: 03 May 2014, 3:38 pm
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Replies: 3
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspergers and victim complex |
| Forkliftoperator |
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Posted: 03 May 2014, 3:16 pm
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Replies: 363
Views: 15,588
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| I know someone (NT) who has a manipulative ex husband that keeps going on and off being nice then being a jerk and making her pay his bills. I have told her countless times that she should be suing for child care costs and child support, but she just doesn't seem to want to do it. I even offered to ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Empathy and communicating |
| Forkliftoperator |
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Posted: 22 Feb 2014, 8:03 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 708
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| To those who say we aren't empathetic, they are wrong.... On Friday, my co-worker was finishing a conversation with her family in Ontario on the phone at my shipping desk in the warehouse. She was upset. She told me her father was found unconscious and dying. She was crying. I felt empathetic, but d... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Your "feel-good" sensory objects? |
| Forkliftoperator |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2013, 1:06 am
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,240
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Hygiene |
| Forkliftoperator |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2013, 1:03 am
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Replies: 62
Views: 14,951
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| I shower every day because if I don't, I feel dirty and itchy. I have a physically demanding job and work in a dusty warehouse so I also keep my hair really short so it is easy to wash and doesn't get itchy. I also wear deodorant every day since I do not like to smell like BO. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: "Open" or "Closet" Aspie? |
| Forkliftoperator |
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Posted: 13 Nov 2013, 11:31 pm
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Replies: 65
Views: 20,027
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| In the closet....my boss accepts my quirks and oddities...there is no need to slap a label on myself in full view of the whole branch. The stigma from the label could potentially make people lose respect for me. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Been let go already |
| Forkliftoperator |
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Posted: 26 Oct 2013, 2:52 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,626
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| My boss started out as a teachers aid but due to the lack of experience issue and having the door slammed in his face, he walked away and went into parts. He is now the parts manager.it seems to be the norm up here in Alberta......study, get a degree, have the door slammed in your face due to lack o... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Been let go already |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2013, 10:43 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,626
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| After years of not working due to my child not getting on in childcare (asd and adhd), I got accepted as a stand-in classroom support at a special school. After only a couple of weeks they told the agency they don't want me anymore. They said I was great with the kids but lacked classroom experienc... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Let's talk about socks |
| Forkliftoperator |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2013, 10:25 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 8,247
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| Tight clothing and certain materials make me uncomfortable to the point where I don't want to do anything and get all cranky. This is one of the reasons I don't wear nylon stockings or tights. Bits of lint in my socks and sometimes the seams are uncomfortable and distracting.....mostly the cheap wa... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Let's talk about socks |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2013, 1:42 pm
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Replies: 66
Views: 8,247
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| Tight clothing and certain materials make me uncomfortable to the point where I don't want to do anything and get all cranky. This is one of the reasons I don't wear nylon stockings or tights. Bits of lint in my socks and sometimes the seams are uncomfortable and distracting.....mostly the cheap wal... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Annoying things people do to you because you have aspergers. |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2013, 2:31 pm
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Replies: 81
Views: 17,079
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| I have this one courier driver who seems to detect something is "off" about me. She seems to have this inclination to talk down to me like I am slow. Nobody at work knows about me being on the spectrum and they treat me the same as everyone else. They know they can rely on me to get their parts ship... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stimming Suggestions--alternatives to theraputty? |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2013, 9:40 pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,358
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| I twirl my pen in my fingers and sometimes chew on it at work. Chewing tobacco helps me cut down on the pen chewing a bit.I really chew on my pen and twirl it between my fingers when it gets really busy. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Disability benefits, anyone? |
| Forkliftoperator |
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Posted: 02 Oct 2013, 11:48 pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 15,939
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| Nope, but I do have employer paid disability insurance if I were to ever get sick or hurt when not at work. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Aspie Entitlement Syndrome |
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Posted: 11 Aug 2013, 1:42 pm
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Replies: 158
Views: 29,404
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| To the OP <------- Never received government handouts, graduated from college and paid off the debt, owns a new vehicle and has own apartment, supports her spouse, and has full time employment with 2 years seniority and is recognized for doing good work from the company president and one of the dire... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: school reunions |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2013, 5:12 pm
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Replies: 18
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| I'd rather work....if it were on a Saturday, I'd even ask the parts director to authorize me to work overtime on the Saturday of such a reunion so I could then tell my former classmates that I chose working extra over seeing them again. ........Or I'd bring my friend from the Calgary branch, the par... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What was the worst time period of your life? |
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Posted: 09 Aug 2013, 11:25 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,158
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| High school and junior high with the bullying and people pretending to be my friends then using what I told them in confidence against me.......I only started to come out of my shell in college. After college I was stuck at a grocery store where I was bullied again and "emotionally and mentally beat... |
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