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Recent content by Neonatal RRT

  1. Neonatal RRT

    How do you get through tough times

    That is highly individualized. Each situation is different. Could you be more specific? What you are asking is a rather open question.
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    Autism and self-improvement link?

    I have to mask all day, 12hrs, at work... but even then, I don't do it well enough to satisfy everyone. I will occasionally run into various issues depending upon different situations. What is more the issue... since I've been diagnosed and settled into the understanding of who I am... and...
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    Autism and self-improvement link?

    In my experience, one's behavior is heavily influenced by neurochemistry, genetics, and upbringing. Neuroplasticity tends to diminish with age... it doesn't go away... but if you are 5 years old, it's significantly enhanced as compared to when you are 25, 45, or 65. As an adult... and...
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    Do you leave tips?

    In the US... if you are being served by wait staff or it's being delivered to your home... tip. If there is no wait staff... no. If you are visiting the US, it is quite common for restaurants to ask for a tip at the register... before you even receive the food. I refuse to.
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    Switching social modes is a pain

    Agree. Easier said than done. Any one of us can give advice... advice that we all might agree with... but the bottom line is that "becoming a different person" is quite the mental challenge. Exceptions might be that if whatever new behaviors you are exhibiting are being applauded and rewarded...
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    Generation X

    Well, the primary experience from someone with an ASD-1/Asperger's variant is that "it didn't exist". We didn't understand that we were experiencing our world in a very different way than everyone else. Why? We didn't talk about it... with anyone. Culturally and socially, we were just...
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    The Good Student?

    Always depended upon the topic. I did well in school without actually applying myself... I was always distracted by other things.
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    I think many NTs also struggle with social situations.

    Agree. The underlying mechanisms by which NT and autistics internalize and express their social misunderstandings is often different. As opposed to say, growing up before 1980, before the internet social media, before cable television, before controlling, "helicopter" parents hid their...
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    Creative Disagreement--trying to find the underlying principle

    I haven't found an "underlying principle" per se. Context and perspective are important considerations. Who is it coming from? Who is the receiver? Is it a preference? Is it an opinion? Are there legitimate safety/well-being concerns? So forth and so on. Each situation is different.
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    Listing dominance moves

    Context: Human dominance behaviors come in many forms, but the ones I tend to admire the most are: 1. The leader of a group who was quietly "elected" to be the leader, without any formal process. They are very personable, positive people, the people who just "naturally" attract others around...
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    Your pseudo-skills?

    This list is not limited to social interactions, but life, in general, as an autistic in a neurotypical world. 1. Do not change who you are in order to fit into a group. Avoid group think. You be you, be independent, even if it means some degree of social isolation and marginalization...
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    Getting into watchmaking as a beginner with little money to go around

    Sweden's main watchmaking school is the IHU Urmakarskolan (Watchmaker School in Motala), the only Nordic school following Swiss WOSTEP standards, offering a comprehensive 3000-hour program leading to Swedish & WOSTEP certificates, with strong industry ties like internships with MALM watches...
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    Getting into watchmaking as a beginner with little money to go around

    The Top 10 Watchmaker Schools in the United States
  14. Neonatal RRT

    How can I have a more positive year for 2026?

    Random acts of kindness.
  15. Neonatal RRT

    The Inherent Loneliness of Autism

    This is where I think that many of us struggle with. I know I do, for sure. I have this autism-related auditory processing condition where if I am in a multi-person social situation I might not hear all the words clearly, I often do not know the proper timing to jump into and out of a...
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