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Recent content by Neonatal RRT

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    How my high functioning autism affected my job

    It is quite a challenge being a team leader when others may perceive you as being lacking in "people skills"... on one hand, there are situations where things like logic and efficiency take priority... but on the other, allistic folks may interpret social and professional interactions...
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    Does your physical appearance match your inner view of yourself?

    My inner and outer self do not match... and no... I do not like photos or video of myself. Furthermore, if we listen to audio recordings of ourselves, it won't match either... what we "hear" is influenced by bone conduction, whereas what other people hear is something different. I know it is...
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    The evolutionary basis for autism? A new SciShow video

    Makes sense... you've spoken on this phenomenon before. I generally run into this issue while on the phone at work... I often have to have people repeat themselves. Many do not have the patience with me with regards to this. I don't know if it is "just the phone" or if it has more to do with...
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    The evolutionary basis for autism? A new SciShow video

    :) I didn't notice. Spoke pretty "normal" to me. Of course, by some standards, we here in the northern states do speak much quicker than those in the southern states... and two... I work with the public... in a hospital with a very diverse staff from all over the world... and I'm autistic... so...
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    The evolutionary basis for autism? A new SciShow video

    Why neurodiversity...and autism... helps the survival of the species.
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    It’s over I’m d I f f e r e n T and so r u

    It's that sort of inward, negative, victim-like, thinking that causes much of this. As @Outdated suggests... you've got choices. Your life is what you make it... "F" my autism... and yours too. You sort of have to have this attitude of adapt and overcome... and I'm not going to take anybody's...
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    Autism & ADHD de-diagnosis

    Google AI Question Q. Is there a process in the UK, EU, or Sweden by which an individual diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in childhood could seek a re-assessment and/or "de-diagnosis" as an adult? A. In most European healthcare systems, including the UK, Sweden, and broader EU...
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    Autism & ADHD de-diagnosis

    I would think that is what most people do. A large corporation with a Human Resources department is more likely to NOT discriminate on the grounds of an autism diagnosis... there's quite a few folks on the spectrum in healthcare, engineering, I.T., etc. You can even ask for accommodations...
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    Autism & ADHD de-diagnosis

    I am thinking there is more to this story... but... as we all know, "autism" includes variants that are ASD-1s, 2s, and 3s. I am assuming there are folks with an ASD-1 diagnosis... perhaps diagnosed as a child... that are having roadblocks put up for them and/or having their freedoms impinged...
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    Selective mutism: help please

    I have run across a handful of people like this as a university instructor and clinical mentor at the hospital... mentally very intelligent, have got the grades, but this is "healthcare" and you simply cannot be this withdrawn... so they never make it through their respective therapist, nursing...
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    I don´t fit in anywhere

    I have some understanding of what you are saying here. In my field of medicine, I have seen my share of Turner Syndrome... and of course, autism. That said, at some level, we all wish we could "fit in"... there is something that feels "safe" when you're amongst your tribe. Tincture of time...
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    I have a new 4 legged companion in my life now

    I wish the local and network news would just dedicate 1/2 their news to only good news... or perhaps a dedicated 1 hour program once or twice a week to only good news. I think it would be "good medicine" for some people. I think it is common knowledge that human beings are "negatively...
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    Fully Exhausted My Romantic Partner

    There is a saying, "You can only please some people some of the time." You're living that right now. Some people, it seems, have almost a sensory disorder where nothing is perfect... something is always "off"... an itch they can't scratch... it can be any stupid, insignificant thing, bordering...
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    Intro - Late Diagnosis, Interests, etc.

    Where to find legal or decriminalized access: Oregon: The first state to legalize psilocybin for therapeutic use through licensed providers. Oregon has a regulated program for psilocybin therapy, but it's limited to supervised sessions rather than general dispensaries selling magic mushrooms...
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    I'm Baaaaaaack!

    This is beautiful in many ways. I am saying this from a spiritual perspective... as I believe we are spiritual entities temporarily having a human experience. It is so easy to forget that "we" are not the bodies that we are temporarily bound to in this life. For those of us lucky enough to...
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