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  1. Lysander

    Work Gossip / Drama, and Bullying

    Hey everyone, I work in a department store stocking produce. It's not an exciting job, but it pays $13/hr and I enjoy the work itself. The only problem I'm having is that people tend to treat me like a child, or as if I'm stupid. My performance reviews are always "excellent", so I know it...
  2. Lysander

    Autism vs. Antisocial Personality Disorder

    Hey guys, Right off the bat, sorry! This is a weird topic to bring up, and I don't mean to imply that autism is connected to antisocial personality disorder. Especially because, as we all know, people with ASD have an enormous capacity for emotional and compassionate empathy. I was diagnosed...
  3. Lysander

    Workplace Bullying

    Hey everyone, I've been training a new hire recently. He has been getting bolder and bolder, openly denying what I'm trying to teach him. He is apparently unwilling to learn from a woman based on his attitude. He undermines me at every turn, throwing me under the bus for his mistakes and...
  4. Lysander

    People pleasing to get by

    Hey everyone, I find myself being a people pleaser, all the time, and especially at work. I don't like that I act this way, but I can't think of any other way around it. I don't know what people are thinking and feeling most of the time. All I know is that people like compliments and don't...
  5. Lysander

    Updates to stem/business qualifications

    Hey guys, I've been noticing a lot of info tech/stem job postings are very abruptly putting heavier emphasis on social behavior. Whereas in the past, similar job posting tended to discuss, I don't know... qualifications? Many of the new job postings that I've been looking at do not even...
  6. Lysander

    Why do people jaywalk in traffic?

    I've been noticing a massive increase in this behavior where I live. People are wandering across on-ramps, freeways, streets, and in hectic downtown traffic. I can't tell you how anxiety provoking this is as a new driver. A couple of days ago I drove to the dmv and there were six people...
  7. Lysander

    I wonder if people notice autism?

    Have you ever wondered if people notice you have autism? I've always wondered this, especially when there are certain people who I see every day. I kind of think there might be one or two at work who suspect me, but sadly it's the kind of thing that will have to remain a mystery for now...
  8. Lysander

    Non-medication/therapy solutions for extreme distress

    I'm brainstorming to come up with some good options to deal with overwhelming negative emotions. The emotions I'm targeting are: panic episodes, intense emotional pain that also manifests as physical pain/chest pain, feelings of overpowering regret and self hatred, fear, suicidal ideation and...
  9. Lysander

    ASD and financial manipulation

    So, at one point I was manipulated out of a huge amount of money by my mother. I should have known better, but at the time I was feeling guilty. We hadn't spoken for a long time and even when I was younger, we didn't get along. She and my older siblings were always close, and I was always like...
  10. Lysander

    How to get the housecleaning done?

    I'm not usually that bad about it when I'm by myself, but I get immediately overwhelmed when another person who won't clean up after themselves enters the picture. I clean the entire apartment by myself only to come home, after work, wanting to rest, finding that it's magically a pigsty again...
  11. Lysander

    So I was just in a car wreck

    Hi everyone I was just in a head-on collision. I was only going about 5 Mph starting to go into an intersection and a guy in a truck blew straight into me. It was found to be my fault, and I have a court date. Insurance isn't willing to cover anything and both cars are totalled. I'm rethinking...
  12. Lysander

    What are some things that bring you joy?

    Hi everyone, I find that it's easy to become so distracted by the many challenging forces that we may need to encounter daytoday, that we may need to remind ourselves what we would enjoy doing when we get the chance!:) Consciously thinking about what you would like to do allows you to plan...
  13. Lysander

    Should I tell my family that I have autism?

    I was diagnosed 6 years ago, but my family is still unaware. For context, I've always had a difficult relationship with my family. After I turned 16, I left home and started meeting with a psychiatrist. My family interfered by calling the psychiatrist at his office and telling him that they...
  14. Lysander

    Girl time/Female friends for Aspies

    Hey guys, One thing that has continued to elude me as a woman on the spectrum is having meaningful connections with other women. It is more challenging in my opinion than getting along with the opposite sex. I confess to being quite terrified and reluctant to try. Yet very recently, it has...
  15. Lysander

    Aspie-to-aspie relationships, attraction

    Hey everyone, I'll get straight to it: so, ever since I was in elementary school, I've felt instantly much more comfortable around men and women on the spectrum. I was never interested in relationships until I was already over 20. I'm not usually romantically attracted to anyone inparticular...
  16. Lysander

    Thinking about becoming an electrician's apprentice

    Hey guys, I've been thinking about whether this trade might lend itself to some of the characteristics and strengths that aspies tend to have. It is somewhat customer oriented, but far less so than fast food/retail. A four year apprenticeship yields a journeyman's license, although it takes...
  17. Lysander

    Diagnosed with PDD-NOS - but it's gone now from the DSM5?

    Hey everyone, I was diagnosed with PDD-NOS in 2012 when I was 18. I had never considered the possibility of autism before then, and I am afraid to mention it to my family, who are unaware. I'm having doubts as to whether I truly have autism or if something else is wrong. I do have a lot of the...
  18. Lysander

    Dealing with Loneliness! Yes. We. Can.

    I've decided to make this post because I've had some harsh recollections coming to mind recently. I do not take pride in them, nor am I ashamed to be bothered presently. Times of loneliness require courage to get through and may continue to needle us, if the memory persists. I do not define...
  19. Lysander

    My boyfriend found out he's royal. . . Thoughts?

    I'd like to ask you guys how you think I could approach this. My boyfriend and I are both Aspies. He's really fascinated with lineage and after years of waiting has a full family tree, including royalty. I'm a little off balance with this because I absolutely do not want to interfere with his...
  20. Lysander

    We The Exceptionable People of the Internet, in Order to Form a more perfect Network. . .

    Establish Connection, provide for the common Interest, promote the general Enjoyment, and secure the Treasures of Information to ourselves and our Followers, do ordain and establish this Inclusive Thread of AspiesCentral. This is a thread for the empowerment of Aspies and Aspie-friends who...
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