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  1. Angular Chap

    Burnout and official diagnosis

    Welcome back, @Neia, good to see you posting again. Firstly, congrats on getting your diagnosis. You took a great step and you got there. I hope it went as well for you as it did for me. I went through a similar thing after my diagnosis. Maybe a burnout, but definitely some kind of come down...
  2. Angular Chap

    Watching the tables turn

    In just 3 days this week I’ve helped older people in my life sort out online order item undelivered requests, replacements and refunds, a holiday booking where the agency got the e-mail address wrong and a golf booking system that wouldn’t accept a birthday confirmation, then had a janky...
  3. Angular Chap

    Autism infographic from 2005

    I happened to find this interesting old infographic dated 2005. Not too bad for the time. Outdated by 2025 standards, but not a million miles away and there is an understanding that OCD and ADD are co-existing. No mention of ADHD though. Looks like the idea of a spectrum has been around for at...
  4. Angular Chap

    Computer question: for help with visual sensitivities

    Looks like you’ve joined the Linux club, @MC1Rcat. Welcome! Always good to see a new Linux user.
  5. Angular Chap

    Recommended PC specification for running different Linux distros

    Welcome to the Linux club, @blitzkrieg! Always good to see a new Linux user.
  6. Angular Chap

    Provider education on autism

    My personal experience with my GP was great. She listened to everything I said and took notes while asking me relevant questions. Everything she needed was right there on her computer. I think one of the reasons was the NHS education resources for primarily care providers are top notch. I found...
  7. Angular Chap

    Expressive vs receptive communication and masking

    Thanks very much, I always appreciate all of Andrew’s autistic Australian anecdotes and accolades from Adelaide! :)
  8. Angular Chap

    Expressive vs receptive communication and masking

    There’s no way I could craft a lie from the ground up and make it work, people would see through it instantly. But I can easily con my way out of almost any situation. I was raised on that banter as well, obviously! :p Even if I didn’t quite always understand it 100% I’m getting to grips with...
  9. Angular Chap

    Expressive vs receptive communication and masking

    While looking deeper into the specifics of me going non-verbal, I discovered 2 main types of communication: expressive and receptive. A great discussion on here the other day inspired me to elaborate further. Maybe this will help other people fine tune their thoughts on their own communication...
  10. Angular Chap

    Non-verbal ?

    So this can be a complex topic with a huge amount of variation, but here is my own personal experience so far and I’ll try not to info dump: I never even considered I was non-verbal, but during my diagnosis the clinician confirmed it, so I’ve been considering the specifics for a while. I...
  11. Angular Chap

    ADOS autism testing face to face versus online

    I did my ADOS 2 assessment online via Skype. For the book part, the clinician had a digital copy of the book on his computer and he used the screen sharing feature of Skype to show me each page. I was asked to say “next” when I was finished reading or describing each page and was ready for the...
  12. Angular Chap

    Gaming campaign mode vs MP modes poll!

    I played that as well, but funnily enough I only ever chose to play against bots!
  13. Angular Chap

    Gaming campaign mode vs MP modes poll!

    Single player campaigns all the way! The idea of online multiplayer never appealed to me, but I figured “don’t knock it til you try it” and tried to get into Battlefield 2, but turns out multiplayer is definitely not for me. I do have very fond memories of Goldeneye deathmatch way back in the...
  14. Angular Chap

    Forced to have a smart meter

    It’s not actually the law, they are using word play to imply that it is. I’ve seen many letters trying to trick and bully people into having one installed. The Citizens Advice Bureau invites people to contact them if their supplier tells them that they must have one installed: Getting a smart...
  15. Angular Chap

    Going deeper into misophonia

    That bothers me as well, the sound of stiff brush bristles on cement. I have to use softer brushes to sweep my workbench and work areas. I think the triggers are almost random for a lot of people. Someone scratching their skin doesn’t bother me, but scratching themselves through their clothes does.
  16. Angular Chap

    Going deeper into misophonia

    This is a bad one for me as well. Cooking oil hits the back of my throat. It’s the cheap sunflower oil that does it worst. I call it “the catering smell.” School, hospital and workplace canteens smell strongly of it. I don’t have issues with olive oil. Right, the concept of desensitising...
  17. Angular Chap

    Going deeper into misophonia

    So I decided to go deeper into the whole misophonia thing after a thought occurred to me: whenever I encounter certain smells, I have the same reaction that I have when I hear certain sounds, my brain does the same thing. Like being hit by a wave of ice cold water on an already cold day. First...
  18. Angular Chap

    Been there myself. All the years of masking and avoidance catch up at times. Coming out about...

    Been there myself. All the years of masking and avoidance catch up at times. Coming out about being autistic was a good push and a step up towards change, but I instinctively perpetuate the same behaviours as well. Old habits die hard.
  19. Angular Chap

    The Sims is 25 years old today. Happy Birthday to one of the greatest games ever made! [ATTACH]

    The Sims is 25 years old today. Happy Birthday to one of the greatest games ever made!
  20. Angular Chap

    Not being productive enough

    I get it, that fear of missing out (I guess abbreviated to FOMO these days) is so powerful that it is used in marketing, production (in the form of deliberate artificial scarcity) and even regularly used by scammers to pressure and defraud people.
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