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  1. JayD210

    Despite Good Pay, My Job is Kind Of Miserable

    I’m an Asset Protection Specialist for Home Depot myself and I’m on the Autism Spectrum myself. To an extent, everything around us is going downhill but as someone who works for the same Company the last 6 years out of 20 in Security all total, I’ve worked for many Companies. Home Depot has been...
  2. JayD210

    How I see the world with my Autism Mind

    You and I differ in one way. I was diagnosed with Autism in 1989 at the age of 3 the first time. I was diagnosed three more times between 1994 and 2010.
  3. JayD210

    How I see the world with my Autism Mind

    Autism in my case has left me with a bit of a unique outlook on things. Yes, I have Autism and in terms of things like Anxiety, not liking large crowds, having been bullied, having been abused, sensory, the delays that led to my first diagnosis, all that. I’m also a rare bird in the fact that at...
  4. JayD210

    Gear to get through nearly anything.

    Being that I do Security for a living and did Volunteer Search & Rescue among other things, I build out my own Bags. This is my work bag pictured here. It’s modeled off my Go Bag and has a some of the same add ons I purposely included like a Med Kit and a Multi Tool, Gloves, and the Externally...
  5. JayD210

    Autism in the Workplace

    Honestly I’m shocked that I’m not diagnosed with Anxiety which I’ve always had that element. Hasn’t stopped me from doing much. I was raised in a manner by my Mom and Stepdad never to hold back. I am very surprised that I don’t PTSD between the things I’ve seen in my career, seeing things best...
  6. JayD210

    Autism in the Workplace

    Luckily for me, I don’t disclose directly as said. I don’t tell them, I let them come to me when they do put two and two together. Even then, I don’t answer “yes” directly but rather ask them “How did you manage to figure it out?”. The only reason the few who know figure it out is because when...
  7. JayD210

    Overcoming Abuse

    I firmly believe he is on the Autism Spectrum himself. Socially and Emotionally, I’m higher functioning than he is and he did 22 years in the US Army. He has some of the same Mechanical Skills as I do. His general mannerisms are similar to mine. I was civil service myself for 7 years, Volunteer...
  8. JayD210

    Hello. I’m Jay, and I’ve been diagnosed multiple times on the Spectrum since 1989.

    My Mom, Specific Teachers, Neighbors, Friends, and yes, the Military when both parents were in. My Stepdad was instrumental.
  9. JayD210

    Autism in the Workplace

    My ideal workspace if I had my choice would what I got now. Make my own schedule, get paid to be part of some chaos time to time, and do other odds and ends project wise. I have my pick of how the day will go. I’m a one man show at work, unless we’re doing a blitz which is fun to. Another part...
  10. JayD210

    Autism in the Workplace

    I am in the US. Other than Autism, I’m perfectly fine. It only comes up when they ask. I don’t go out of my way to disclose. It’s because when working at my Job or on a hobby, I’m extremely wired into my craft. That’s the only way they ever figure it out with me.
  11. JayD210

    Autism in the Workplace

    I am in the US. Other than Autism, I’m perfectly fine. It only comes up when they ask. I don’t go out of my way to disclose. It’s because when working at my Job or on a hobby, I’m extremely wired into my craft. That’s the only way they ever figure it out with me.
  12. JayD210

    Overcoming Abuse

    This one intertwines with other sub-stories of my life experience, I find it easier to touch on each subject independently Rather than jumble it all together. I must warn you all that this is a very sensitive subject and I lost a Sister in part because of this. I’m not looking for sympathy but I...
  13. JayD210

    Autism in the Workplace

    My reputation among the Associates and Management at each of the 13 locations in my District is pretty consistent. When I walk through the doors, chances I know most of the staff and they ask how I am and how things are going. Not all of them know, just the immediate people I answer to or work...
  14. JayD210

    Autism in the Workplace

    As someone who has been diagnosed with Autism nearly my whole life, the idea of disclosing the fact I have Autism to employers used to be off limits. I wanted nobody to know. After a lifetime of being bullied, I was having none of it. Too many bad memories. Over time, I let my work in the...
  15. JayD210

    Hello. I’m Jay, and I’ve been diagnosed multiple times on the Spectrum since 1989.

    I’m coming up on 39 in a few months. Was originally diagnosed at age 3 in 1989, again in 1994, 2002, and last in 2010. I was 23, coming up on 24 on the last one. My Better Half also has Autism which she was diagnosed with around the same time I was. I’m a jack of all trades of sorts and in the...
  16. My story with Autism

    My story with Autism

    Hello Everyone! I’m Jay or James, whichever you prefer. I’m 38, turning 39 in July. I’m one of five in my Family to be diagnosed with Autism. Myself, my Better Half, both Nephews, and my youngest Cousin. I was first diagnosed with Autism on November 22, 1989 at the age of 3 by the US Army. We...
  17. JayD210

    Comment by 'JayD210' in 'Tetris Brain'

    Being diagnosed since the age of 3, this is something I know extremely well. Since my first diagnosis in 1989, a lot had to be overcome, but also many things were self-taught. Case in point, me and Cars along with pretty much everything mechanical. I’m very mechanically inclined. Every Car I’ve...
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