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  1. T

    Question About Clothing Accommodations

    So I'm working on my chapter on employment, and doing a section on various accommodations people should get. I was thinking that for people who hate wearing shirts with collars, but still need to look "professional," something like the very old-fashioned "Nehru" jacket might work. What do...
  2. V

    Autism and Neurodiversity in the Workplace 2021-04-01

    This free program developed by Dr. Karen Bopp at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration in Autism (CIRCA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) includes a series of five self-paced, interactive modules filled with useful activities and videos. The program is designed...
  3. Siegfried Wolfram

    I need some advice (tiny work-related issue)

    Well, hi everybody, this is about a tiny work-related issue I've been having and I find it hard to figure out what to do. The situation is the following: I am working from home since last year, and the company I work at we've been having regular Skype meetings about work. I write stuff for work...
  4. Jena

    Does anyone know what motive my coworker possible could have had?

    So last summer I worked at a zoo. (was going to this year again but covid-19 happened). One day when we were really busy and understaff, a guest notified me that a bird (parakeet, aka budgie) got stepped on and couldn't fly. So I went to get the net to catch it (was super easy to catch) and went...
  5. Jena

    I was denied a job

    So I was a seasonal employee last summer at this zoo. I left for the fall and winter because I had to focus on college work. And reapplied for the same posistion for the summer season. However to my suprise I was denied. Now I can't figure out why I was denied despite working there with no...
  6. N

    If I'm not working/productive, I feel guilty for relaxing

    I recently graduated college and ended up in a well paying job doing programming. I like what I do, but now I have much more free time, and still have an industriousness issue, among others. To put it simply, if I'm not working, I feel guilty for wasting time, and just dissatisfied. At my...
  7. Daydreamer

    Procrastinating on a task you want to do?

    Do you ever find yourself procrastinating on a task that you're looking forward to? Something you enjoy and want to get started on, but a part of your mind suggests "Hmm, not yet, let's scroll aimlessly on social media for a bit or rearrange the furniture for no apparent reason instead". I...
  8. ryan1205

    How to deal with an Autistic co-worker?

    Hi. For a year now I have a job with a pressure washing and window cleaning company. This company is unique because they hire people who are on the spectrum to give them an opportunity in working. This is how I was hired through a program that helps young adults with Autism. A couple months...
  9. Mark Smitt

    Interested in Your Work Solutions

    Hi, appreciate you reading this. I’m after hearing about people’s experience with working with people, their problems and, most importantly, their solutions. I like working. I like the focus of a tasks, I like how if you do have to speak to somebody it’s usually about something very specific and...
  10. TheSaltyStray

    Employment and Autism

    After being dismissed from another job, I have came to the solid conclusion that 20 years in customer service has not been ideal for me. It requires so much "camouflaging" and people seem to be harder and harder to read and please as I get older. It all leads to *extreme* exhaustion...
  11. BlueSky Aozora

    Aspie in Foreign Land and Two-Body Problem. Is there a meaning behind all these?

    Previously, since my Asperger husband sacrificed his research career to move to my developing country (where nobody here doing his particular field of research; but there are teams doing this in his developed country, he supposed to join the team, but he sacrificed it to move here.. so sad), he...
  12. GadAbout

    I Cannot Recommend My Former Coworker Bartleby for Your Scrivening Position

    A friend posted this on Facebook: I Cannot Recommend My Former Coworker Bartleby for Your Scrivening Position ;)
  13. Bolletje

    Resuming life

    I have somewhat of a milestone to celebrate. I've been mentally stable and happy for over two months now, and it's been a while since that happened. I've been feeling like myself again and I haven't been myself for a long time. I enjoy life. I am hungry for new things. I enjoy music again. Hell...
    • Bolletje
    • Blog entry
    • 4 min read
    • creativity happiness music relationshp work writing
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: General
  14. Jibbers

    How do you present yourself, how do you handle colleagues and does your employer help you?

    Hello all, I recently lost my job as a dietitian and I am currently in a process of thinking about my options. I love to help people get healthier and I am not bad at doing it either. As I love to work as a dietitian I want to continue to do so. However I have some trouble with a few things and...
  15. Autistamatic

    Making Autism Work - Autistamatic Report

    Blimey - 2 Autistamatic videos in less than 7 days???? What's got into me?!?!?!??!!!!! "Making Autism Work" is an Autistamatic Report about the difficulties autistic people have finding and keeping work. We're the most underemployed social group in the US & Europe and that has to change. This...
  16. Bolletje

    New beginnings, or something like that.

    It's been a while since my last blog post, and not without reason. My last post was in June, when I was gradually increasing my dosage of lithium while following a treatment program for anxiety. However, instead of becoming more stable, I was rapidly becoming more depressed, as well as...
    • Bolletje
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • bereavement bipolar disorder depression therapy work
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: General
  17. Jorg

    Jeeezz I can't believe this guy, have you known someone like this?

    I just needed to take this out of my chest, idk if you have ever encountered someone like this in your work or in your study. You see, for those who don't know me, I'm studying electronic engineering, I'm taking a course in Econimic engineering with other 5 courses. So , in this class the...
  18. Joshua the Writer

    I Applied to Kroger Today

    Hey, so I applied to Kroger. They actually had open interviews, but for a completely different position than what I was looking for, but the lady who was there just told me that she'd redirect everything to the hiring manager. All I had to do was complete an online application. I hope I get the...
  19. ASD_Geek

    Forced interaction at work

    I really don’t like forced interaction at work as I find it extremely overwhelming and exhausting. The organization where I work has quarterly, mandatory, team-building meetings that focus on our “core values”. While I understand the value of team building and understand the importance of...
  20. Bolletje

    Depression and acceptance

    Hello blog, it's been a while. Last time I posted an update I had just gone through a mini-psychotic break and I had just been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Today I will be ranting a little, rather than posting clever and/or insightful and/or funny things. No grand things have happened to me...
    • Bolletje
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • acceptance asperger's autism bipolar future psychosis work
    • Category: Aspergers & Autism
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