The recent lockdown due to Covid-19 has given a lot of people the opportunity to do something they never thought would be possible. To work from home. For some people this has been a negative thing and caused a lot of problems. For others it has been more positive. For me personally, working from home […]
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20th September 2020 So it’s been a while since I last posted a blog. In fact the last one was way back in November 2019. If there are anybody out there who enjoyed reading them and have missed my scribblings, I can only apologise. I stopped, sorry paused, writing for several reasons. It’s been a
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23rd November 2019 It’s coming up to that time of the year again when the amount of socialising increases and the pressures to be part of the crowd, go out drinking or eating becomes more prominent for some Autistic people. It came to my awareness this week with my work’s Christmas social event being organised.
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14th October 2019 Everybody experiences boredom at some point or another. It’s that feeling of time seeming to slow down and a lack of interest in what you are doing or supposed to be doing. It’s the point of procrastination, when you have things to do but you are unable to muster the motivation to do
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30th September 2019 My latest “Small Talk” video last week discussed the advantages I get from being around animals being Autistic. I starred in that video with a farm cat named “Tom”, who is an amazingly affectionate creature and great fun to be around. If you haven’t seen the video yet, you can find it here
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26th August 2019 One of the key diagnostic criteria for being diagnosed as Autistic is having difficulties with social interaction and communication. The level to which an Autistic person struggles with this depends on the person, as Autism is a spectrum condition, meaning everyone is different. I am no exception to experiencing social difficulties and displaying
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12th August 2019 One of the hardest aspects I find about being Autistic are social events that although are not mandatory, it is necessary for me to attend. This includes social events that I want to attend too. Sometimes these events can take me to places that are a sensory nightmare. Okay it would be
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28th July 2019 Last week was an interesting week at work for me. We are currently having our office redecorated (to be fair it really needed it!) and so the team has been placed at temporary work stations around the building. I have been allowed to work in a room on my own thanks to
14th July 2019 I decided “An-Autistic’s-View” needs to go through some changes and so yesterday I made some small amendments to my website to hopefully improve a few things and to introduce a new project I have been working on called “Small Talk”. I find website design fun and interesting but it is not without
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30th June 2019 The picture and title of this blog is what you will find in the glove box of my wife’s car. Horse treats and travel sweets. The question is why was I looking in the glove compartment of my wife’s car? The reason being is that I was a passenger in her car
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