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Reddit » Autism
20h ago
So I had my first day working at a restaurant yesterday. I refuse to ever step foot in that place again but that's beside the point.
Anyway, as I've never worked in a restaurant before and only done retail, they started me with simple things like just cleaning the tables and taking dirty dishes in the back and occasionally taking drink orders to tables so I could learn the table numbers.
It was going good until about half way through when I reached a table of 4. There was what appeared to be an adult couple, their teenage son and a grandma. 3 plates were dirty so I went up to them and said I ..read more
Reddit » Autism
20h ago
I’m (25f) audhd and my girlfriend (28f) has adhd.
I’m very noise sensitive, of all the senses it’s the one that overwhelms me most. I cannot engage in two noises at once, can’t pay attention if there’s a lot of sound, and get really overstimulated with continuous noise. I need a lot of quiet time and time where I can just rest my brain from processing sensory information in general. I have also started experiencing hyperacusis on a regular basis as part of a migraine disorder I have, so sometimes sound physically hurts my brain.
My girlfriend talks endlessly, and really struggles to regulate ..read more
Reddit » Autism
20h ago
28M. As per my therapist's advice, my hardships with flirting and romantic interactions could be because I'm trying to act and think like a NT, when I'm not.
So I should try to get advice from other NDs, and try to learn this stuff from scratch.
How do you approach a person when you have a romantic interest? How you communicate things? How are daily interactions? How are dates like?
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Reddit » Autism
20h ago
I live in a city in Europe that's very walkable and I hate driving more than anything so I walk everywhere.
There's a big long street with shops on either side I walk down a lot to get to and from work, the grocery store and my apartment. It's flanked by large archways and charity fundraiser people love to set up their little stands in between the pillars and basically ambush you when you walk down the narrow sidewalk behind them
I hate being ambushed like that in public, especially by strangers, especially when they want to tell you their whole story and then procede to ramble on even if you ..read more
Reddit » Autism
20h ago
I have autism and so do... All of my friends. So I'm used to people being more blunt "your not the person I'd go to if I'm seeking sympathy" that's bluntness and is an underated positive trait. I love My little Pony and my school had a club about it. Bronies of (my schools name) it was called. It's since become cartoon club. I was at it and we were off topic because a friend wanted to show me his conlang (constructed language). And his friend wasn't blunt, he was just a little shit. He asked "what is this anyways?" To which I replied it was a cartoon club that originally had been the Brony cl ..read more
Reddit » Autism
20h ago
Received a text that triggered me. I'm trying to fight back the hurt and anger and loneliness, Which I'm sure is a walk in the park for most.
I know this will pass, but god, it's nothing but daggers in the moment.
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Reddit » Autism
20h ago
Hi all, I have a question I'd like to discuss.
Disclaimer: I am autistic and work for a neurodevelopmental assessment clinic that diagnoses autism and ADHD.
So we just got an email saying it's neurodiversity awareness month and as such, we will be doing a lot of fundraising for The Brain Charity.
As part of this, we have been asked to wear blue on Tuesday. They also used the puzzle piece ribbon in the announcement.
I immediately started to feel uneasy. Last I heard, wearing blue and using the puzzle piece was seen as a taboo in the autism community because of... that company that shall not be ..read more
Reddit » Autism
20h ago
I have 2 babies I need to support. I’m tired of relying on family. I don’t know what would be a good job for me. I’ve applied to so many remote job, most you need experience. I love animals but I tried working at a doggy daycare a couple of years ago. The constant loud barking made me dissociate worst than I ever have before. I love coffee so I was thinking of becoming a barista.
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Reddit » Autism
20h ago
I cannot get addicted to ANYTHING. I used speed, some RC, cocaine, weed, kanna, kratom, psilocybin, alcohol, nicotine...
It doesn't matter if I binge for days or weeks... when I randomly decide to stop, I stop. Yeah, I get sometimes physical effects (for example a lil cold after kratom but just the first time I quitted) but mentally I don't get how people can go deeper and do anything to reach the substance. Like... what does it mean??? I don't get it.
Yeah, I return depressed and my brain doesn't produce this and that anymore etc etc... but that's my usual. My brain is silly. I suffer from c ..read more
Reddit » Autism
20h ago
Hello, everyone!! ASD haver here. I'm not really used to talking to other people like me, or... well, in general for that matter. So when I notice that I *really* feel things, be they positive, negative, or somewhere in the middle, I always wonder if it's because of my ASD or something else. For as long as I've been able to remember, I've always been a bit of a loner. Never really been one to wanna be in large crowds or anything. My nephew says I'm "the guy who's technically at the party, but you're playing on the Nintendo in the basement; you're there, but you find your own secluded corner ..read more