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Don’t answer my question!
Posted on July 10, 2019 Leave a Comment
Don’t ask me a question if you don’t want to know MY answer. Don’t you just love it when people ask you a question and proceed to make assumptions and try to answer it for you or worse, only give you a couple of options as replies, influencing your thoughts and closing down any chance of […]
Asperger’s and Tips for Coping with Life #3
Posted on March 8, 2017 Leave a Comment
Asperger’s Coping Mechanisms (3 part blog) There are things in life that are rarely taught or talked about and for neurotypical people it seems they were just born with this knowledge. For those on the Autistic Spectrum (ASD) becoming self-aware, acquiring coping mechanisms and giving yourself thinking time to cope with situations that may arise means […]
Asperger’s & Tips for Coping with Life #2
Posted on January 25, 2017 Leave a Comment
Asperger’s Coping Mechanisms (3-part blog) There are things in life that are rarely taught or talked about, and for neurotypical people it seems they were just born with this knowledge. For those on the Autistic Spectrum (ASD) becoming self-aware, acquiring coping mechanisms and giving yourself thinking time to cope with situations that may arise means you […]
Asperger’s and Tips for Coping with Life #1
Posted on November 8, 2016 Leave a Comment
Asperger’s Coping Mechanisms (3 part blog) There are things in life that are rarely taught or talked about and for neurotypicals people it seems they were just born with this knowledge. For those on the Autistic Spectrum (ASD) becoming self aware, acquiring coping mechanisms and giving yourself thinking time to cope with situations that may […]
Too Much! Asperger’s Sensory Overload
Posted on August 28, 2016 5 Comments
Parents with undiagnosed Asperger’s Having discovered that I’m an Aspie late in life (I’m 43 and found out about 6 years ago) I didn’t know that most of the other people around me were not experiencing sensory overload in the same way as I was. It didn’t help that I grew up in a slightly […]
Are you really Listening?
Posted on June 10, 2016 6 Comments
Listening skills are so underrated. I’ve learned a lot of useful stuff over the last few years. I used to dominate the conversation, I would interrupt because I was desperate to say what came into my head before I forgot, I used to talk too much and I would forget to ask people questions and […]
One task at a time
Posted on May 8, 2016 4 Comments
Which task do you want me to do first? I am fortunate to be married to a clever, kind and supportive husband. He also has Asperger’s. In the early years of our relationship, especially as he spent more and more time with me at my house it became apparent that chores, tasks and housework were going […]
Embracing Change
Posted on April 19, 2016 4 Comments
Change?! They can’t do this to me! How you react to change is up to you I’m someone who knows that change can be both scary and good. I’m sure you also know this. But did you know that we can choose how we feel about change? Managing your own feelings about any situation gives you […]
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