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JT

There are lots of great threads on here about struggles we all have. But I wondered if anyone would be willing to give specific examples of things they feel they got 'wrong', full disclosure, that reflect perfectly the traits you endure day to day that juxtapose with a NT world?

I feel we protect ourselves a lot, and perhaps exhibit a shared form of 'forum masking' in some ways...

...for those undiagnosed, this could be the differential they need?

Respect in advance Pray

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  • I think expecting my managers to read up and become experts in my diagnosis once I got it and made full disclosure. I've had some terrific support from individuals but also my current work environment can be very challenging - just because of where I'm situated and what I do. Realistically, some of the things I need would be very, very difficult to embed within my working culture.

    I had similar expectations as Plastic. In addition I also assumed that everything could be "reasoned out" and that the rules I worked to somehow applied to everyone which left me very frustrated (I'd either explode at someone, bottle it all up, or be unable to process situations then have a meltdown). I could never figure out people's motivations - and still can't. 

    My big "wrong" was not exploring the possibility of my being on the spectrum earlier. I spent a lot of time investing in lots of things that I thought were going to lift my depression and assumed that they weren't working for me because I wasn't doing it right. I reckoned if I could somehow understand the world, or get the right philosophy, then I could get a perspective on life and everything would fall into place. Took an assessment and diagnosis to do that.  

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  • I think expecting my managers to read up and become experts in my diagnosis once I got it and made full disclosure. I've had some terrific support from individuals but also my current work environment can be very challenging - just because of where I'm situated and what I do. Realistically, some of the things I need would be very, very difficult to embed within my working culture.

    I had similar expectations as Plastic. In addition I also assumed that everything could be "reasoned out" and that the rules I worked to somehow applied to everyone which left me very frustrated (I'd either explode at someone, bottle it all up, or be unable to process situations then have a meltdown). I could never figure out people's motivations - and still can't. 

    My big "wrong" was not exploring the possibility of my being on the spectrum earlier. I spent a lot of time investing in lots of things that I thought were going to lift my depression and assumed that they weren't working for me because I wasn't doing it right. I reckoned if I could somehow understand the world, or get the right philosophy, then I could get a perspective on life and everything would fall into place. Took an assessment and diagnosis to do that.  

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