Daily experience of an autistic

An update and bad news, disastrous!

Yesterday I signed on at the jobcentre.  Following advice from learndirect I asked my jobcentre work coach for a reference.  As I expected she refused saying it is against job centre policy to give references.

While at the job centre I received a text from learndirect, changing today's start time from 9:30 to 9am and reminding me to dress smartly for today's selection interviews.  My work coach advised me to wear full suit and tie.

Today, I tried to get there for 9am.  But with all the traffic and snowstorm I managed to arrive at 9:02am at learndirect. One of my autistic traits is punctuality.  I was panicking and considering returning home.  Anyway it turns out less than half the class were there on time. Nobody had a suit or tie.  They just wore regular clothes.The actual assessment was a surprise.  We had 20 Min to fill out

1. A personal profile of ourselves
2. Write about  how others see us
3. Write what help or support we need from management and team members.
4. Then a long group exercise about doing a risk assessment and care plan for a downs syndrome man  with a walking frame who wants to go shopping.  And has other personal problems managing his health etc.  

The group was dominated by a very opinionated woman who really got on my nerves.

1. To summarize I blew it 

An update and bad news, disastrous!

Yesterday I signed on at the jobcentre.  Following advice from learndirect I asked my jobcentre work coach for a reference.  As I expected she refused saying it is against job centre policy to give references.

While at the job centre I received a text from learndirect, changing today's start time from 9:30 to 9am and reminding me to dress smartly for today's selection interviews.  My work coach advised me to wear full suit and tie.

Today, I tried to get there for 9am.  But with all the traffic and snowstorm I managed to arrive at 9:02am at learndirect. One of my autistic traits is punctuality.  I was panicking and considering returning home.  Anyway it turns out less than half the class were there on time. Nobody had a suit or tie.  They just wore regular clothes.The actual assessment was a surprise.  We had 20 Min to fill out

1. A personal profile of ourselves
2. Write about  how others see us
3. Write what help or support we need from management and team members.
4. Then a long group exercise about doing a risk assessment and care plan for a downs syndrome man  with a walking frame who wants to go shopping.  And has other personal problems managing his health etc.  

The group was dominated by a very opinionated woman who really got on my nerves.

1. To summarize I blew it 

Greetings. At Half-past-Twelve, if another has replied before me, then I do not see that as I Post this here. I wrote a much longer Reply, yet decided against Posting it, in favour of this sort of summary instead...

When put into a situation, and bad things happen to me which are not my own fault (e.g. - misinformation, traffic jams, opinionated women)... I make a note of all such impedences and then state them. When something happens that is not my own fault, then I say that that is not my own fault...

...If all of that is dismissed, then I keep precise records, and state them at the very next time I am put into such a situation. ..! Apart from that, I sort of Post in order to say that I am still trying to follow this Thread, and cannot say much else, as it brings up so many disparate topics. Do not blame yourself for what others inflict upon you - take note of such things and challenge them for a next time, I say...