Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm also a freelancer writer as when I left education in 2011 it genuinely felt like the only job I was capable of doing, even though it has nothing to do with my degree. Work has been lacking lately. I'm worried about AI as one of the platforms I work…
Yep!! Doing the stuff for work today..I ended up doing more than I needed to for no reason and didn't get done what I needed to. It wasn't distraction, just total hyper focus. When I clean the house, it can go ages doing nothing then I'll just blast it…
I hate saying this but i suffer from chronic daily migraine and experience this after a meltdown too. I found that if my B12, Iron, Riboflavin are low it increases the frequency and intensity of headache and migraines. Since i started supplementing these…
an autistic person loosing their ability to cope in a able bodied world is very serious.been there twicethe solution is different for each individual but I found reducing inflammation and adrenal stress in my body to lower the frequency of panic attacks…
I agree. It's why, too, I prefer films like 'Blair Witch Project' and 'Alien', where you don't really get to see anything - or just glimpses.
Have you ever read 'The Turn of the Screw', by Henry James? Wonderful spooky…
Good for you!
I try it too, but after 50 years of trying to fit in wearing masks, it is hard to shed the habit! I still feel exhausted after a couple of hours of social interaction, which proofs I still make too much of an effort. It is very important…
You might want to consider talking to occupational health or HR, rather than your manager initially in that case. See if there is a disability support group in the university or a union that may help you. Being autistic is a legally a 'protected characteristic…
Yeah, long work hours during the week are difficult. Did you work more than 8 hours a day? I usually work for 8 hours a day only, in customer service, but I think with other jobs you sometimes go over your shift limit, for example as a teacher or a lawyer…
Thanks for the resource! I have been recovering from a 3 year burn out. I was diagnosed with asd as a result, but it was a retrospective diagnosis.. I wish I had known what was going on at the time. I lost all emotional regulation, and become physically…
I do my hobbies, if I am up to it I might do something nice for people, like collect some tins for the food bank. I try to learn things, I did some open uni, but taking time out of that as I was fearing another burn out. I look after my plants and my…