Things are not always as they first appear. I started using drugs from a young age to help with social anxiety etc (I didn't know I had social anxiety, I just didn't understand people or the world around me) and they eventually got the better of me, which…

Hi Mark. Sorry to hear that you ended up feeling this way. When we're feeling very distressed, 40 minutes might as well be 40 days. But nobody here will ever ignore you, you might just need to give the community a few hours or a day or so when the forum…

It’s been a very long time but I don’t think I ever let anyone get to know me properly. I used to mask so heavily, I had one ex ask me why I had to be so perfect all of the time. I could never relax especially in bed going to sleep and so every…

I think rather than going in circles from burnout to recovery and back to burnout, it might be more advisable if you start looking at what is causing the burnouts and how to avoid these situations. This podcaster has published a book called: How spicy…

I've been an avid reader since the age of 5, mostly science fiction and fantasy novels, these days I download them all from the net.

I almost got married many years ago. When we split up she told me "All men always think they're right, the trouble…

I understand why people do London - high wages.    The problem is the ludicrous cost of commuting and the time it takes - if you're prepared to work those crazy hours, you're better off stacking shelves in the local supermarket.

I live near a main…

I'm done with Christmas Cards said:

Basically I now do all meetings by webex and don't do teambuilding-type stuff.

That sounds like heaven to me. You are literally my God of Reasonable Adjustments.

I only disclosed my Asperger's to my first employer…

If you search for Brett Heasman; Noah Sasson and Damian Milton you can see that work is being done and interesting results noted re dislike and discrimination by peers of all ages...

Autistic parents who themselves have autism in their children may realise…

That was my favourite of all the jobs I've ever had. Unfortunately for me, I was only covering maternity leave for one academic year, so I didn't get to stay. Besides the work, and the variety of it, suiting me really well, working term-time only was…

Yes - very typical.

We often find socialising to be unbelievably hard work - some of us are able to do a mega-performance-  we can put on a show to be the very best version of us possible - but it comes at enormous cost - it literally burns us out - the…