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You hit the nail on the head big time Linda! If this woman does have Asperger's, then what you stated about the loss of her Mother being quite a blow is so true. Back in 1989, there was this woman in my church who passed away. I just cried and cried.
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You might also try just writing out the words you are practising saying. If you choke up, whip out the small note (make a whole bunch of them business card size), and present it to the person. I would recommend also having a small sheet labelled at t
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Step #2 completed (Step #1 being to send that initial email)
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Since I do not read emotions nor tone well (I also have auditory processing disorder which makes the communication process very difficult some days), I especially appreciate it when people tell me what they are thinking and/or saying. More than anyo
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I'm learning how to manage my time. It's not always easy - I work in a place where things do, and often are, dropped at any second in order to work on something more important. It's frustrating. I brought home work this weekend (even though I have to
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Serenity, perhaps the reason your supervisor advised you to not threaten him with sexual harrassment was to cover her ass, not yours (so to speak!!). Once the words are spoken she can't pretend that he was not warned. By the way, you don't have to
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The other thing to keep in mind is many times people with AS have co-morbid conditions so she could have AS and say Borderline Personality Disorder and the symptoms can get confusing. However, a lot of times the frustration and depression that can b
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Quick update: I got a read receipt for the email I sent after about 24 hours, but no reply yet.
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Well, there's an "Adults with AS" section here, but in truth I don't think that most of us are sticklers on where you post. Your comments seem very well-intentioned, so I don't imagine you need to worry about tone. And it's perfectly reas
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"One in particular comes in and just demands that I drop everything to work on his research. Yesterday, I was under the gun to make a deadline so, luckily, my other co-worker intervened, and I continued to work on the literature search. He made
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Originally Posted By: SerenityHe mostly barks in the morning or afternoon when his owners are gone. When they're home, he doesn't bark. I think the dog also thinks that I'm trying to break into his apartment because whenever I go to unlock my door, h
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Thanx for the advice BK_G, I guess we are all trying to learn how to deal with this new situation. As far as the lying, I think she does it because she builds herself up to everyone that she is superior & more intelligent than the rest of us. She
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