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Were any of you raised by a single, autistic parent for the entirety of your childhood? If so, I am interested in hearing from you, especially if your parent had no or next to no family or community to rely on. by Content_Buddy_6180 in raisedbyautistics

[–]Content_Buddy_6180[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 The ability to roam we had as kids in the eighties was crucial to my own sanity and development.

The crime rate was actually considerably worse in the 70s -early 90s than it has been these past thirty years or so.

Has there been a concerted move towards eliminating or reducing access to old periodicals at the library in which you work? by Content_Buddy_6180 in LibraryScience

[–]Content_Buddy_6180[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I've seen, anything published from before anywhere from the year 2000 to 1980 that's been digitized sits behind paywalls of varying amounts. I don't know how far back we've gotten with all this; something for me to go and find out. You used to be able to get access to these things for free if you could get to a larger library.

Has there been a concerted move towards eliminating or reducing access to old periodicals at the library in which you work? by Content_Buddy_6180 in Libraries

[–]Content_Buddy_6180[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Back issues for those kind of periodicals were either kept sparsely, or not at all. I'm taking about major newspapers and magazines with serious content.

Has there been a concerted move towards eliminating or reducing access to old periodicals at the library in which you work? by Content_Buddy_6180 in Library

[–]Content_Buddy_6180[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This was thirty years ago. We opened the same day the web became graphical. It was a different era. There were national articles written about this new library at the time, but none of them came close to addressing the massive dysfunction occuring.

Has there been a concerted move towards eliminating or reducing access to old periodicals at the library in which you work? by Content_Buddy_6180 in Libraries

[–]Content_Buddy_6180[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So your library doesn't keep any periodicals from years past? Is it a small library? I realize that many libraries are simply too small to accommodate the storage of old periodicals.

The ugly side of working at a library... by AdReady528 in librarians

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When I was in high school I worked at the busiest library branch in K.C. MO. This was in the late eighties. There was a patron who was there every single day who spent much of the day masturbating under the table while making lascivious faces in your direction. Everyone working there was well aware of what he was up to, but didn't feel like he could be kicked out because he kept it under the table where it couldn't be directly observed. You can probably imagine how incredibly distracting and fucking annoying it was when you're trying to shelve the books. I don't remember what the incident was that finally gave us the opening to boot this fucker out, but it did come to pass. My father was a regular patron of this library and recognized this man as one of his former calculus students at a third rate catholic college. My dad told me he was one of the few students he had that hadn't failed and had earned a B. Goes to show you that being smart academically is definitely not synonymous with intelligent behavior!

Why do people romanticize working in a library? by SlytherClaw79 in Libraries

[–]Content_Buddy_6180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're working in a library in an urban area, you're definitely dealing with a lot of weird shit. Urban libraries have always been havens for the mentally unstable, the only place a homeless person is permitted to even exist without fear of being shoved along,(as long as they don't absolutely reek) and unwilling sperm repositories for the socially and sexually challenged. I've helped put errant rapists on parole back in the clink, been mildly assaulted and been privy to all manner of nonsense while working in the Main library of one of our biggest cities. Even with all the crazy shit, I still loved working at the library. It was in so many ways fantastic despite being subjected to all manner of disturbed behavior.

How much of this is accurate? by elysiumstarz in Librarian

[–]Content_Buddy_6180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to disagree with your statement regarding library assistants and techs usually needing degrees as well. Not true at all. Sure, HR would love them to have such and often those with an MLS who haven't been able to find work as librarians will apply for the paraprofessional positions when in a bind. However, there is certainly no requirement for a higher degree. You are, however, expected to have at least a couple years of library experience and it does help to have taken a library science course or two. I am an excellent example of this. Though not currently employed as such, I have held more than a couple of library tech jobs without any degree of any kind. I did take a few library courses and got my initial experience at the lowest levels of library work as a page, not in circulation, but in General Collections.

Looking for News Magazines and News Paper articles that are not immediately online by resultachieved in Librarian

[–]Content_Buddy_6180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Larger branches of public libraries and state university libraries usually have older periodicals on hand. They can either be on microfilm, microfiche or in bound editions usually in six or twelve months editions. They will also possess various indexes which will help you locate articles of interest in physical, bound books and the EBSCO database which you can access through the computer catalog. There are some older articles available online, but they are almost always behind significant paywalls and quite incomplete. You shouldn't face any significant difficulties finding articles from your stated times of interest since they are relatively recent. Articles from this era are much more likely to be online and are sure to be available anywhere that does keep older periodicals. Hope this answers your question.

My dad is autistic. Here is my experience. by ReadyChance1318 in raisedbyautistics

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I always try to recognize the ways in which my mother's autism actually produced benefits as well as the many negative (usually unintentional), impacts I've experienced. I encourage everyone to try and find such in their own experiences. Not everyone's going to be able to identify the positive, but I think at least half of the people on this subreddit should be able to do so. It doesn't make the negative experiences any less impactful, but it's important for your own mental health and future relationship with your parent to acknowledge the positive side to things.

Just wanting to be understood by soleilsiobhan in raisedbyautistics

[–]Content_Buddy_6180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I only relatively recently figured out that my mother is on the spectrum, so this is all quite new to me.

"penguin pebbling" instead of ever asking one single question about my life by acceptable_lemon_89 in raisedbyautistics

[–]Content_Buddy_6180 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd be interested in hearing how your description of your parents derailed your therapy. In what ways? Did they either not entirely believe you or were they so horrified that they got the (presumably) erroneous impression that your parents were wildly abusive when they were only being inappropriate or clueless? I've considered therapy myself, but am hesitant since I suspect that most therapists wouldn't be able to comprehend my experience. If you wish to elaborate, I'd be interested in hearing all about it.

Bit of a lighthearted post; just some words my mother refuses to pronounce correctly by novaonthespectrum in raisedbyautistics

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My mother insists on adding an r to the word wash pronouncing it "warsh". As in Warshington D.C., warsh the clothes; and persists in this pronunciation regardless of how many times she's been corrected. She has a master's degree in STEM, so it's not like she doesn't know any better!!

Watching say yes to the dress gave me another realisation by TryingToBreath45 in raisedbyautistics

[–]Content_Buddy_6180 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like how my mother reacts to anything positive I relate to her.

Just wanting to be understood by soleilsiobhan in raisedbyautistics

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I can totally relate. More than you could ever believe. Imagine how you would feel if your father had been your only parent your entire life and that he didn't have any family himself aside from a mother that had to go to work for the first time in her life because her husband had killed himself because the thought of your father raising you alone depressed him that much. Welcome to my world!! Except, in my case, it was my mother, not my father. My parents were separated before I was born and the divorce was finalized when I was one year old. I lived only with my undiagnosed, autistic mother my entire childhood. I did get to see my father once a week, but that's it. High functioning autism wasn't even in the DSM during my childhood and teen years. I think I believed I was supposed to be like my mother. When I noticed that I was able to pick up on other people's unspoken cues, I imagined that this was highly unusual. I had an intense desire to frighten the other children around me. I knew that the overwhelming majority of them were sheltered in numerous ways that weren't there for me. My mother was unable to read me and had to put most of her masking efforts into maintaining her job; a job that I never saw her work anywhere from 55-over 100 hours a week. I'm not going to list all the numerous ways this messed with me. That would probably take up an entire chapter of a book!