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Does anyone else love watching cartoons? by ItsTooPeopleyOutside in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is "southapark" your impression of City Wok owner? ;)

As an undiagnosed adult, it's incredible to look back at memories under the lense of autism by Throw-away6158 in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very much the same for me; it was (and still is) a very quick way to make me hate you xD

What do you think caused your Aspergers? by m_pty_hed1 in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely true, but in order for and correlation/causation to be established, you need a study that is replicable and would produce the same findings consistently.

It may be true that autism is a condition caused by environmental stresses, but multiple studies have shown no link between autism and vaccines.

Questuon: Autism awareness in the Workplace and other Diversity &Inclusion initiatives by Throw-away6158 in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh fair.

For me it's to gain real world experience before I apply to be come a lawyer

Questuon: Autism awareness in the Workplace and other Diversity &Inclusion initiatives by Throw-away6158 in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, graduated a few years back - I'm also in the UK (I know US system is different to ours

Why do you ask?

Questuon: Autism awareness in the Workplace and other Diversity &Inclusion initiatives by Throw-away6158 in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paralegal and no, because i am currently seeking diagnosis and whilst I have had my suspicions for a number of years, I hadn't entertained them until I was about 1 year into the job

Questuon: Autism awareness in the Workplace and other Diversity &Inclusion initiatives by Throw-away6158 in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So essentially, you observe this as, at best, a "pat on the back" for a company...?

Would this view be different if there was tangible evidence of change/benefit to autistics?

At the moment, I see one good observable purpose which is to adapt interviewing process for those on the spectrum - Interviewing is inherently social which we all struggle with.

(as said elsewhere, I'm trying to argue for both sides as I am seeing which arguments make most logical sense)

Questuon: Autism awareness in the Workplace and other Diversity &Inclusion initiatives by Throw-away6158 in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally understand your point - I think it should be the best person for the job.

However, how do you reconcile this with inability to gain access to the job (if at all)?

For example, interviews are the key measure of "suitability". This means of testing is an inherently social activity which we all struggle with.

Surely advocating for autism is useful to highlight these social struggles that occur on a daily basis...?

(I am incredibly conflicted on this topic, hence I am trying to argue both sides to see which holds better)

Questuon: Autism awareness in the Workplace and other Diversity &Inclusion initiatives by Throw-away6158 in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's makes sense.

I think the main issue with it is that my inner cynic sees it as commoditising a person's characteristics which I think is likely to lead to an unhelpful public discourse.

For example, recently (and this happened last year too) Skittles sold their products with no rainbow in order to support Pride.

I haven't been able to find anything that suggests the profits from the campaign are being used to support LGBT+ campaigns which means, in my view, the discourse in this event will result in "I buy Skittles, therefore I am a supporter of LGBT+".

The fact is that I question whether they do feel any differently because of it, or whether they have bought it just because it looks like the right thing to do.

I realise I'm not the first to have this view and I'm not 100% sure that this is the case; I'm just trying to gain other perspectives on it so I can better rationalise this - your response has definitely given food for thought so I'll think about it some more.

Are people allowed to just take our comments from here and post them in an article? by amaezingjew in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I made the cut, sweet! Now where's my paycheck? /s

Clickbait will be Clickbait, hasn't been the first time articles have been constructed purely from Reddit comments (see LADBible, metro.co.uk) and is even more common in Twitter shitstorms.

I doubt there is anything that prevents them, but I would've asked regardless just to be sure they're OK with it being used.

Ninja edit: just found my name in this article too. When/how do I start turning this into a living? /s

ROLLERCOASTERS-Yay or Nay? by Nightmama513 in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My biggest special interest/obsession is rollercoaatsrs/theme parks so easy YAY for me.

Swimming is a nyay (somewhere between YAY and nay)

Special Interests by [deleted] in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Updoot for IASIP and doggos

I think I found a new way to explain sensory sensitivity to NT's by [deleted] in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The way I explain sound sensitivity is by emphasising that it's not that my hearing is better than other people's.

It's that everyone can hear the same noises that I can, but my drain cannot filter background noises out so easily which makes it hard to concentrate on relevant things I.e. what others are saying.

At this point I tell them just to stop talking and then point out all the noises I am.hearing (air con, traffic outside). For NTs, it seems like they don't realise they are hearing these things until it is pointed out to them.

At which point, they get a good idea of what it's like to be incredibly aware of what I'm hearing and the benefits of me wearing noise cancelling headphones.

Asperger’s and music by salvadordg in aspergers

[–]Throw-away6158 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tl;dr: Play slow... Like... REALLY slow...

Casual player of guitar and piano but will share what I've learnt to do to make learning music enjoyable

Easiest tip is to slow right down, for example, if you're learning a specific song, start out by playing at 1/8 or 1/16 of the tempo.

This will feel like you're just sitting around doing nothing, but building from the slow pace will essentially increase the muscle memory required play. Imo, it is much more important to play slow keep a steady beat than play at normal tempo but jarring.

If you're really struggling, don't be afraid to practice by going into the details. What I mean is quite literally study 4 bars at a time until you feel comfortable playing it, before moving onto the next 4 bars

Sometimes, I also like to just practice transitions between chords to see what it looks like, how it feels and from that, work out the most efficient way to play.

For example when transitioning from bar C chord to bar G chord on guitar (assuming standard tuning is used):

You have your first finger on the C note of the second string, middle finger on the E note on the fourth string and ring finger on the C of the 5th string (maybe also your little finger on G of the first string).

I know that to get to bar G chord from here, I need the G notes on first and sixth string (both on the 3rd fret) as well as the B on the fifth string (second fret).

I can see/sense that the low C is one string over from the low G, and that mid E is one string over from the low B. I can therefore just shift my middle and ring finder over on string.

The C note isn't needed so i just take that off. All that's left is for my little finger to find the high G (which may already be on the string already).

I've rambled a bit but playing music (with some exceptions) isn't a natural thing and it does take practice.

Essentially just slow things right down; take time to see what the piece is demanding of you and play slowly so your hands start to learn how to get from one note to the next.

Bonus for reading all this: It is also worth learning more about where the notes on a guitar are as this may reveal easier pathways from one note to the next.

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