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Recent content by OrangeSquash

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    Any experiences with a housekeeper?

    hi all, it’s been a while since I’ve logged-in, basically - I changed jobs at Christmas and am now not bored at a desk in front of a PC all day - which is a good thing!! So I’ve been considering hiring some form of home help recently, to help me keep up with cooking meals, cleaning etc. I...
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    What are your shutdowns like?

    Hey, woodworkingjoel... Take a look a my post from a few months ago to give you an idea of mine and a few others... New girlfriend witnessed a shutdown
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    The Curly Hair Project

    Hi all Does anybody subscribe to the Curly Hair Project here? Is it useful to you? Have you attended any of their courses/webinars etc? Thanks
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    Is my autistic co-worker flirting with me?

    This sounds horrendously cute - but id tend to agree with what others have intimated at... Alice may not know she is doing it, (I've been told I have done this before... been the flirter, but thought I was just being friendly) and also the mindblindedness - she intends to flirt with you, but...
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    New girlfriend witnessed a shutdown

    Hi all. I wanted to share my experience of my first shut-down for a while which happened on Thursday of last week. Just to set the scene: Limited sleep the night before, stressing about christmas, tax returns, social events, and all with more alcohol and poor food choices than usual... I...
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    Hi..Im Matt and i think im aspergers

    Hi Matt, welcome along. What makes you think that?
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    New Year's Plans: Strive to be better?

    At the beginning of 2020 I will be starting a new position of Gym Manager at the Crossfit Gym I coach at. So next year I will be aiming to complete my personal training level 3 course, hopefully gaining a further Crossfit coaching certificate, and also aiming to complete my nutrition coaching...
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    New Year's Plans: Strive to be better?

    I have the solution to this, its so simple - yet so difficult to actually do. Good luck to you!
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    Trying to take the mask off

    Since 'coming out', I've tried to unmask to varying degrees of success around my family and friends. I don't think i'll ever feel that I am 100% unmasked around anybody - I guess one finds ones groove with life etc. All I could suggest is to choose a someones to talk to about this who knows...
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    Is there a ND sleeping habit?

    Generally, I sleep fairly well. I used to sleep on my front, but I changed that as I have neck problems from time to time, so I try my best to sleep on my back - but I have a propensity to snore on this position which doesn't go down will with my girlfriends, so then I try to sleep on my side...
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    I'm seeing a girl...

    She’s smart, caring, hilarious, cute, loving, understanding (okay, not quite, but she’s trying so hard) and is generally 1,000% lovely. She’s a doctor, and this weekend went to London for a single day course. On her way home she had a bit of time to kill at Waterloo station. She wondered...
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    At what age did you have the self awareness to know you're different?

    I was probably around 10/11 when I first realized that either I was different, or that everybody else was different to me. I struggled through school, college, work... I started exploring why I felt so different I think late 20s, but just thought "Ill catch up". I started taking myself more...
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    Tell a blatant lie/Fabulous Fib

    I'm fine.
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    I'm New! Diagnosed at 19...

    Welcome along, your story sounds similar to my school life. Could you elaborate on what you mean by "sense of self"?
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    Family Functions & Frustration

    This is such a good thing to have happened!! What MAY have been perceived as a failure has broken down barriers and created more understanding in your relationship with each other. Your wife and you will now have a better understanding of each other and this, in turn, will allow you both to...
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