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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Job interview: receptionist/ accounting clerk |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 03 Jul 2025, 4:47 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 974
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| I am sorry. Hopefully there will be another chance |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Job interview: receptionist/ accounting clerk |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2025, 4:01 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 974
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| I hope you get to hear from them, if you have not already. It sounds like the interview went pretty good! |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Why Do People Refuse To Practice Social Skills? |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2025, 3:57 pm
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Replies: 135
Views: 24,188
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| I think maybe it is a trauma response, from being bullied or mistreated for not having social skills. So people become recluses. To be fair i dont understand what "social skills" refer to. If it is trying to communicate in a NT-like manner, like smiling and making eye contact when speaking... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: dementia |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2025, 12:26 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 599
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I think you should see a doctor. Is it possible to have a social worker who will help you also?
I keep all my passwords in the same notebook, and on my phone's notes app. Though at my phone they are written in a way only i can understand. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Zero Friends, Exiled from Family –Lost, Drifting, and Forgot |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2025, 12:05 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 213
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| I understand what you are going through very well. I am also very isolated and even my own family barely knows me. You are not alone I often wondered if there were any others out there. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you also. I also feel like that, like i am the only person left in the world somet... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What's something you do very well and your proud of? |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2025, 9:39 am
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Replies: 63
Views: 12,358
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| Language learning! Also i am sort of good at music, people say i have good "ear" |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Zero Friends, Exiled from Family –Lost, Drifting, and Forgot |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 28 Jun 2025, 9:30 am
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Replies: 8
Views: 213
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| I understand what you are going through very well. I am also very isolated and even my own family barely knows me. You are not alone |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Family: Estranged, Reconnected, or Rebuilt? |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 09 Jun 2025, 3:01 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,224
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| I am in touch with my parents, extended family not so much. I did not feel any closeness with them growing up except my cousins. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Are there any other childfree people here? |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 19 May 2025, 6:13 am
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,790
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| Me also! I have never wanted children, in the past i was a bit scared of them even. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Having Autism |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2025, 12:52 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 19,726
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| I sometimes feel too hurt and misunderstood and feel like i deserve pain. I have thoughts about self harm but never did it though. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Today I Learned |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2025, 6:45 pm
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Replies: 869
Views: 55,492
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| I learned that masking can only go so far |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Man at synagogue wanting to connect too fast |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2025, 3:19 pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,244
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| Pushy people or people who force closeness are def. Red flags. I think you did the right thing by blocking. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a random truth (about yourself) |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2025, 9:51 am
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Replies: 21,481
Views: 1,288,452
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| I deal with generalized anxiety on a daily basis |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: lonely |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2025, 7:34 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,861
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| Being with friends involve lots of masking so yeah, that is true. Definition of "friend" varies wildly, but personally I wouldn't call somebody a friend if I had to pretend near them to be someone who I'm not. Yeah, my friendships never last because of that. But i have no other choice oth... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: lonely |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 15 Apr 2025, 5:46 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,861
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| Being with friends involve lots of masking so yeah, that is true. I am also thankful we have internet since i don't know any autistic people irl who lives in my country |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: exhausted all the time |
| AprilR |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2025, 1:24 pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,120
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| I am sorry. If it helps, when i was working i was also constantly exhausted to the point of falling asleep at work sometimes. How have you been sleeping as of late? |
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