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I hope everyone has a nice day or morning wherever any of you are..Well, I must get going now but, wanted to say something kindhearted..

i can't think of anything random. i just like this thread.

Today at work....

Again it was f*****g hot and damp in this part of the woods (i.e. S.W. part of Holland). I think it was around 28*C in the shade (yeah duh, that's how the T is measured) but I was outside and in the sun and at times it felt like +40*C or something.

Um, every workday after midday I work at a huge psychiatric institute with, I think, has more than five hundred interns (some say more than a thousand but?) living there but today I worked with two 'clients' both in their fifties. A L~M functioning autistic man (A) and another man (W) of whom I do not know his diagnosis (do not care really for I wish to tread people as persons and not as labels or something).

Anyway.... we were building a little hothouse (1,5m x 4m) for mentioned W, that's not higher as my knee.... lets say, a start up hothouse but also for plants that stay near the ground like cucumber. We used old windows (wooden frame and glass) to roof the thing off and I thought of and made some simple yet witty hinges to make it possible for the three windows to open and enable someone to take care of the plants that are in there.

Blah (3x).... all went fine and I (all three of us) sweated like pigs due to this f*****g heat and the honest labour we put into it. Me and W doing the work mostly and A watching our steps.... I wasn't paying attention, I was resizing the concrete walls and A just stood there silently looking at what I was doing.... and due to this f*****g heat he fainted and fell down to the ground. A sunstroke or overheating probably but the lights went off for sure for him.

I was startled for one second but reason took over fairly quick and we sat him down on a stool in the shade and I fetched him a glass of cold water and after that, one with syrup for some extra sugar intake. This proved a good choice for he gained back some skin colour and was able to walk again.

For over four months now I work there and try to guide A a little (Tue- and Thursdays, when he's around) and I grew a bit fond(?) of the man for I understand him. He has the best of intentions but is autispectrum handicapped way heavier than I (us, AS- folk).

I have seen all sort of behavior at the place I work, some nasty (lets say schizophrenic) stuff but bizarrely I let it go. Let it slide off my skin but this made an impact somehow. I don't know.... where others reject him mostly, I let him be himself, let him speak out his repeating thoughts and noticeable his mood went from shyish to open and cheerful when I work with him.

Some folk (psychiatrists mostly.... care taking, helping dudes, they say?) there do not think so and try to BS others but I feel I'm finally doing what I'm good at and I'm trying to help people to gain some self respect and self confidence.

Blah (3x).... bad ending maybe but I hope I can help those in need a little.... especially folks on the autispectrum.

Aww such a nice story:)
And yeah most GGZ people suck, at least over here.
We have a big institute type of thing over here as well, some acquaintance's brother was living there but he was treated quite poorly over as well. He'd have to cook his own meals in his little room, which basically meant microwaved ready meals every day. Hardly got any attention etc.
So now she took him out of there and set up her own private group home/institute type of thing with a bunch of other people And they all eat together and have at least one day out every week.

If someone faints due to a heatstroke or heat exhaustion, it's best to either mix some ORS with water (if you happen to have any on hand... I'm a freak who always carries two sachets in her purse:p) or add 1 tsp of salt + 8 tsp of sugar to, about, a liter of water.
Though I suppose lemonade/a syrup does the trick as well^_-

Stay awesome forever!

Simply express your honestly & truthfully, not lying to one's self or another..

If you plan to shoplift please let us know

Big brother is watching then again, Project Godzilla has always been in operation..

Ok, there is a way to turn an NT into an ASD person. Videogame addiction. The following is taken from the symptoms section of Wikipedia "Some players become more concerned with their interactions in the game than in their broader lives. Players may play "many" hours per day, gain or lose significant weight due to playing, disrupt sleep patterns to play, play at work, avoid phone calls from friends and/or lie about play time. Relationships with family and friends, and performance at work or school, may suffer". The funniest part was "avoid phone calls", I never answer phone when I'm playing

I think ska punk sounds like polka on Red Bull.

(Not a judgement...just an observation.)

Let's turn in now... to Twitter!

I've just been on holiday to scarborough for a week. So hi everyone what have I missed? any juicy gossip?

For want of a never-ending packet of gummy bears.

MONKEY, welcome back.. not much has really went on in your absence of any pertinence..

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