Comments on: Asperger's at work: Why I need a sick day to register my car http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/01/aspergers-at-work-why-i-need-a-sick-day-to-register-my-car/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:29:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: stevebit http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/01/aspergers-at-work-why-i-need-a-sick-day-to-register-my-car/comment-page-2/#comment-269154 stevebit Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:18:47 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4418#comment-269154 hello there any one from leeds in here as im working there next month and need a bit advice on best hotel my boss is pays the bill steven bithope hello there any one from leeds in here as im working there next month and need a bit advice on best hotel my boss is pays the bill
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]]> By: Christmas with Asperger’s Syndrome « starving consultant http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/01/aspergers-at-work-why-i-need-a-sick-day-to-register-my-car/comment-page-2/#comment-268551 Christmas with Asperger’s Syndrome « starving consultant Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:48:30 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4418#comment-268551 [...] Trunk’s blog. She writes about having AS, and about it looking different in women. Reading about Penelope Trunk’s Asperger’s Syndrome initially convinced me that I have it. I even took the “test” featured in Wired, and scored 32 [...] [...] Trunk’s blog. She writes about having AS, and about it looking different in women. Reading about Penelope Trunk’s Asperger’s Syndrome initially convinced me that I have it. I even took the “test” featured in Wired, and scored 32 [...]

]]> By: ictus75 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/01/aspergers-at-work-why-i-need-a-sick-day-to-register-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-265835 ictus75 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:33:07 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4418#comment-265835 Ah, that's the fun of Aspergers - the way we think doesn't always make sense, both to others, and to ourselves. Logic & common sense often escape us. Yes, it doesn't make sense, but we can't really change that… Ah, that's the fun of Aspergers – the way we think doesn't always make sense, both to others, and to ourselves. Logic & common sense often escape us. Yes, it doesn't make sense, but we can't really change that…

]]> By: Steeple http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/01/aspergers-at-work-why-i-need-a-sick-day-to-register-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-264758 Steeple Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:46:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4418#comment-264758 Hey, Naomi! I've been diagnosed with Asperger's since I was a little kid, and I am also capable of handling some employment and maintaining a web presence. In fact, did you know that Aspergers is part of the Autism Spectrum? It's called "spectrum" because we all have a spectrum of needs, strengths and problems. So it's actually a countryproductive and douchebag move to use one person's symptoms/experiences to tell someone else that they're "not really disabled". In fact, it's pretty insulting to imply that they're not "disabled enough" for you. Since you're allistic, please don't presume you know more about this than an autistic person does. Hey, Naomi! I've been diagnosed with Asperger's since I was a little kid, and I am also capable of handling some employment and maintaining a web presence. In fact, did you know that Aspergers is part of the Autism Spectrum? It's called "spectrum" because we all have a spectrum of needs, strengths and problems. So it's actually a countryproductive and douchebag move to use one person's symptoms/experiences to tell someone else that they're "not really disabled". In fact, it's pretty insulting to imply that they're not "disabled enough" for you.

Since you're allistic, please don't presume you know more about this than an autistic person does.

]]> By: Steeple http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/01/aspergers-at-work-why-i-need-a-sick-day-to-register-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-264759 Steeple Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:46:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4418#comment-264759 Hey, Naomi! I've been diagnosed with Asperger's since I was a little kid, and I am also capable of handling some employment and maintaining a web presence. In fact, did you know that Aspergers is part of the Autism Spectrum? It's called "spectrum" because we all have a spectrum of needs, strengths and problems. So it's actually a countryproductive and douchebag move to use one person's symptoms/experiences to tell someone else that they're "not really disabled". In fact, it's pretty insulting to imply that they're not "disabled enough" for you. Since you're allistic, please don't presume you know more about this than an autistic person does. Hey, Naomi! I've been diagnosed with Asperger's since I was a little kid, and I am also capable of handling some employment and maintaining a web presence. In fact, did you know that Aspergers is part of the Autism Spectrum? It's called "spectrum" because we all have a spectrum of needs, strengths and problems. So it's actually a countryproductive and douchebag move to use one person's symptoms/experiences to tell someone else that they're "not really disabled". In fact, it's pretty insulting to imply that they're not "disabled enough" for you.

Since you're allistic, please don't presume you know more about this than an autistic person does.

]]> By: How Successful People Deal with Asperger’s | AutismPDA.com http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/01/aspergers-at-work-why-i-need-a-sick-day-to-register-my-car/comment-page-2/#comment-263674 How Successful People Deal with Asperger’s | AutismPDA.com Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:39:47 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4418#comment-263674 [...] I make rules like those three but I still get into lots of trouble. [...] [...] I make rules like those three but I still get into lots of trouble. [...]

]]> By: Scott http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/01/aspergers-at-work-why-i-need-a-sick-day-to-register-my-car/comment-page-2/#comment-264742 Scott Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:28:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4418#comment-264742 You remind me of my ex-wife wife. All your quirks sound utterly charming and whimsical - endearing, even. And that is usually how they appear to the world at large. Having to actually live with them, day in and day out, however, is quite another story. Quite a nightmare, actually. Your husband must be a truly amazing man. You remind me of my ex-wife wife. All your quirks sound utterly charming and whimsical – endearing, even. And that is usually how they appear to the world at large. Having to actually live with them, day in and day out, however, is quite another story. Quite a nightmare, actually. Your husband must be a truly amazing man.

]]> By: Andy http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/01/aspergers-at-work-why-i-need-a-sick-day-to-register-my-car/comment-page-2/#comment-263776 Andy Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:40:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4418#comment-263776 We are extremely varied  We are extremely varied 

]]> By: Andy http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/01/aspergers-at-work-why-i-need-a-sick-day-to-register-my-car/comment-page-2/#comment-263775 Andy Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:39:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4418#comment-263775 I was applying for a college grant before. Looking through it there were pages and pages of forms. It involved getting tax certs, proofs of address, birth certs. lots of things that needed forms too. Then when a read all the way down to the bottom. I spotted a check box, the most beautiful checkbox I have ever seen. It said something like "would you like us to contact other departments to get this information on your behalf, for this form only" I ticked the box, signed it and sent the form off. It could all be like this. I was applying for a college grant before. Looking through it there were pages and pages of forms. It involved getting tax certs, proofs of address, birth certs. lots of things that needed forms too.
Then when a read all the way down to the bottom. I spotted a check box, the most beautiful checkbox I have ever seen. It said something like "would you like us to contact other departments to get this information on your behalf, for this form only"
I ticked the box, signed it and sent the form off. It could all be like this.

]]> By: Andy http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/12/01/aspergers-at-work-why-i-need-a-sick-day-to-register-my-car/comment-page-2/#comment-263774 Andy Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:31:00 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4418#comment-263774 asPerger's asPerger's

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