Are there any autistic electricians here?

[John Matrix]

My son has recently been diagnosed with autism. obviously now we know all the signs my partner has suggested to me that I have the same quirks in my personality. This has made me think about some of the things I find difficult in my work life. For example feeling overwhelmed and stressed from time to time. Being sensitive to noise. And a few other things. I just wanted to see if anyone on the forum has autism and how it’s affected them at work as an Electrician. How it has been received by workers and bosses etc. Any feedback would be great.
Kind regards

 

[PEG]

Woke up next to a fat bird after a party once, I still shudder when I think about it, that was traumatic for me, must have been therapeutic for her though.......

....had many skinny birds,in my younger days.....don't particularly remember any of them being much fun...

 

[123]

Woke up next to a fat bird after a party once, I still shudder when I think about it, that was traumatic for me, must have been therapeutic for her though.......

Ah, so this was you then?

 

[freddo]

I have often wondered if I have elements of aspergers, and even ADHD

Yes I often wonder the same thing, I have difficulties that closely match that of those conditions. I don't wan't to get tested though, it's better not to know. Ignorance being bliss and all that.

 

[johnduffell]

Thanks for posting this and although Asperger's and autism are"diagnosed" they are just different way of thinking.
If most people were Asperger's then we would be diagnosing the neurotypical people instead.
Aspergers is a blessing as well as a pain in the neck sometimes.
You get a super power of being able to think independently of general consensus and you get excellent logical reasoning, but at the expense of the parts of your brain that deal with people and variation in life.
Like others said there's a lot of variation in life and if you can accept that and perhaps externalise some of the more difficult parts you can move forward feeling more comfortable with yourself.

 

[edexlab]

My Nephew is severely Autistic ie zero communication he's like a one year old but without any emotions
I'm no expert but my Sister is after caring for him for the last 17 years

She says the real experts say that everyone is somewhere on the Autism spectrum

 

[Squid]

ELEVEN!

 

[Squid]

My Nephew is severely Autistic ie zero communication he's like a one year old but without any emotions
I'm no expert but my Sister is after caring for him for the last 17 years

She says the real experts say that everyone is somewhere on the Autism spectrum

Sorry to hear that, my girlfriend was a bank worker after she did her psychology degree at the NAS helping look after a patient.

The trouble is the experts would say that all of us are on the spectrum as it suits them for most of us we'd just say that someone has their "moments" or is a tad "weird".

 

[Zerax]

...I got hit by a car in February ended up in major trauma and still had to wait 2 months to see a doctor!

Any idea on when the brain injury will heal and you'll return to normal ?

 

[Edtwozeronine]

I don't drink these days, does nothing for me...

Crack however, is amazing!

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Autism is a spectrum .we are all on it. Some meet the clinical threshold others dont.
We are all paychopaths some turn into serial killers, some politicians amd others it has no impact

 

[Pete999]

Autism is a spectrum .we are all on it. Some meet the clinical threshold others dont.
We are all paychopaths some turn into serial killers, some politicians amd others it has no impact

Deep?

 

[Baddegg]

Any idea on when the brain injury will heal and you'll return to normal ?

Normal! Hell no!.....but I wouldn’t mind the ringing in me ears stopping

 

[telectrix]

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Normal! Hell no!.....but I wouldn’t mind the ringing in me ears stopping

that's the phone, you daft bugger. .

 

[Baddegg]

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that's the phone, you daft bugger. .

 

[Squid]

....had many skinny birds,in my younger days.....don't particularly remember any of them being much fun... fat birds are more grateful and at my age now so am I

;o)))))))