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johne

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Geek Dad, Software and Electrical Engineer. First of His Generation. Breaker of Tools. Roaster of coffee. Rider of Many Bikes. Chaotic Good.

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PurpleStephyr, to actuallyautistic
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Just had my results session for my ASD assessment, and I've officially been diagnosed with ASD now. I guess that's exciting? The psychologist kept asking if I needed time to process it, and stuff like that, and not really? Am I supposed to? I had kind of come to terms with it over the past couple months, so it wasn't really news to me. I guess more than anything it's affirming to hear it from a professional?

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johne,
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@PurpleStephyr @actuallyautistic Congratulations!

haui, to actuallyautistic
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Being @actuallyautistic and for me means I often get told the following, initially:

„No! You‘re wrong! What a shit take! You have no idea what you‘re talking about! Stop the drugs, man!“ and the like.

After some discussion, people say:

„I have not thought of it this way. I got you wrong. We should actually consider doing it your way. You seem to have deeper insight than the average person.“

This often makes me question my place in this world. Anyone else?

johne,
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@haui @actuallyautistic I once proposed a solution to a hardware device I wasnt working on to dealing with losing battery power and figuring out what time is real before the device gets its time synced from the server. The manager said that sounds complicated. The sw eng told me later that’s what they went with. There was never any other acknowledgement from anyone else in the meeting.

johne, to actuallyautistic
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I am now actively looking for a software engineering job. BSEE. Over the last 10 years I have primarily worked with modern php (7 and 8) using Drupal, but am also fluent in javascript, python, C, etc. I can do front end type stuff but am hapiest working out API requests (sending and receiving), dealing with complex data sets. I’ve done Single Sign On implementations using SAML in both directions,
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johne,
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have patched Drupal core, contrib modules, supported and helped maintain several open source projects. I have some automated testing experience: unit tests and integration, but the nature of agency work often lets this be lowest priority. I prefer to work on teams where engineers and project managers treat each other as equals and where neurodiverse people are supported rather than forced to fit into a neurotypical world. #actuallyautistic @actuallyautistic [2of2]

autism101, to actuallyautistic

Autism and Sensory Issues:

Our microwave oven is a sensory nightmare for me. I always try to stop it before it reaches zero and begins beeping. I get extremely anxious over this.

What do you avoid?


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johne,
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@autism101 @actuallyautistic We have this which can be muted. https://www.breville.com/us/en/products/microwaves/bmo870.html It looks like their regular microwave oven have that too.

johne,
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@minxdragon @actuallyautistic @autism101 Two cautions, the included pan for air frying is teflon coated. Using it as a toaster makes very uneven toast. We ended up getting a basic toaster that sits next to this. Otherwise, this thing is great.

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