Re: Introduction and stuff

[Guest guest]

" I guess I should introduce myself, as I just joined this group. "

Welcome Jaden.

Administrator

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the list Jaden.As for the new hire, are there any witnesses to his aggressions against you? They might be able to assist.

[Guest guest]

I have tape recordings of several of the incidents. I've covered my bases.As an update, my job is not in jeopardy after all. The notes were about a deaf co-worker who's in deep doo doo for cursing out the boss and refusing to work. There's my paranoia for you-- also my inability to understand if my boss was hiding something (so I assumed he was).

-Jade

Welcome to the list Jaden.As for the new hire, are there any witnesses to his aggressions against you? They might be able to assist.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jade,

welcome to the group.

>

> I guess I should introduce myself, as I just joined this group.

>

> My name is Jaden . I'm 28 years old, and was diagnosed with

AS a year

> ago, this month. I only found out what autism was about two years

ago, when

> a new friend I made had it and told me I was a poster child for it.

On top

> of my AS diagnosis, my IQ was retested at 180.

>

> I was in gifted classes as a child, but nothing else was ever done

for my

> psychologically. I was bullied heavily in school by students and

teachers

> alike. I didn't graduate high school over half a credit, but did

get my GED.

> I dropped out of college when I was sexually harassed by a teacher

and the

> administrator didn't believe me, and made me meet with him and the

teacher

> (with no warning the teacher would be there). Since then, I've held

about

> 70+ jobs, as I can never seem to hold one for much longer than 3-4

months at

> a time. I have a hard time finding jobs because of my inability to

make eye

> contact in interviews, and the fact I'm covered in visible tattoos

(one of

> my obsessions).

>

> Since my diagnosis, I got help from the state in finding a job that

was

> appropriate for me. Next month, I would have been there for 8

months (a new

> record for me). Unfortunately, a new hire has taken issue with my

> personality and appearance and has been spreading lies around the

workplace

> and to my boss. He's also assaulted me sexually. My boss did

nothing,

> thinking I was making it up, so I went to HR two days ago. Last

night, there

> were all kinds of notes on my bosses desk that he received a call

from HR

> and notes on how he can legally fire me, now. I don't know what to

do!

>

> Yeah, odd time to join the group, eh? I made the request before all

that

> happened, I swear

>

> Anyway, my obsessive hobbies are tarantulas, tattoos, portable

video games,

> and pro-wrestling (mostly indies). I'd like to get a degree in

entomology so

> I can teach classes about spiders and other bugs. I just can't

afford to

> return to school until I can hold down a job for a while and save

up.

>

> I'm engaged to be married to a wonderful woman. She has ADHD, which

makes us

> an interesting couple. We both hate socializing, though, so it

works great.

> We stay home and surf the internet together or watch movies and

play video

> games. We don't have kids, and are still deciding on that. We have

lots of

> pets, though. I have a pug and a ball python. She has a Maine coon

cat

> (who's too smart for his own good). We share around 50 tarantulas

and four

> different roach species (numbering around 100,000).

>

> I'm also a musician. I've been signed to a record label, and have

toured the

> US and Canada with bands. I have 10 solo albums to my name, and

have finally

> released two best-ofs for free on podsafeaudio.com (link below)

along with

> my newest album. I've had to cut back recently due to a wrist

injury that's

> 20 years old-- a torn ligament, since completely severed. No one

believe how

> much pain I was in, so I never got a real diagnosis until recently.

Surgery

> is set for a week from now, making a potential job loss worse, as I

can work

> again until March and had FMLA set up.

>

> Anyway, that's about all I can think to write. I look forward to

being able

> to chat with other aspies on here. It might be nice to get ideas

from others

> like me.

>

> --

> -Jade

> Listen to my music for free at

> http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/2170/index.php

> Listen to my podcasts at -

> http://castcast.podbean.com

> http://therant.podbean.com

>

[Guest guest]

Ooops, should have been Jaden, sorry about that, was still on my

first coffee of the day.

> >

> > I guess I should introduce myself, as I just joined this group.

> >

> > My name is Jaden . I'm 28 years old, and was diagnosed with

> AS a year

> > ago, this month. I only found out what autism was about two years

> ago, when

> > a new friend I made had it and told me I was a poster child for

it.

> On top

> > of my AS diagnosis, my IQ was retested at 180.

> >

> > I was in gifted classes as a child, but nothing else was ever

done

> for my

> > psychologically. I was bullied heavily in school by students and

> teachers

> > alike. I didn't graduate high school over half a credit, but did

> get my GED.

> > I dropped out of college when I was sexually harassed by a

teacher

> and the

> > administrator didn't believe me, and made me meet with him and

the

> teacher

> > (with no warning the teacher would be there). Since then, I've

held

> about

> > 70+ jobs, as I can never seem to hold one for much longer than 3-

4

> months at

> > a time. I have a hard time finding jobs because of my inability

to

> make eye

> > contact in interviews, and the fact I'm covered in visible

tattoos

> (one of

> > my obsessions).

> >

> > Since my diagnosis, I got help from the state in finding a job

that

> was

> > appropriate for me. Next month, I would have been there for 8

> months (a new

> > record for me). Unfortunately, a new hire has taken issue with my

> > personality and appearance and has been spreading lies around the

> workplace

> > and to my boss. He's also assaulted me sexually. My boss did

> nothing,

> > thinking I was making it up, so I went to HR two days ago. Last

> night, there

> > were all kinds of notes on my bosses desk that he received a call

> from HR

> > and notes on how he can legally fire me, now. I don't know what

to

> do!

> >

> > Yeah, odd time to join the group, eh? I made the request before

all

> that

> > happened, I swear

> >

> > Anyway, my obsessive hobbies are tarantulas, tattoos, portable

> video games,

> > and pro-wrestling (mostly indies). I'd like to get a degree in

> entomology so

> > I can teach classes about spiders and other bugs. I just can't

> afford to

> > return to school until I can hold down a job for a while and save

> up.

> >

> > I'm engaged to be married to a wonderful woman. She has ADHD,

which

> makes us

> > an interesting couple. We both hate socializing, though, so it

> works great.

> > We stay home and surf the internet together or watch movies and

> play video

> > games. We don't have kids, and are still deciding on that. We

have

> lots of

> > pets, though. I have a pug and a ball python. She has a Maine

coon

> cat

> > (who's too smart for his own good). We share around 50 tarantulas

> and four

> > different roach species (numbering around 100,000).

> >

> > I'm also a musician. I've been signed to a record label, and have

> toured the

> > US and Canada with bands. I have 10 solo albums to my name, and

> have finally

> > released two best-ofs for free on podsafeaudio.com (link below)

> along with

> > my newest album. I've had to cut back recently due to a wrist

> injury that's

> > 20 years old-- a torn ligament, since completely severed. No one

> believe how

> > much pain I was in, so I never got a real diagnosis until

recently.

> Surgery

> > is set for a week from now, making a potential job loss worse, as

I

> can work

> > again until March and had FMLA set up.

> >

> > Anyway, that's about all I can think to write. I look forward to

> being able

> > to chat with other aspies on here. It might be nice to get ideas

> from others

> > like me.

> >

> > --

> > -Jade

> > Listen to my music for free at

> > http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/2170/index.php

> > Listen to my podcasts at -

> > http://castcast.podbean.com

> > http://therant.podbean.com

> >

>