GirlWhoLikes2Laugh
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A while back at work, to make a long story short, they found out I have Asperger's Syndrome which is a mild form of Autism as a result of some customers having complained about me being rude to them. At the time, I didn't realize I was being rude to them. As a result, I got a letter about my condition from my psychiatrist a the time, explaining my condition. Now, you would think they would think it's okay if I feel it's necessary to tell the customer that I have this condition but they don't want me to, even though it's MY CONDITION AND I FEEL I HAVE THE RIGHT TO TELL THE CUSTOMER WHAT I HAVE. Anyhow, I even said to them that if a customer does feel the need to complain about me that they have my permission to tell them but they're even not sure about that.
Look, let me just say that more and more children are being diagnosed all the time with Asperger's and as a society, we need to start accepting them more because those who are able, need to work just like everyone else. I mean we have the distinction in society that we don't have the natural ability to recognize body language like neurotypicals do (non-Autistic people). Learning body language for us is like trying to learn a foreign language. Imagine if everyone else spoke Chinese but some people didn't for what ever reason. One of my coworkers thinks that my having Asperger's is an excuse but that's ridiculous because you wouldn't go to Stevie Wonder and say his blindness is an excuse for him not being able to drive. However, it didn't stop him from being successful in the music business.
Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
Look, let me just say that more and more children are being diagnosed all the time with Asperger's and as a society, we need to start accepting them more because those who are able, need to work just like everyone else. I mean we have the distinction in society that we don't have the natural ability to recognize body language like neurotypicals do (non-Autistic people). Learning body language for us is like trying to learn a foreign language. Imagine if everyone else spoke Chinese but some people didn't for what ever reason. One of my coworkers thinks that my having Asperger's is an excuse but that's ridiculous because you wouldn't go to Stevie Wonder and say his blindness is an excuse for him not being able to drive. However, it didn't stop him from being successful in the music business.
Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks.