Re:Disclosure of autism at work holds risks and benefits
by scardine on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @10:10AM
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I have trouble perceiving other people's emotions, reading body language and facial expressions; it takes more effort to remember faces/names; have other social oddities; but it is hardly incapacitating and you learn how to deal with it. Insomnia (I'm able to sleep only 4h/day and wake up rested) and having hyper focus for my special interests are some perks.
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Re:Disclosure of autism at work holds risks and benefits
by gnulinux on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @10:37AM
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Insomnia is not a perk. Where did you get this idea from? It's not healthy to sleep less than 7 hours on routine basis. It's irrelevant how you feel during the day.
Re:Disclosure of autism at work holds risks and benefits
by tathougies on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @01:35PM
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Not everyone needs to sleep more than 8 hours a day: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/07/short-sleepers-gen...
Some people do just fine, sleeping less. The issue is not listening to your body and waking when you don't want to.