Work has notified me formally that I have successfully passed the "Performance Improvement Plan" they set out before me.

And I have some decisions to make in the next week or so about whether to continue with a suit or not.

I don't have the paperwork yet, but I was assessed yesterday and diagnosed as Aspergers. It's official now.

For anyone keeping count, the only reason I need the formal dx is to support a disability discrimination case at work. (More on this is previous posts).

Yesterday I hired a lawyer. ( Read more... )

I turned 47 this year. I have a pretty good life. I live on my own in a modest apartment in one of the biggest megalopolises in the world. I have a few lovers and a few friends. Not a lot, but a few. I'm reasonably healthy. I work at a pretty good job making money that qualifies me as "filthy rich" in most of the world, although just middle ( Read more... )

I've kind of been hiding from the world most of this year. Some of it is due to some work stress, which I've apparently been underrating. (More on this later.)

Some of it has been because _tia_marie_ has been going through a series of surgeries to correct an elbow she dislocated a few years ago ( Read more... )

After writing a number of times about the power of self identification w.r.t. autism, I find myself in need of a mental health professional who is willing and able to diagnose adult autism ( Read more... )

Blood orange is the new pomegranate. Pass it on.

"Perseverate on marksmanship"

Anyone else think this sounds like fun?

Someone on another list recently asked for a description of how someone "who actively and openly participates in the Poly lifestyle" experiences intimacy.

My reply follows. ( Read more... )

Damn. I'm apparently pretty "normal" in this case.

http://www.freemosquitoringtone.org

I didn't listen to it for long enough to determine whether there are any out-of-consciousness effects.