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The Social Liver Joe Powell Research Autism Monday 6 th June 2016 joegpowell@live.co.uk

The Sperm and the Egg joegpowell@live.co.uk

The Social Liver • There are no rules. • Hierarchy of needs. • Difference and Normality. • Politics & Politicians. • Brain power – (NAQAF). • Sandra Dee. • Use of logic in social situations. • The past (memory foam mattress). • Serial vs parallel processing. • How to be. • NT’s don’t always use their social livers naturally. joegpowell@live.co.uk

The social liver in society. ‘I want to know what love is’ – Foreigner ‘I don’t know why I love you but I do’ – Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry. joegpowell@live.co.uk

More than just a handshake • Andy Parsons. • Football banter. • Omid Djalili. • The Matrix (the code). • Social skills training. • Fast starter – slow burner. • Superficiality – ‘A different culture’ joegpowell@live.co.uk

The Principality of Joe • Highly strung. • Perfectionism/ Utopia. • Obsessive personality. • Concrete/ black and white thinking. • My bubble. • Logic. • Autopilot. • The default position. • Don’t want to use my brain. • Fantasy. • Highly Sensitive Person. • Prosopagnosia. • INFJ – Meyers Briggs. joegpowell@live.co.uk

The Goodies vs The Baddies joegpowell@live.co.uk

The Goodies vs The Baddies continued • Difference not a Disability (I disagree). • Does AS affect my intelligence? • The Guildford Four. • Birmingham Six pub bombings. • Hillsborough Disaster. • Teachers at school. • Adults as bullies (subtle). • Parents. • Relationships. • The man in the Iron Mask. joegpowell@live.co.uk

My journey as a person with AS. • Pre diagnosis. • King and the Ambassador. • O.C.D. • Delayed puberty. • Non verbal. • Life in care. • Dead pig in a plastic sack. • Re-diagnosed all the time. • Suicide contingency. • Unemployment. • Googlesurance.

My Journey as a person with AS. • Life long identity crisis. • Work on default mode. • Independence – blossomed. • Wouldn’t get diagnosed now – I disagree. • Working – perceptions of me have changed. • Work place politics. • Naivety at times. • I know I am different. joegpowell@live.co.uk

Jumping through hoops • The autism joke (in reverse) • Reputation. • Naughty child. • You know the answer. • Discrimination. • Challenging behaviour. • Stereotyped. • Dependent on others – parenthood. • Not allowed to make mistakes. • Asking for help – compromises independence. • Problems with recognising when you need help. • Allowances vs Equality. joegpowell@live.co.uk

What causes me stress? • Awareness of my differences. • Damaged as an adult – Aggression. • Anger Management – Film. • Institutionalised Discrimination. • Confrontation. • Social overload. • Mopping up the gravy. • PTSD issues – past. • Knowing I can’t defend myself. • People are my Kryptonite. joegpowell@live.co.uk

How I cope • I don’t know if I do. • Binge Eating. • Spending obsessively. • My success – relativity (my journey). • The Human Condition. • Autopilot. • Escapism and Fantasy. • Life experience/ Experience of AS. • Humour. • The future/ Dreams. joegpowell@live.co.uk

My Conclusions • Stress a part of life but not to the extent it is for people with AS. • Childhood is the key to success in adulthood. • Social capital – fundamental human need. • Prevention is achievable – even if we can’t find the cure. • It needn’t be this way. joegpowell@live.co.uk

Thanks for Listening. joegpowell@live.co.uk