Lol. I thought the “crash can’t come soon enough” line was hilariously close to Dwight’s line. It was a joke. I guess everybody missed it. Fair enough, too, it was a joke from a comedy program… Why would anyone think that was supposed to be funny.

Edit: Wow. Folks really can’t take a joke!

Your coach sounds like an arse. Every runner knows: nothing new on race day! You eat what you ate when you were training. You stick to your familiar routines… Obviously, travelling away from home makes some adjustments necessary, but you keep it as normal as possible.

Well done on a good race under difficult conditions.

“Man, I wish I didn’t have a moral compass. I would have so much stuff!” - my brother after another coworker was fired for getting caught stealing.

Hello.

I’m a neurotypical, 48 y.o. male who has recently started working as a disability support worker.

Some of my clients are on the ASD and ADHD spectrum and I’m here to try and understand autism and ADHD a little better. I have no (known) prior experience living or interacting with non-neurotypical individuals.

This is all new to me and I don’t want to make mistakes. I know I will, but I hope that people are patient with me. I will be lurking, and occasionally asking questions. Please forgive me if my questions are offensive, that is not my intention, I am still learning. I just want to be the best support worker I can be.

If I offend, the more information you can give me, the better I can adjust my language or attitude so as to not offend in future.

If anyone has any questions for me, then please, ask them. I will answer as honestly and as plainly as I know how.

Part of the problem with dementia is that short term memory loss and aphasia are two of the most common early symptoms. It’s not because it’s a difficult word, it is because their brain no longer has the capacity to function that way. It wouldn’t matter what you called it, they still may not be able to learn it or remember it: the part of the brain that used to do that for them may no longer be accessible.

Most people don’t realise that dementia is terminal. It is a gradual cognitive and physical decline that results in death.

The Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre at University of Tasmania has an open course on Understanding Dementia that is really good, and free, if anyone is interested in learning more.

Jeez. What a thing to complain about. I wish we had a dishwasher.

Is there a non-paywall version of that link?