An exploration of the UK unpaid carer's world

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I prefer to do things with others rather than on my own.


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I prefer to do things the same way over and over again.

change is as good as a rest = my motto


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If I try to imagine something, I find it very easy to create a picture in my mind.


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I frequently get so strongly absorbed in one thing that I lose sight of other things.


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I often notice small sounds when others do not.


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I usually notice car number plates or similar strings of information.

See the number plate here


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Other people frequently tell me that what I’ve said is impolite, even though I think it is polite.

frequently  blue moon frequency


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When I’m reading a story, I can easily imagine what the characters might look like.


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I am fascinated by dates.

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In a social group, I can easily keep track of several different people’s conversations.


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I find social situations easy.

I thought so until the diagnosis


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I tend to notice details that others do not.


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I would rather go to a library than a party.

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I find making up stories easy.

depends on type of story. To discuss

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I find myself drawn more strongly to people than to things.


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I tend to have very strong interests which I get upset about if I can’t pursue.

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I enjoy social chit-chat.

The crux of my aspidistra-ism


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When I talk, it isn’t always easy for others to get a word in edgeways.

Sometimes, I'd like to say "I wish you wouldn't talk while I'm interupting"


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I am fascinated by numbers.


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When I’m reading a story, I find it difficult to work out the characters’ intentions.


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I don’t particularly enjoy reading fiction.


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I find it hard to make new friends.

my greatest need

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I notice patterns in things all the time.

faces

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I would rather go to the theatre than a museum.

I'd go to both.  No preference

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It does not upset me if my daily routine is disturbed.


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I frequently find that I don’t know how to keep a conversation going.  

Small-talk yes

Serious talk no


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I find it easy to “read between the lines” when someone is talking to me.


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I usually concentrate more on the whole picture, rather than the small details.


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I am not very good at remembering phone numbers.

I am not very good at remembering anything these days


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I don’t usually notice small changes in a situation, or a person’s appearance.


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I know how to tell if someone listening to me is getting bored.


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I find it easy to do more than one thing at once.


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When I talk on the phone, I’m not sure when it’s my turn to speak.


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I enjoy doing things spontaneously.


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I am often the last to understand the point of a joke.


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I find it easy to work out what someone is thinking or feeling just by looking at their face.


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If there is an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.

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I am good at social chit-chat.

I hate it


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People often tell me that I keep going on and on about the same thing.


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When I was young, I used to enjoy playing games involving pretending with other children.


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I like to collect information about categories of things (e.g. types of car, types of bird, types of train, types of plant, etc.).

I like to collect information about astrophysics, music including bagpiping, 


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I find it difficult to imagine what it would be like to be someone else.

It would be a lot easier if I were someone else


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I like to plan any activities I participate in carefully.


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I enjoy social occasions.

but do not engage in many at all

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I find it difficult to work out people’s intentions.


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New situations make me anxious.


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I enjoy meeting new people.


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I am a good diplomat.

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I am not very good at remembering people’s date of birth.

I am not very good at remembering anything


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I find it very easy to play games with children that involve pretending.


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