<![CDATA[My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft.]]>My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. I manage a team of 4 Database Engineers. At some point I started to talk to them like how the parenting courses told me to communicate with my son and the team morale and overall performance has shot up so much we got an award

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/830caffe-6358-4f74-bdae-c71d35ed7370/my-son-is-11-autistic-and-obsessed-with-minecraft.RSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 07:19:46 GMTSat, 11 Apr 2026 11:20:05 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:50:01 GMT]]>@JustinMac84 @fesshole
How did your deescalation skills improve?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Helenisenough/statuses/116390402545068958https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Helenisenough/statuses/116390402545068958Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:50:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:47:25 GMT]]>@walsonde @argv_minus_one @StarkRG @jonm

Scotland is great. People are mostly lovely, infrastructure is great and there are lots of things to do. And the light is incredible.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Helenisenough/statuses/116390392312964829https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Helenisenough/statuses/116390392312964829Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:47:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:27:41 GMT]]>@argv_minus_one @jonm Sure, it's really more about being mindful and considerate about the differences in the way people operate. Employers, especially the mega-corporate kind, seem to want to treat employees like interchangeable cogs, forcing all of them to operate identically and eliminating any that wear out too quickly. While my advice makes things nicer for everyone, it's more of a necessity for autistic employees lest they burn out too quickly.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://myside-yourside.net/users/StarkRG/statuses/116390314715144097https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://myside-yourside.net/users/StarkRG/statuses/116390314715144097Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:27:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:03:23 GMT]]>@thefathippy @walsonde @StarkRG @jonm that *is* a very German thing to complain about though!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/lizzard/statuses/116389983273315372https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/lizzard/statuses/116389983273315372Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:03:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:09:14 GMT]]>@lizzard

"I took the German or Autistic diagnostic. Result: Both. The Wittgenstein Result. I don't know whether to be proud or concerned." πŸ€”

"The category isn't German or autistic β€” it's people for whom the gap between how things are and how they ought to be is not an abstraction but a constant, low-grade irritation."

Hahaβ€”a mate & I were recently moaning that nothing works as it should, & how constantly irritating that was.

πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

@walsonde @StarkRG @jonm

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/thefathippy/statuses/116388354748855193https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/thefathippy/statuses/116388354748855193Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:09:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:24:14 GMT]]>@fesshole "Treat your coworkers like you love them and support their growth and success"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/LyallMorrison/statuses/116388177802323095https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/LyallMorrison/statuses/116388177802323095Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:24:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:55:51 GMT]]>@murodegrizeco @argv_minus_one Container mess is especially strange thing, as a lot of those containers are essentially 3rd party "managed". So it might take a while before 3rd parties fix anything on the container images. 😞

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mementomori.social/users/autiomaa/statuses/116387830285411047https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mementomori.social/users/autiomaa/statuses/116387830285411047Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:55:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:55:50 GMT]]>@fesshole Probably also responsible for at least one of those engineers getting an adult-autism diagnosis and finally receiving care. πŸ˜‚β€‹πŸ‘β€‹

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flickering.style/users/valentine/statuses/01KNZ1TTADFGFVG3KRRPAMYWC3https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://flickering.style/users/valentine/statuses/01KNZ1TTADFGFVG3KRRPAMYWC3Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:55:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:39:16 GMT]]>@argv_minus_one @murodegrizeco The bad guys were already on the server. Minecraft was, where log4j was first discovered.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/masek/statuses/116387765031718180https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/masek/statuses/116387765031718180Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:39:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:38:12 GMT]]>@argv_minus_one @murodegrizeco Tell that to a community of hundreds of kids for whom the Minecraft server is the center of their social life 😁.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/masek/statuses/116387760873186616https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/masek/statuses/116387760873186616Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:38:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:56:11 GMT]]>@crazyeddie @fiend_unpleasant @fesshole i'm autistic and i must respectfully disagree

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furry.engineer/users/AVincentInSpace/statuses/116387595676871989https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://furry.engineer/users/AVincentInSpace/statuses/116387595676871989Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:56:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:42:48 GMT]]>@murodegrizeco

Although to be fair, Minecraft isn't exactly mission-critical. Nobody's going to die or lose a million bucks if it crashes. One kid will be temporarily annoyed, and that's it.

@masek

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116387543040348233https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116387543040348233Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:42:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:39:57 GMT]]>@murodegrizeco

Any idea what went wrong at the workplace? In theory, updating one library shouldn't be hard…

@masek

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116387531819161693https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116387531819161693Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:39:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:38:18 GMT]]>@fesshole πŸ‘

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/atlovato/statuses/116387525359692826https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/atlovato/statuses/116387525359692826Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:38:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:31:15 GMT]]>@argv_minus_one @StarkRG @jonm nothing special really. It's just that fascists have taken over Germany and it's no longer a matter of "if" but "when" people like me will be put in KZs again.
Never in all my travels across europe have I encountered nicer and kinder people than in Scotland (by a very great margin). So I was hoping that I could find a small village somewhere in the outback where I would be left alone and in peace.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://antifa.style/users/walsonde/statuses/116387497613133794https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://antifa.style/users/walsonde/statuses/116387497613133794Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:31:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:29:44 GMT]]>@sldrant

Outside of the arts, I can't think of many fields where clear and unambiguous communication *isn't* important.

@StarkRG @fesshole

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116387491663781290https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116387491663781290Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:29:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:26:23 GMT]]>@walsonde

Why, what's going on in Scotland?

@StarkRG @jonm

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116387478463050470https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116387478463050470Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:26:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:13:25 GMT]]>@argv_minus_one @StarkRG @jonm funny enough, today I wouldn't flee from Germany to England, but I'm genuinely considering emigrating to Scotland.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://antifa.style/users/walsonde/statuses/116387427467209148https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://antifa.style/users/walsonde/statuses/116387427467209148Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:13:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:10:42 GMT]]>@fesshole
Your parenting course is good. πŸ‘

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://literatur.social/users/khzimmer2/statuses/116387416833128949https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://literatur.social/users/khzimmer2/statuses/116387416833128949Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:10:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:06:08 GMT]]>@StarkRG @sldrant Highly recommend "The Tyranny Of Words" by Stuart Chase (1938)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2343374.The_Tyranny_of_Words
This is exactly the premise you are defending.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/Nead/statuses/116387398853535911https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/Nead/statuses/116387398853535911Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:06:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:59:20 GMT]]>@lizzard Yes. πŸ˜„ @walsonde @StarkRG @jonm

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ulfr/statuses/116387372108350059https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ulfr/statuses/116387372108350059Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:59:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:56:49 GMT]]>@crazyeddie @fiend_unpleasant @fesshole something wrong with being autistic?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/fishidwardrobe/statuses/116387362210428480https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/fishidwardrobe/statuses/116387362210428480Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:56:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:49:38 GMT]]>@walsonde

This must be why all those people fled from England to America back in the day. 😜

@StarkRG @jonm

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116387333995891055https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116387333995891055Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:49:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:48:06 GMT]]>@StarkRG @jonm

Yeah, I'm not seeing anything there that's specific to autism. That's sage advice for dealing with just about anybody.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116387327905645358https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/argv_minus_one/statuses/116387327905645358Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:48:06 GMT