Just before all the self isolation and not being closer than 6 foot to anyone else I had a chat with a couple of DNO engineers who were doing insulation tests on the HV cables going to/from a sustation at the end of the road the 11Kv cables are tested at 15 Kv to Earth not sure if they used AC or DC. Another thing was the that I never realised just how big the fuse holders for the outgoing LV cables are I asked what size the fuses were and they told me they were 400 amps. I was just being nosey but it's interesting to me to see just where my juice comes from which is a rather scruffy 500 KVA transformer
I, one of my daughters and one of my granddaughters are all somewhere on the Autistic spectrum as are/were my father, mother and brother (only my father and I are/were electrical engineers ?). The syndrome is somewhat different in males and females and is rarely diagnosed in girls.
All formally diagnosed?
Do be careful of self-diagnosis! And if you do get a diagnosis, what will you do with it?
My granddaughter was formally diagnosed after having a meltdown at school. This allows others to be able to understand her and to avoid trigger situations. The class teacher also explained to the class about the condition which improved her social interaction with the others. She wasn't just the 'odd kid', there was a reason. She also announced to her mother that she liked the corona virus restrictions because it meant people didn't touch her.
As for the rest of us, my wife is a qualified mental health practitioner so not exactly self diagnosis. What does understanding autism/Asperger's do for me? I now understand why I have difficulties with large social gatherings and suffer sensory overload. I also understand why I have extremely good technical problem solving skills as I can often visualise the entire machine/process in my head. It helps to know it's not just me.
I, one of my daughters and one of my granddaughters are all somewhere on the Autistic spectrum as are/were my father, mother and brother (only my father and I are/were electrical engineers ?). The syndrome is somewhat different in males and females and is rarely diagnosed in girls.
All formally diagnosed?
Do be careful of self-diagnosis! And if you do get a diagnosis, what will you do with it?
My granddaughter was formally diagnosed after having a meltdown at school. This allows others to be able to understand her and to avoid trigger situations. The class teacher also explained to the class about the condition which improved her social interaction with the others. She wasn't just the 'odd kid', there was a reason. She also announced to her mother that she liked the corona virus restrictions because it meant people didn't touch her.
As for the rest of us, my wife is a qualified mental health practitioner so not exactly self diagnosis. What does understanding autism/Asperger's do for me? I now understand why I have difficulties with large social gatherings and suffer sensory overload. I also understand why I have extremely good technical problem solving skills as I can often visualise the entire machine/process in my head. It helps to know it's not just me.
