u/BlacksmithNo5117

Hey guys,

I know it’s probably been discussed before but I have a child that I can’t stop worrying about when we were told that he might be ASD when he was 2 or 3. We had him assessed and he was cleared at 4.5. He has always seem to be advanced in some areas while a little bit behind (developmentally still acceptable I guess). He walked around 16 months but was very stable by then.

He’s now 5, he’s verbal (though he sometimes uses language differently than his brother). He makes connections to other stuffs like for example when we say, hey that cat is 6 years old, he’ll answer “yeah, (his cousin) is also 6 years old.” We met with the SLP that told us his pragmatics were developing but he’s not speech delayed. Vocab is average while grammar is above average.

At age 3.5, he was able to tell about 180 countries by its shape, he was on screen time alot, loved phonics and learning stuffs. He then picked up reading and now becomes like the teacher’s reader in school. At 5 now, he asks me what if sun becomes a blackhole, what if jupiter becomes a black hole, watches about anatomy (heart, fingernails, hair) scared of black hole thinking that black hole could eat earth and he could die. Tsunami, volcano, mountains. He prefers all these compared to normal toys. During the interview with the paed, there was a box of fruits and vegetables with fork and knife, he went on to prepare it for me and my wife like here’s your food.

During his assessment, we did mentioned giftedness to his paed but she mentioned that it would mean that he could do multiplication, addition, subtraction and all which he didn’t show any during the interview but I think he’s able to do that. I tested him by asking him subtraction and he was able to mentally give me the answer. He also showed some basic multiplication understanding when we were playing. Like my wife told him that it cost $2 for 1 biscuit and when I said I wanted 2, he told me that I have to give him $4.

Honestly, it worries me because I really can’t tell. He’s quirky is some ways. Many of times nowadays he will hide somewhere and ask me if I could see him while he slowly reveals part of his body like testing field of vision or something like that.

Recently, he had some behavioural issues in school. Not really a big deal but like he pushed his friend and accidentally knocking his other friend when he was excited. He is also “sensory” in some ways, not to the point where he’s not functional. He’s social but can also be awkward sometimes. Teachers don’t really have a problem with his socialization though. I have to like point things out to him for him to learn socially. Like he used to just “touch” someone anywhere to call them. I told him you have to call them by their shoulders or by their name. He’s the type to ask me like if I told him to stop doing something and he’ll be like “what will happen if I do it?”

I don’t know to be honest, I guess it’s just me at this point and nothing about him but I just can’t stand the thought if I missed something and he doesn’t get the appropriate support growing up.

I’m the dad btw, mom was concerned at some point but she’s not worried at all now.

I’ve read about Hyperlexic and Gifted but I can’t really tell them apart. He’s clearly different in some ways, adult-like but also child-like.

Hey guys,

Sorry long service award PT student, enrolled since 2020 but had lots of personal commitments so deferred max.

Anyways, I’m back to complete my degree but I can’t find the textbook apart from iStudyGuide. I remember being able to have it saved on Bookshelf and can view via iOS app. Is that gone too? Need to use iStudyGuide? Any way to make it simpler?

Hi guys,

I’m ethnically Indian, but I wasn’t born or raised in India. My grandparents were from India, and my family migrated to the country I currently live in.

Growing up, I’ve met plenty of Indians, and I know some who are genuinely kind, humble, and wonderful people. At the same time, I’ve also had several negative experiences that have left me wondering if there’s a cultural difference I’m not understanding. It’s always the case of entitlement.

For example, when I was younger, I interviewed at a company owned by an Indian businessman. During the interview, he proudly showed me his local ID even though he wasn’t originally from my country. It felt like he was trying to prove something. The interview itself also didn’t go well—he was offering me minimum wage despite expecting a lot.

Fast forward to today, I run my own business. Recently, an Indian company approached me about forming a partnership because our services complement each other. I went into the meeting expecting a discussion about how we could create value for both businesses.

Instead, the entire interaction felt very one-sided. The owner mostly talked about his own company, took phone calls during our meeting and had me wait while he finished them, and the overall vibe was less “let’s see how we can work together” and more “you need to meet my standards if you want this opportunity.”

That experience reminded me of other similar encounters I’ve had over the years. It made me wonder whether this is just coincidence, whether I’ve simply been unlucky, or whether there’s a cultural difference in how some business relationships are approached.

I’m genuinely asking in good faith, not trying to stereotype or hate on anyone. I know India is incredibly diverse and one person’s behaviour doesn’t represent over a billion people.

For those who have worked with Indian businesses or are from India yourselves, have you noticed any cultural differences in business etiquette or communication styles that might explain experiences like this? Or do you think I’ve just happened to run into a few difficult individuals?

Hey guys,

I have a child who likes to ask me to Google some stuffs that he wants to understand. Things like whats the distance from our home to Canada, Nepal etc. I thought I’d get him a Google Nest to help him answer all these questions. Is there a Google device that would answer all these? Thanks!

Hey guys,

We’ve been in operations for 3 years now growing from myself to now a 4 man team. I’ve been struggling nowadays where we for most months we’re either breaking even or losing money. Thankfully I’ve built a decent amount of reserves since we started.

There are alot of struggles but as a whole, here are the main things at the top of my mind:

Operationally chaos - No proper processes, even if there is one, it gets followed for awhile before it falls through. Is there some kind of framework out there that can help us in this regard? E.g. Our past 2 client onboarding went really smooth, I took my brakes off it and handed it over to the team. Our recent client hasn’t been onboarded and over 1 month longer than our time frame.

I’m embarrassed to see the numbers per tech that people have here. We’re around 130 and struggling with 4. We do ad hoc projects like migrations etc to cover it up. Revenue is around 50% managed 50% ad hoc projects.

Not making enough sales - This is a big problem for sure but we’ve been doing decent, onboarded 3 new clients and coming with 2 more (small seats) soon. It’s where I will focus on alot.

I will focus on sales but this operational inefficiencies has bothered me alot. While I was doing by myself and maybe 1 tech, we are able to get a migration project done within less than a week, but with more hands now, more errors, more delays and getting paid later and later. Projects get delayed as noone follows up with clients who don’t respond.

It sucks really and I want to get out of this. Anyone has any idea if some kind of framework would help? We don’t even make enough to get a consultant to be honest.