Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm thinking of going in to a career associated with my special interests. One of my special interests is in human health so I'm thinking about becoming a nurse or another of my interests relating to mortuary science so I'm thinking I could study and become a mortuary assistant.
Both of these careers are rewarding and extremely interesting to me. But as usual I worry about it, mostly because of my Autism, it causes me to overthink and get overwhelmed easily and I'm worried because of that I won't be able to do this.
Would appreciate your thoughts on this and own experiences if you've worked in this or similar.
I would encourage you to try and get an internship in both fields (or shadowing) so that you can experience things yourself. Also I think it’s important to remember that most jobs can be autism friendly in the right environment - so it’s not just the job itself but the people you work with, the management, support etc.