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.
Working in a pathology lab might be another possibility. It has the human health/biology content, but is a much calmer environment than the average hospital ward, and it is not public-facing, which many autists find challenging.