Favourite School Subject.

That sounds like it would be such a cool job for you and you would enjoy doing it as well so it's like the best of both worlds for you

Be even cooler if you could do it from home! ^^ 

I think working from home would suit a lot of autistic people as a lot of us struggle with going out and espech interacting with others

I'm sorry about your burnout but I can see why!

Working in that sort of environment most have been absolutely awful for you. No way I could have done it - and I think it's admirable that you even did it! I couldn't have

No way :) 

Omg yes thank you for replying to me. I saw the email notification but since the whole thread seems to have completely vanished off the face of the earth! Guess it's gone to wherever the original 3 good things thread is lol

I do appreciate all of your replies though it was very helpful and kind of you :-) 

My dad has spoken to my mum and she's a lot less pressuring me now. That's a good idea about working on the farm as well there's a little baking shop where they sell homemade stuff and milk so I might be able to do that like the baking

I'm not amazing but I am following videos on cooking and baking so it might be something I could learn maybe ^^

Robert124 said:

I systematically worked through the text books and got a grade  A.

Good for you.

My ideal job would be working with numbers and spreadsheets all day every day, in my own little soundproofed office and never having to see or interact with anyone.

I became an accountant because I thought it suited my skill set but the reality was very different. I was expected to work in large and noisy open plan offices, work in teams, endure constant interruptions from colleagues, attend endless meetings, communicate with clients, supervise and manage more junior staff, etc. All of which resulted in a major burnout. 

If I was looking for something now then being able to work from home full time would be essential.

I recall replying to you on the subject of your mum wanting you to work in a supermarket but I can't find it now. I cannot think of a less suitable environment, especially when you already find them so overwhelming and anxiety inducing. Please follow your own path because an unsuitable job can be very damaging to your mental health.

Would there be any job opportunities on the farm you mentioned you might be moving to?

Yes! Great suggestion!

Or the RSPB?  Maybe become a warden at a bird sanctuary ...

Goosey said:

Maybe work with animals like geese lol I could become a goose vet ^^

Very specialist!

If you like geese, is there a park or nature reserve near your home that you could work at?

I have tried a nursery but it didn't work out because of the noise and also my health anxiety went in to overdrive and I had a meltdown

I like the idea of teaching but not sure I could do it lol

My mum is wanting me to work in a supermarket. Not because it's a good job but so I'm not at home in her hair she gets fed up with me

What sort of job would you like most?

Or what job do you do now?

I'm not sure what I want to do

Maybe work with animals like geese lol I could become a goose vet ^^

My brain is naturally logical and maths fits well with that. I love that there is a right answer. I hated being asked for essays in other subjects and all the resultant uncertainty about what to put in or leave out and how to word it.

If your brain is less logical maths will be harder but it certainly doesn't mean you are not smart. You can be very smart in other ways.

I wouldn't last a day in a school environment, the noise, the unruly kids  If you want to go into teaching I imagine there will be opportunities to teach autistic children and that would be very rewarding.

That's super cool :-) 

I wasn't smart enough to do maths and enjoy it lol 

I think I would like to be a teacher I bet it's pretty fun at times teaching 

My favourite subject by far throughout my school years was Maths I also enjoyed science subjects such as Chemistry and Physics.

My least favourite was French. I think the speech aspect of it was extremely hard for me. I had enough trouble communicating in English! Despite being really bad at it my school forced me to select a language subject all the way to 16. I managed the distinction of gaining a U grade in French at O level, so poor it couldn't be classified as a grade F fail  Despite that I would actually like to learn a language one day, if only to prove to myself I can do it with a more suitable method of learning.

Since leaving school I have become much more interested in History and Geography. I think I had very poor teachers in those subjects at school and it just never seemed interesting.

I enjoyed English language studies :) 

French was very difficult I was never any good at learning other languages unfortunately 

Art and English Language.

I liked Economic History, Turnip Townsend, and the real life of the people, not just the kings and nobles. Then the Industrial Revolution, the steam engine, trains, iron bridges, the cotton industry ... Fascinating. Each to his own!

History. There's just something about history, it's weird and wonderful, and I find it intriguing and always want to find out more. My history teacher was a boring guy, he sounded and looked, most people in our class looked like they were going to fall asleep... I however being the history geek I am never got bored by him and enjoyed every second of history. The rest of school however, was awful.

Geography and Computer Studies.

However, I'm now a Bum; with a Degree.

Which ever one had the smallest number of students, all I really hoped for in school was the spontaneous moments where I wasn’t surrounded by a bunch of hyenas, I enjoyed the days where the work was basic and minimal so that I could afford to enjoy myself and take a breath. Even more so when I could casually chat with teachers. I didn’t really have a best-subject but I did have a few best-moments.

Roy said:

I normally go into a shop, anxiety, panic and then ask for something in Italian, French and Spanish, this can all be in he same sentence

Funny! You are a polyglot!

When I studied Italian at A Level we didn’t learn the kind of language you would use on a holiday, it was much more complex and included writing essays and analysing a book in Italian.

Art for me

Which is ironic because I'm terrible at art lol but I had the BEST teacher in the world - Mr Davids ^^

This was at secondary school and to be honest the only thing that I enjoyed at school. He had an engaging voice that I feel would have sounded amazing on an audiobook

I would listen to him talk for hours if possible:p 

I was awful at art but I enjoyed it because of him. He made me feel like I was the best painter in the world! ^^ 

He also used to wear a different tie every day normally yellow stripey ones.

I see him regularly in town but haven't said anything because I'm too anxious and shy but he has waved before :) 

I'm glad you had good teachers Roy they make a big difference:-) 

For most people they usually go together, however. I got A grades in Biology and Eng. lit., but a C in History, because, while I loved political history, I found economic and social history as dull as ditchwater.

I suspect that the correlation between interest in a subject and success in it may be more emphatic in autistic people, than in neurotypicals. I knew someone at university who got 9 grade As at O level. He didn't find all the subjects interesting, but just worked hard at soaking up the information for all of them. In contrast I got A grades in the subjects that interested me, but Cs (and one D fail) in the subjects I had no interest in. I soaked up information like a sponge when I liked a subject (special interest anyone?), but could not really concentrate on subjects that bored me.

I just want to make the harsh point that one's favourite subject does not necessarily mean it's your best subject or that you're any good at it.

I was recently watching a TV program where a student was told by her tutor that she should drop her favourite subject at university because she was out of her depth and was failing it.  He told her to her face that she may have been top of her class at her old school but here she was struggling to even pass.