What do you all do for a job

Hi Sgt R. By observation I note that everyone has bad days when nothing goes right, and good days when they can't put a foot wrong, and I don't think that AS people are any more or less prone to them. The difference seems to be the way we handle it. In my case I've been known to take extended sick leave when the build up has lead me to it.

My criteria for 'success' are simple. My motto is 'do it once and do it right' and I've built up a substantial reputation for doing so, although NTs will insist on asking me how I do it. My response is usually how do you not? I don't get it.

They never ask 'why' though. I do it because I can't bear to have things ongoing, I love efficiency, and I can't stand people and their illogical stupidity. Too many of those and it becomes impossible to deal with anything, it all turns into a writhing heap of indecipherable mush that overwhelms me. Interestingly, no-one has ever spotted that aspect of me, and I don't think that my experience is unique by any stretch.

If you're diagnosed AS then you'll maybe find out these things for yourself. We're all AS but we're also all different mixes of abilities and impairments, and ultimately it's down to each of us to manage ourselves as best we can. Putting aside for the moment the fact that you'll have 'bad' days, the question you have to ask yourself is how much you want to do the work that you do, how many problems it gives you to do it, and by how much the 'good' outweighs the 'bad'. It's easy to imagine that a different job will be better, it won't, it'll just change the parameters.

I'm pretty sure that shift working doesn't help because I've done it and it didn't, but again, we're all different.

I'd agree with everything that Marjorie says, including that you might do better to keep your head down for the time being and try not to feel forced into any decisions. Easier said than done, I know. It doesn't matter what work you do, you'll always take yourself with you. There are many jobs in the Police service that you can do, and many outside of it. For instance, AS people are good with dogs. What you have to discover first are your particular skills and needs, and diagnosis will definitely help with that. Whatever you do, if the pressure becomes too great, you'll eventualy cave in. Experience tells me that the pressure will always arise in any job, it's keeping it under control that's taxing.

Hi Sgt R. By observation I note that everyone has bad days when nothing goes right, and good days when they can't put a foot wrong, and I don't think that AS people are any more or less prone to them. The difference seems to be the way we handle it. In my case I've been known to take extended sick leave when the build up has lead me to it.

My criteria for 'success' are simple. My motto is 'do it once and do it right' and I've built up a substantial reputation for doing so, although NTs will insist on asking me how I do it. My response is usually how do you not? I don't get it.

They never ask 'why' though. I do it because I can't bear to have things ongoing, I love efficiency, and I can't stand people and their illogical stupidity. Too many of those and it becomes impossible to deal with anything, it all turns into a writhing heap of indecipherable mush that overwhelms me. Interestingly, no-one has ever spotted that aspect of me, and I don't think that my experience is unique by any stretch.

If you're diagnosed AS then you'll maybe find out these things for yourself. We're all AS but we're also all different mixes of abilities and impairments, and ultimately it's down to each of us to manage ourselves as best we can. Putting aside for the moment the fact that you'll have 'bad' days, the question you have to ask yourself is how much you want to do the work that you do, how many problems it gives you to do it, and by how much the 'good' outweighs the 'bad'. It's easy to imagine that a different job will be better, it won't, it'll just change the parameters.

I'm pretty sure that shift working doesn't help because I've done it and it didn't, but again, we're all different.

I'd agree with everything that Marjorie says, including that you might do better to keep your head down for the time being and try not to feel forced into any decisions. Easier said than done, I know. It doesn't matter what work you do, you'll always take yourself with you. There are many jobs in the Police service that you can do, and many outside of it. For instance, AS people are good with dogs. What you have to discover first are your particular skills and needs, and diagnosis will definitely help with that. Whatever you do, if the pressure becomes too great, you'll eventualy cave in. Experience tells me that the pressure will always arise in any job, it's keeping it under control that's taxing.