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Reaching potential

SingingPotato

I am a 23 year old female with aspergers. I am interested in people's views on reaching their potential.

One of the things I find sad about autism is that so many of us have special skills, talents or expert knowledge and yet due to social problems, exhaustion, sensory sensitivity e.c.t it is hard to reach potential and in fact, for others to give us a chance to reach that potential!

I know I am pretty lucky, I have a part-time job in a supermarket, I volunteer at the local library and sing in a choir. So, I do use a variety of skills and I'm fairly independent.

I don't want to be self-centred and unnapreciative. Most of the time I am content. However, I can't help feeling down sometimes that I'm not reaching my potential. I'd love to do something more. I have a high intelligence, an expertise in literature and I sing to an above Grade 8 level. Yet I just don't know how to go about making a proper career. I already come home from work exhausted most days, and I only work 4 hours at a time.

Does anyone have any personal stories about how they feel about reaching their potential? Or any suggestions for how I can progress further into an area of my expertise?

A xx

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  • Thanks for replying. Really interesting reading your experiences as I also feel I've moved around in different job areas and education routes quite a lot. Also, relieved that it's not just me who has found it difficult to manage full-time work as well as other things and who doesn't want to attend the work socials! Totally get the issues with management and tedious meetings, I know I couldn't do that kind of corporate job.

    Also, it's funny you should suggest Open University, I am already studying English language and literature with them and distance learning definitely suits me the best! I went to university for a year and dropped out because of the social pressures and feeling on the outside. But I love OU.

    I would love to be a librarian, perhaps an academic one. It's not something I'd ever actually considered as a career option. Fingers crossed that when I have my degree there will be more career opportunities open and something will fit me well!

    Your current job where you work out your own schedule sounds brilliant. Hope it continues to suit you well :)

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  • Thanks for replying. Really interesting reading your experiences as I also feel I've moved around in different job areas and education routes quite a lot. Also, relieved that it's not just me who has found it difficult to manage full-time work as well as other things and who doesn't want to attend the work socials! Totally get the issues with management and tedious meetings, I know I couldn't do that kind of corporate job.

    Also, it's funny you should suggest Open University, I am already studying English language and literature with them and distance learning definitely suits me the best! I went to university for a year and dropped out because of the social pressures and feeling on the outside. But I love OU.

    I would love to be a librarian, perhaps an academic one. It's not something I'd ever actually considered as a career option. Fingers crossed that when I have my degree there will be more career opportunities open and something will fit me well!

    Your current job where you work out your own schedule sounds brilliant. Hope it continues to suit you well :)

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