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Confused adult

NAS61815
over 5 years ago

Hi, I’m a professional but have thought for a long while and had strange behaviours as a child that I got a diagnosis as 57% Aspergers. Why have I be able to maintain my professional job for 17 years???

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  • over 5 years ago

    Hi

    I got to 42 before I was diagnosed and I'm a CEng.

    Some of us develop a mask that allows us to hide in plain sight - especially if our career is of the type where we appear to fit in.   Science and engineering seems to be our natural home so I excelled in my job until life got too complex and stressful.  I couldn't compensate so my mask kept slipping and allowing the inner autie to pop out at inconvenient times.

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  • over 5 years ago

    Hi

    I got to 42 before I was diagnosed and I'm a CEng.

    Some of us develop a mask that allows us to hide in plain sight - especially if our career is of the type where we appear to fit in.   Science and engineering seems to be our natural home so I excelled in my job until life got too complex and stressful.  I couldn't compensate so my mask kept slipping and allowing the inner autie to pop out at inconvenient times.

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