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High-Funct Aspie.

Louby

I'm 33 and despite always getting A* on any Aspie/Autism tests, the nature of my profession and it's pressure has taught me to manage my behaviour and quirks quite successfully. I'm grateful for my late diagnosis as I've adapted to fit in and lead a successful professional and personal life. The reason for my post is to see whether there are any others like me? I don't share my aspie status with friends/colleagues much as I feel they associate it with learning difficultys and disability due to the media representation. I'm keen to break the stereotype  so I hope I'm not  I my own. I'm keen to hear from others  like me.

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  • My previous "career" such as it was, was fraught with the following issues:

    • being overlooked for promotion
    • being sent on an Assertiveness course (because they erroneously believed I was aggressive - the result soon put them straight)
    • getting made redundant because my face didn't fit
    • suffering workplace bullying
    • going off on stress leave resulting in handing my notice in
    • leaving jobs through choice because they weren't what interviews led me to believe they'd be
    • getting put on my appraisals that I needed to be more flexible in my approach(!)

    ...ad infinitum

    Since having children, I managed a part-time job (which was the one where I went on stress leave after being bullied) I last worked over 9 years ago.  I don't know that I would manage again in another "traditional" job due to the Aspie burnout I mentioned above.  My coping skills have declined and things are tougher than ever.

    I do intend returning to furthering my education (currently in hiatus as I did start doing so), however I don't know whether that will translate into another job.  At the moment, I support my husband's business administratively from home and am an autism advocate through my website and Facebook page and giving advice where I can on forums.  That may be all I can manage to do work-wise.

    I agree with Longman regarding the hidden disability issue.  Masking is a curse more than a benefit.

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  • My previous "career" such as it was, was fraught with the following issues:

    • being overlooked for promotion
    • being sent on an Assertiveness course (because they erroneously believed I was aggressive - the result soon put them straight)
    • getting made redundant because my face didn't fit
    • suffering workplace bullying
    • going off on stress leave resulting in handing my notice in
    • leaving jobs through choice because they weren't what interviews led me to believe they'd be
    • getting put on my appraisals that I needed to be more flexible in my approach(!)

    ...ad infinitum

    Since having children, I managed a part-time job (which was the one where I went on stress leave after being bullied) I last worked over 9 years ago.  I don't know that I would manage again in another "traditional" job due to the Aspie burnout I mentioned above.  My coping skills have declined and things are tougher than ever.

    I do intend returning to furthering my education (currently in hiatus as I did start doing so), however I don't know whether that will translate into another job.  At the moment, I support my husband's business administratively from home and am an autism advocate through my website and Facebook page and giving advice where I can on forums.  That may be all I can manage to do work-wise.

    I agree with Longman regarding the hidden disability issue.  Masking is a curse more than a benefit.

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