Diagnosis!

Jaffa Cakes said:

.... yesterday it was suggested that a Degree is not an unrealistic goal....

Well in the NT world,  a degree would give you status, and quite possibly lead to promotion in your career if those are what you want  and if you think you could handle them.  Remember, though,  that whilst Aspies are pretty good at collecting academic qualification letters after their name,  they often fall down on the human relations side. I'm an Aspie with a modest degree myself and that degree did help me to get up on the ladder in the early days of my career,  but in later years it encouraged my employer to try and promote me out of my comfort zone into areas where relations with people, strategy,  and management techniques were more important than the subject I was good at.

However I also need to learn what I can't do. I have realised only recently that my eye contact is poor, and that I have a problem with remembering faces.  But I didn't know that my face displays no emotion or that I repeat my points within a conversation.

I have a lot to learn. 

That's it!   Sounds to me like you're on the right track there.

Thank you for your comments John, I will have more news soon.

Good.    We'll look forward to that.   

Jaffa Cakes said:

.... yesterday it was suggested that a Degree is not an unrealistic goal....

Well in the NT world,  a degree would give you status, and quite possibly lead to promotion in your career if those are what you want  and if you think you could handle them.  Remember, though,  that whilst Aspies are pretty good at collecting academic qualification letters after their name,  they often fall down on the human relations side. I'm an Aspie with a modest degree myself and that degree did help me to get up on the ladder in the early days of my career,  but in later years it encouraged my employer to try and promote me out of my comfort zone into areas where relations with people, strategy,  and management techniques were more important than the subject I was good at.

However I also need to learn what I can't do. I have realised only recently that my eye contact is poor, and that I have a problem with remembering faces.  But I didn't know that my face displays no emotion or that I repeat my points within a conversation.

I have a lot to learn. 

That's it!   Sounds to me like you're on the right track there.

Thank you for your comments John, I will have more news soon.

Good.    We'll look forward to that.