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Jules

What do you do when someone asks you to explain what it means to be on the autism spectrum? I've recently been diagnosed with Aspergers and I am still learning what does it mean. I've always known that I am an outsider and don't fit but it was more of a gut feeling. Now I have it on paper. However, I still need to learn a lot about myself. Questions like:

"do you think differently? how do you do that, give me examples" - difficult to answer because my thinking is completely normal for me

"so what do you struggle with?" - I am anxious to answer this one because usually afterwards I hear that everyone can have these struggles

They drive me crazy! And due to my lack of confidence and my very impressionable character (which I hate), I tend to believe that my diagnosis is wrong.

I need some simple and solid answer   

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  • When I go for a job interview and when they ask me. "So tell me a little bit about yourself". I always hesitate and stutter and never say anything, But in gerneral. When someone askes me to explain something I only give little details because I always struggle to explain things in full. 

  • in reply to Mac78321

    The fist time that I was asked at a job interview, 'tell me about yourself?", I had a silent breakdown, the only thought in my head was, "mind your own bloody business" and I couldn't wait to get out of there as quickly as possible.

  • in reply to Robert124

    Yeah, I mean I don't panic over it, I just stay quiet and let it slide, 

  • in reply to aidie

    Yeah - they want to know what type of person you are so it would be fairly easy to cough out a generic story that gives them a good impression of you and makes you sound like the person they need to employ.

    Think of it as a 'performance piece' audition like an actor would present.

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  • in reply to aidie

    Yeah - they want to know what type of person you are so it would be fairly easy to cough out a generic story that gives them a good impression of you and makes you sound like the person they need to employ.

    Think of it as a 'performance piece' audition like an actor would present.

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