I would like to ask something to any fellow aspies. I am someone in my mid twenties with Asperger's with a degree who has never been talented in anything ever since I was small. I have been struggling a lot lately in figuring out what I might be good at and have run out of ideas.
Do any of you know how you all found your strengths and how some of you have been able to turn them into an actual job that you enjoy?
All your insights are much appreciated.
I'm not ASD, but my diagnosis has lots of similarities.
I'm good at seeing subtle pattern in behaviour, information and emotional responses...and that with a great memory for clinical details means I can do a thorough assessment and suggest ways of improving someone's health. Problem is NT practitioners mostly hate the skill and so I have to be careful.
I'm also really systematic, so I'm great at project management...but like today I was getting pissy because it had taken 6 days to get a 5 minute conversation that basically told me nothing new but authorized me to proceed.
Looking at a job that would have me organising a big process driven system and managing a budget. On the pro side: new challenge and a better management structure. On the con side: money matters get
e anxious and I will have to work out how to look more formally dressed in this new role and that's not easy when you have sensory issues with most clothes!!!!
How did I learn what I was good at? By starting with menial jobs and using them in self reflection...what went well, what sucked.
Best job amongst the casual roles I had: diet cook in hospital, required autonomy and accuracy plus the ability to set up a system to get variable work load done in a set time
Worst job: paper factory assistant. Very loud, steel cap boots cause sensory issues, manager was an a-hole, required coordination I didn't have
