Published on 12, July, 2020
i have been thinking of getting some kind of career in psychology in the future but i was thinking is it possible for someone with autism to become a psychologist?
Appreciate the link, “male” person..
With that attitude, I could have been a bank robber!
On a serious note how many Aspie folk are held back from reaching their potential due to an inability to jump the hoops of old school interview practices (something Silicon Valley is addressing, at last)... and the fact that we just...well, you know...kind of (don’t take this personally), ... don’t fit...
. said:If I punch, you ok with the dust pan........ luv...
It's a family job then ~ no sweat!
If I punch, you ok with the dust pan........ luv...
Yes please... the nunchucks and ice pick aren’t quite doing it! Ray gun set to “stun”... self set to stun... just less a case of “shock and awe, more “shock....and run!”
There is a female who has Asperger's Syndrome who as part of her Youtube blog is becoming like others a psychologist at university ~ so perhaps have a check of the following link:
Aspie Life at University
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW6UYDaVgro
. said:glass ceiling anyone???
Would you like a Nitrogen gas canistor, a white-hot dot punch, a hammer, some protective clothing and a dust pan and brush for the shattered glass luv? ;-)
I wonder how common that is...
i have a number of academic quals and have performed well in my role for just over 15 yrs. Not senior management material as too “operational”... which I translate to mean, too useful where you are luv..
currenly managed by someone who doesn’t understood what I do, but knows I do it well, no support.. my last meeting with my LM was 6 months ago, my appraisal an emailed list of targets.... grrrr
glass ceiling anyone???
I was going to say myself....
DragonCat16 said:Because of discrimination, I have recently been forced to give up my career in science (I have 4 degrees in science, including a PhD) and I have been thinking about taking some new training in psychology.
Whoah.., “because of discrimination”..... :( so sad
Because of discrimination, I have recently been forced to give up my career in science (I have 4 degrees in science, including a PhD) and I have been thinking about taking some new training in psychology.
I think that psychology would be a good career for someone on the spectrum because we are more capable of being objective and making well-reasoned decisions. I'm not sure that if I were to undertake such a career change I would not just be diagnosing everyone as being on the spectrum though lol.
I am really tired of reading papers and books about autism written from the neurotypical perspective, as if we are damaged or defective, when we have many advantages over neurotypicals as well. I would love to do research into the autistic mind as an evolutionary advancement, which I believe it is.
I don't know about talking to people, i.e. treating them for psychological issues, but that doesn't mean that it wouldn't be possible for someone on the spectrum to do that. I'm just more interested in research, given my scientific background.
I say go for it. There shouldn't be any reason you can't do whatever you put your mind to.
It would be really useful to have a psychologist with that extra ingredient: inside knowledge of autism!
If you can get the required qualifications (GCSE>A Levels>BSc> Masters), followed by the relevant training and specialisation after that, then yes, it's possible. There may be elements you find harder than other people but it would very much depend on which area of psychology you wanted to go into.
www.bps.org.uk/.../become-psychologist
Why not?