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Klint
Velociraptor
Joined: Sep 04, 2009
Age: 18
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Location: Massachusetts
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Recently, I've been getting more and more interested in sound effects for movies, games, music, etc... 
Maybe it's when I saw this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZRPHp3UxvA |
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FreeSpirit2000
Tufted Titmouse
Joined: Aug 08, 2009
Posts: 43
Location: Somewhere On Planet Earth
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| raisedbyignorance wrote: | | StewartMango wrote: | | A good job would be working in a Nursing Home, because most of the patients are mentally disabled and they won't judge you. |
Eh...I dunno about that. If you have to deal with patients with some serious unpredictable problems that require a lot attention and care to, it might freak you out or stress you in the end. And who knows what kind of icky hygiene stuff you have to physically help them out with. 
| Zoonic wrote: | | I think there are statistics showing that around 80-90% of diagnosed aspies live on government money in all of western Europe. |
Reading things like this makes me hate being an American aspie more and more...  European aspies are getting spoiled over there! |
Man you know what, I myself am an Aspie and I think being reliant on govt. welfare and being a lazy ass is not how people should live life. I myself am an Aspie and I love to take risks in life and challenge is good for the human being, because without dealing with challenges, you won't learn, progress yourself as a human being, boost your self esteem and get exposed to a variety of good new things. Rapid Change is good and doing many things are good. This is ironic to hear from an Aspie because Aspies hate routine changes. Because I love challenge and experiencing cool new things in life very often and i actually dislike the fact that I have too much sameness in my daily routine due to the fact that my folks aren't letting me move out until i complete my Junior College Transfer Credits (Its Something We Have In The USA, meaning if you either didn't have good grades or your family has no money to send you to a 4 Year College, you go to a Junior College, then go to a 4 year after that.) My main point is that taking risks and challenges is good in life and rapid changes in routines are good, because it will help you become a better person. I love taking risks and i want to see change in my life! |
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RaceDrv709
Velociraptor
Joined: Nov 02, 2007
Age: 19
Posts: 476
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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I'm afraid to apply for a job fearing that I will be denied because of Aspergers.
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Space
Phoenix
Joined: Apr 03, 2006
Age: 26
Posts: 2104
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| Go into a trade. I think if you're a male with AS, and don't have the abilities (or desire) to get an advanced degree, become a tradesmen in a needed trade. You will be employed, you will get paid well, and your AS quirks won't matter much---- especially if you're in a union. Journeyman wages are good, but you may never want to be a foreman (crew leader). You need mechanical skills, some math, be able to do repetitive tasks. Not hard for an AS person.... |
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Nostromos
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Joined: Mar 22, 2009
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I now work in a corporate multimedia department where I kind of grab or create jobs for myself as I see them: Flash presentations, some video editing, audio/visual support for meetings, random stuff my boss gives me. I started here three years ago and the pay is pretty good. I have to force myself to go, and then force myself to keep concetrating. There are some coworkers that are nice to me, but I don't like it very much. I am very frustrated that I'm not motivated to develop my skills to where I could specialize in something. I'm learning Maya but it's going very slowly.
Before this job, I worked in a bunch of low-status jobs after graduating uni: deli and bakery clerk, cabinet shop labourer, bookstore. I was always ashamed of these jobs because of my education and talent in art and writing. It was a crushing blow when I failed as an entry-level engineer at the cabinet place: I just wasn't interested in the work, and there must have been rivers of political bullshit that were going over my head. Then I got a job as an entry-level graphic designer, which was very stressful because I was too slow.
I can still draw. I did storyboards for this movie a buddy of mine shot and met some people who showed interest in using me. The best job for me would be one where I really know and care about what I'm doing. That status would take an awful lot of anxiety out of interacting with people. |
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TheHaywire
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Joined: Oct 11, 2009
Posts: 127
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What about being a think tank for a large corporation? How hard is this to accomplish? They've been taking our ideas for ages so we might as well get paid for this. What corporations are run by aspie's and aspie-friendly? That might be a way in the door.
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Boomshika
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Joined: Oct 10, 2009
Age: 26
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Introverted Aspie: Librarian or some other kind of filing job- there's a limited interaction with people and it has to do with organizing things according to types
Extroverted Aspie: Call Center- regular interaction with coworkers in a fairly controlled environment, whom after while you can become used to. no face to face interaction with customers.
I like both of these jobs becasue i have both sides to me.
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Stinkypuppy
Phoenix
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Age: 31
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| FreeSpirit2000 wrote: | | Man you know what, I myself am an Aspie and I think being reliant on govt. welfare and being a lazy ass is not how people should live life. I myself am an Aspie and I love to take risks in life and challenge is good for the human being, because without dealing with challenges, you won't learn, progress yourself as a human being, boost your self esteem and get exposed to a variety of good new things. Rapid Change is good and doing many things are good. This is ironic to hear from an Aspie because Aspies hate routine changes. Because I love challenge and experiencing cool new things in life very often and i actually dislike the fact that I have too much sameness in my daily routine due to the fact that my folks aren't letting me move out until i complete my Junior College Transfer Credits (Its Something We Have In The USA, meaning if you either didn't have good grades or your family has no money to send you to a 4 Year College, you go to a Junior College, then go to a 4 year after that.) My main point is that taking risks and challenges is good in life and rapid changes in routines are good, because it will help you become a better person. I love taking risks and i want to see change in my life! |
I definitely agree with the spirit of this. Although I wouldn't necessarily call people who rely on government help as "lazy asses", I think it's good for AS folks to step out of their comfort zone in order to learn and grow as people. They ought to learn social skills to improve themselves and become more balanced, just as we expect NTs to learn how to think more logically and keep their emotions under better control. Of course it takes a long time and practice and patience for an AS person to build up the capability to tolerate changes in routines and so forth, but that's definitely a process that an AS person will benefit from by going through it, assuming everything else in the person's life is stable and ok.
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Electricbassguy
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Projectionist in a movie theater. It's usually pretty dark, and the machines are rather relaxing to be around, and everything just makes sense.
I did that for about 9 months of my 2.5 years at the movie theater. It was fun. |
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OverEducated
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Joined: Nov 05, 2009
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 4:55 pm Post subject: best jobs for people with Asperger's |
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I started recognizing my workplace issues while working as an editor on my high school newspaper at the age of 16. The other editors were mean to me and I didn't know why. Probably because I was difficult to get along with.
School was never a problem for me...I have a BA, a paralegal certificate, an insurance license, and a teaching license...all of which have gotten me nowhere in the world.
Best job I've ever had was working in the purchasing office of the university where I got my BA. It was a summer job and all I did was fill out forms and xerox receipts all day. I did some filing too. Downside: my hands would get really tired from all the writing (carbon-paper forms) and I got bored a lot. I got along with the other employees and was okay with the office small talk on a daily basis. I didn't get fired (which would happen to me A LOT in the future). |
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blackomen
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Joined: Sep 09, 2009
Posts: 70
Location: San Jose, USA
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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Good jobs (if educated appropriately):
Bank Examiner
Quantitative Analyst
Energy Forecaster
Bad jobs:
Lab technician jobs that require a lot of attention to detail
Sales jobs
Marketing jobs |
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Audiophile
Snowy Owl
Joined: Nov 01, 2009
Age: 18
Posts: 159
Location: Northern Illinois
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| IrishEyes wrote: | IT work
Animal Welfare
Maintenance work
I really don't know, but they seem to come to mind. Jobs that don't really require allot of interaction with people, best suit me. |
Just a note....
Maintenance work is not aspie friendly. My dad's the Maintenance Manager at the last leather tannery in Chicago and it's loaded with people(dumb ones more or less) so it's a very stress and noisy job to do.
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passionatebach
Tufted Titmouse
Joined: Nov 09, 2009
Age: 31
Posts: 41
Location: 8 miles SE of Palo, Iowa
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I would recommend the job of security guard for a person with Asperger's. I worked in this field for many years and found a lot of the jobs to be satisfying. I would recommend industrial security/night watchman type work. You often have the building to yourself, and you can partake in your special interest at times when not on rounds.
I have a friend with AS that is the Facilities Manager for a large local employer. He never seems to complain about the job and knows how to fix about everything. He also has had jobs in the skilled trades and loves to tinker in his garage. |
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