Talents and Careers

[Callin]

It seems that aspies have a knack for certain careers, depending on math, verbal, and visual skills. I was reading a book about it and was happy to see that computer programming was a common job for aspies, which I had already chosen for my college major.

This list seems to give a good overview:
http://www.autism.com/individuals/jobs.htm

So, what talents/careers do you have? And were they on this list or not?

[pcdove]

Thanks for the link. My son has recovered from Autism. However, he is a visual thinker and loves working on the computer. He is able to use the computer in class instead of having to writie out his thoughts on paper , and can even use it for tests, etc...

[jpunto7]

Originally Posted by Callin

It seems that aspies have a knack for certain careers, depending on math, verbal, and visual skills. I was reading a book about it and was happy to see that computer programming was a common job for aspies, which I had already chosen for my college major.

This list seems to give a good overview:
http://www.autism.com/individuals/jobs.htm

So, what talents/careers do you have? And were they on this list or not?

Thanks for the link, Callin. I was wondering if the were any quizzes/tests or the like on the internet that would help determine if you were a visual or non-visual thinker?

[Callin]

Originally Posted by jpunto7

Thanks for the link, Callin. I was wondering if the were any quizzes/tests or the like on the internet that would help determine if you were a visual or non-visual thinker?

I'm not sure; I took one way back in school.

I found this test, though, and the result was accurate:
http://people.usd.edu/~bwjames/tut/l...e/stylest.html

[Ellen Catherine]

Hi. I have an English degree and homeschooled all my kids. Now they're done. I'm still teaching by helping out at our local Catholic school. I guess education is my talent/career.

[Bataar]

D'oh, that list is depressing

[Callin]

Originally Posted by Bataar

D'oh, that list is depressing

Care to explain why you think photography, art, animation and programming is sad?

[Bataar]

Originally Posted by Callin

Care to explain why you think photography, art, animation and programming is sad?

Because none of those are viable options for me

[Callin]

Originally Posted by Bataar

Because none of those are viable options for me

Well, Asperger's affects everyone differently, and those are just the more common ones. It's neither all-inclusive nor mandatory.

[Bataar]

I work in IT right now and I hate it. It's so boring and I can't get anymore interested in it. Because I'm not interested in it and find it so incredibly boring, I can't learn new things, not only do I not have the drive, but I can't hold on to the information. Unfortunately, I don't know what I'd want to do. Aspergers definitely gives me numerous limitations.

[Student09]

Originally Posted by Bataar

I work in IT right now and I hate it. It's so boring and I can't get anymore interested in it. Because I'm not interested in it and find it so incredibly boring, I can't learn new things, not only do I not have the drive, but I can't hold on to the information. Unfortunately, I don't know what I'd want to do. Aspergers definitely gives me numerous limitations.

I have that problem too, that it is almost impossible to learn things I have no interest in or remember any of it. I have a great memory for what interests me, but unfortunately the things I'm interested in are not employable. I'm almost out of college and people keep asking me what I want to do and I have no idea.

But I don't know if I have AS or am just an obsessive, unlikeable person.

[Student09]

Eh, sorry for the self-deprecation in the last line of my last post, yesterday was a very difficult day.