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I think it's more likely the inability and inaccessibility to jobs that are suitable to the abilities and needs of an individual with AS. I think we're all capable of handling work.

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No - no, thats not what i ment, i mean the day to day brownnosing: The fake smiling and pretending to care about how people and their families are and listening to blah-blah sportsresults and that stuff. I just cannot care less about it!. (If someone have a problem and thinks that i could help, then i'd appreciate if they told me - i'd probably help. If i cannot help, whats the point in telling me? So i can feel bad about it too?)

Anyway, If i were the customer and forced the consultants i hired to listen to the latest computer game or last nights episode of FBI Files on Discovery Channel, i bet they would excuse themselves and leave or fall into a boredom induced coma.

Whats worse is that some people get upset when you do not follow their rules - but they do not care about what you need. I've seen my share of NT's and their social rulesystem... for years i tried to adopt to their world, but i gave up and now i'm just myself.

And i have learned to communicate how i feel about stuff more, that has helped alot too. Sitting quietly not saying anything while being angry about stuff does not work.

I would agree with that. At least in my case, I can't speak for others. I had a hard time getting through the interviews, way too much silence during them and too many comments from me like "I don't hardly see how that question is relevant to the job." Then even when I managed to get through it, I'd be let go shortly there after. The record was 45 minutes and I got the 'we don't need you anymore speech."

When I finally managed to get a engineering job that aligned up with my abilities it became a different story. I'm now one of my companies top paid engineers. I think they overlooked my lousy socializing and inteviewing abilities because I got a perfect score on their engineering ability battery test. First time in the history of the company, that they could find.

So yes once I was given access to a job that suits my abilities, I was able to function good. Though I can offer no insight on how to make it happen, unless you can perfect score an entry test, then they may give you a chance.