CanisMajor wrote:
Oh, yes! And not just people you already knew, but coworkers and even the customers you only interact with for a few minutes. "Why in the world are you working
HERE?! You're so smart! You should be a *insert impressive-sounding job here*!" As if we lived in a perfect world where simply having the knowledge meant all the metaphorical career doors were open to you.

Man, I wish!
Man, don't I know it. When people start telling me what job title I should have, I just look at them and say, Ok, I accept.
Suddenly, they don't have anything constructive to add after that. I have worked really, really hard to get as far as I've gotten and I really wish I could have a job that made good use of all the amazing things I am capable of doing but don't have the education or experience to "prove" it on paper. If only...
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I can explain it to you, but I cannot understand it for you.
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AS quotient: Scored 42
Your Aspie score: 175 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 30 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie