How do folk with AS do in Medical services

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Following on from the how do As do in the Armed services, I thought I would ask what you thought of folk with AS working in medical services.

I myself work fairly successfully, partly I feel because I do not get emotional about what I am doing and to whom.

I work with someone who thinks she might have AS.

She does very well in my opinion.
It's some of the other people we work with who have the problems!

I find her intelligence, attention to matters at hand and other traits to be a plus.
She's taught me a few things at work... that's for sure.

Now... people with ADD/HD in the medical field?

I would SUCK trying to be any kind of healthcare professional...unless I ALWAYS worked with patients who signed American Sign Language (ASL). High-clarity communication is CRITICAL when providing healthcare, and I have VERY POOR communication with non-signers. If I could have a job as a healthcare professional who ONLY worked with patients who know & use ASL to communicate, maybe I'd try to be a healthcare professional. But other than that...NO WAY!

I am pretty sure I have AS. I am not officially diagnosed, though my dad is a school psychologist who helps diagnose kids and he thinks I definately do.

I am a senior nursing student, and I like it a lot. I have also worked as a nurses aid taking care of the elderly for the past 3 years. The communication part is not to bad, I would say the worst part for me is my short term memory and keeping things straight in my head. There is so much information and things to remember to do, and I feel like I always forget something. I do pretty well in my clinicals tho (As and ABs) so it works out okay. It is especially challenging to me to try and comfort people who are going through loss, because I just have no idea what to say. I'm not sure if that is the AS or if everyone has this problem. Anyways, I think AS people can do great in the medical profession! I don't see why not.

I have Asperger's Syndrome and for ELEVEN years I worked in a Radiology Department helping people critically injured from
car accidents, shooting victims (when drug deals went bad), and all kinds of unexpected emergencies. That's why the Radiology
Department is placed right next to the Emergency Room...emergencies always require x-rays. In addition, Radiology is heavily
involved in surgery cases and ICU where people are fighting for their lives...and often need a chest x-ray every morning or when
they are intubated.

I loved my job...it was everything like you see on the television show, ER...without George Clooney, however.

Yet, I needed cardiac surgery to repair an aneurysm above my heart and after ELEVEN years, I was terminated from my job.
I got caught up in the political shenanigans that exists in ALL places of employment.

I've been a healthcare professional for fourteen years. I must say, at times it has been mentally and emotionally exhausting, particularly in the beginning. I worked the night shift for many years just so I could half-hide in the dark and not have to deal with as many people. On the plus side, though, it's really helped my social skills, plus I do not get sucked into the needless drama that a lot of people do- the social drama. I think people appreciate my matter-of-fact approach and honesty. (Full disclosure-I'm self-diagnosed.)

i am a 2nd year medical student.

so far i have found that having AS has made certain aspects of the course more difficult, but for most of it i manage fine. a difficult part is the eye contact when talking to patients, however i have found that if i look at the person's mouth then no one minds anyway. most of the time i find that as long as i organise what i have to do (e.g. create my own patient history sheets where i can write what the patient tells me in a specific place) then i manage just as well as the others.

i have always find hospitals creepy places since they need to tie me for every check ...and why..i just figth for my life

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