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I think that people with autism actually have higher communication skills than neurotypicals. The problem neurotypicals have with autism is that a neurotypical feels that they are being brainwashed or converted whenever they talk to an autistic.

People are annoyed at me because I come off as a freeloader. Recently I proposed that unemployed people should get free tickets to go see a rock concert and I get this response that fun things are not supposed to be free. It seems nobody can remember what it was like going to a free concert but I was not proposing a free concert because working people would have to pay for the tickets and that includes me if I were to get a job.. Anyway I think I have good communication skills but nobody wants to listen to me.

People constantly tell me that I could never be a rock star because I am a terrible singer. But am I a horrible singer or is it that people just don't like what I am singing about?

Oh boy, can I relate to this topic. Job ads seem full of those words that exclude Aspies. "Fast-paced work", "excellent multi-tasker", "outgoing", "extroverted", "a people person", "assertive", "excellent phone manner", "cheerful" - bleurgh. "Bright and bubbly" is one of my all-time favourites. Do you want a person or a bloody champagne? And if you can only cope with part-time work, you have even less chance of finding something that suits you.

With the economy the way it is a lot of people are in the same boatr, both NT and Aspies.

Can you spin it better?

Like when they ask you your biggest fault, and you're supposed to turn it into a positive.

Dunno, maybe something like "I am an introvert and it takes me a while to feel comfortable expressing myself fully in team meetings. At the start of a project I tend to work more one-on-one with individual team members. This can actually be an advantage, because I am very detail-oriented, so I can observe and understand how things are working. This has helped me to identify and solve problems early, before they grow."

"As an introvert, the strategies I've learned to use to work effectively on a team include letting people know early on that I am an introvert, and although I am quiet, I am still a team player. Also, I volunteer for tasks that fit my skill set, that need to be done in isolation, as these often aren't as much fun for the more extroverted types. I also make sure I provide input, even when I have to stretch my comfort zone to do it. It is something I have gotten better at over time."

I ca relate to what you're saying. It's not really the same thing as your issue but I remember applying for an internship position and going to the interview (I didn't knew it was an actual interview) dressed like Kurt Cobain. I was only a little "on" some codeine. Although I was amongst the more intellectually capable people there (I went to college with a lot of the others - f*****g "husserl who?" simple morons) and otherwise physically attractive they dismissed me from the start.

I think there should be institutions fighting the aspie discrimination you talk about.

Here in Europe we have that too. Society created an image of the perfect employee and the ideal person; you need to be young with yearsof experience, you need to be social, communicative, very motivated and have a slave mentality to the co workers. I really wonder how I'll get a decent job in the future, because lying at the interview wouldn't be best either because people'll notice I can't be social for an extended period of time.