13 Oct 2010, 3:45 am
13 Oct 2010, 4:46 am
13 Oct 2010, 7:01 am
Last video looks like he has good communicative skills, I couldn't talk like him if you paid me a million bucks 
13 Oct 2010, 10:08 am
Thanks. That first guy is hilarious, and what a cool Swedish accent. I think I'm in love. 
More importantly, I am a LOT more confident that I am right to pursue a diagnosis having seen several of his videos. After much pouring over the official criteria, trying to make sense of them, finally someone explains precisely how they can manifest in a diagnosed person, particularly at the milder end of the spectrum.
I especially relate to his anxiety when there is an unexpected externally enforced change of routine too close to the time of the change. I don't care about things looking the same or going exactly the same way all the time in detail as some do, but I do detest the idea of irregular shift work for example. I have to know that I'm going to have a social or work commitment to attend to preferably several days in advance to feel comfortable with it, so I have time to mentally adjust to that plan - integrate it into my 'routine'. My lack of flexibility is one major way in which I don't relate to most other people with AD/HD.
Several other things he said rang true too, that I'd never thought about before, like why I like to be extremely precise verbally, and eye contact (rather, eye contact when the eyes are too expressive or changing too much in my case) in part seeming too intimate to share with someone I don't know very well.
13 Oct 2010, 11:05 am
More importantly, I am a LOT more confident that I am right to pursue a diagnosis having seen several of his videos. After much pouring over the official criteria, trying to make sense of them, finally someone explains precisely how they can manifest in a diagnosed person, particularly at the milder end of the spectrum.
I especially relate to his anxiety when there is an unexpected externally enforced change of routine too close to the time of the change. I don't care about things looking the same or going exactly the same way all the time in detail as some do, but I do detest the idea of irregular shift work for example. I have to know that I'm going to have a social or work commitment to attend to preferably several days in advance to feel comfortable with it, so I have time to mentally adjust to that plan - integrate it into my 'routine'. My lack of flexibility is one major way in which I don't relate to most other people with AD/HD.
Several other things he said rang true too, that I'd never thought about before, like why I like to be extremely precise verbally, and eye contact (rather, eye contact when the eyes are too expressive or changing too much in my case) in part seeming too intimate to share with someone I don't know very well.
My last full time job a couple months ago as sprint customer service was nice in that I had a regular schedule...but for odvious reasons (Customer service...) it wasn't a great fit. So while schedule is everything, it's not EVERYTHING ha.
Ya, I didn't know I had eye contact issues until I learned about aspergers then I realized me dodging everyones gaze wasn't me being shy.
13 Oct 2010, 4:48 pm
More importantly, I am a LOT more confident that I am right to pursue a diagnosis having seen several of his videos. After much pouring over the official criteria, trying to make sense of them, finally someone explains precisely how they can manifest in a diagnosed person, particularly at the milder end of the spectrum.
I especially relate to his anxiety when there is an unexpected externally enforced change of routine too close to the time of the change. I don't care about things looking the same or going exactly the same way all the time in detail as some do, but I do detest the idea of irregular shift work for example. I have to know that I'm going to have a social or work commitment to attend to preferably several days in advance to feel comfortable with it, so I have time to mentally adjust to that plan - integrate it into my 'routine'. My lack of flexibility is one major way in which I don't relate to most other people with AD/HD.
Several other things he said rang true too, that I'd never thought about before, like why I like to be extremely precise verbally, and eye contact (rather, eye contact when the eyes are too expressive or changing too much in my case) in part seeming too intimate to share with someone I don't know very well.
My last full time job a couple months ago as sprint customer service was nice in that I had a regular schedule...but for odvious reasons (Customer service...) it wasn't a great fit. So while schedule is everything, it's not EVERYTHING ha.
Ya, I didn't know I had eye contact issues until I learned about aspergers then I realized me dodging everyones gaze wasn't me being shy.
Some people on the spectrum do quite well working with the public from what I've seen. I know someone with HFA who's training for a career in which extended and relaxed chit-chat with strangers and aquaintances is an integral part of the job description. It will depend on a LOT of factors though, I went through a few of them in my thread about the call centre job I have at the moment.
Face-to-face customer service I think I would struggle with too, personally, and probably not handle the stress. As I don't have severe or constant inflection or tonal problems when speaking (though I do slip into monotonous or lifeless sounding speech if I'm not careful), learning the tricks of the trade of telesales wasn't impossible, though the basics did take me a lot longer than they seem to take most newbies there, and there are a few things that practice can only do so much for, like 'thinking on my feet' when the conversations take unpractised turns.
Good luck with finding something better suited to you, what I've learned is not to generalise my experiences and fears too much. Even with the factory work that I've failed miserably at mostly, there were exceptions in which I did well enough. The agency stopped sending us there though.
13 Oct 2010, 4:57 pm
13 Oct 2010, 5:06 pm
Call centre agent. I cold call and warm call to persuade people to book an appointment with a representative, and then input the relevant data.
I'm working towards an IT qualification too. I think I'd probably start out as an assistant technician, when I'm qualified enough. Otherwise, if it came along first, I'd try being some kind of teaching assistant or special needs helper. While writing my book of course.
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