Asperger's on the job
by Rudy Simone · first published 2010
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…with friends, teammates, etc. that suddenly make sense when viewed through the framework of oneself possibly having Asperger's. I haven't started it yet, but a supposedly helpful book on the topic is "Asperger's on the Job" by Rudy Simone.
on “The Most Common Type of Incompetent Leader” ↗…setting does involve dealing with other people to some extent. Labels tend to be binary -- whereas personality trends are more shades of grey (or shades of colors). In various books on Asperger's (e.g. Asperger's on the Job) there are examples of people with Asperger's who excelled in their jobs because of Asperger's and then got promoted to management where they crashed and burned again because of Asperger's (well, usually…
on “Interviews with developers who became managers” ↗…social anxiety as well as about a 10X higher than typical rate of suicidal ideation... https://psychcentral.com/news/2014/10/13/suicidal-thoughts-1... I list more coping resource here including about Asperger's on the job among many other job-related issues: https://github.com/pdfernhout/High-Performance-Organizations... All the best in finding ways to reduce your pain and increase your coping resources that work for…
on “Everywhere and Nowhere: A Journey Through Suicide” ↗