Working with people who have Aspergers!

I am 31, I have Aspergers, I have an IQ WAY above Genius, and I am on Disability. I am proud of who I am. I love to work on computers, and if I could do it for a living I would. I hardly lack motivation, I became a Eagle Scout, Completed Collage, and have struggled through over 20 Jobs with every attempt to succeed. I love to work, and so I now volunteer and I make websites to help other people. I am not going to sit out of my life with no goal or purpose. I am not going to cry or whine. I am strong, I am eccentric and for those who have love me, I am perfect.

I read Diagnosis material that says people with Aspergers get transfixed on things like door knobs. I am sorry, but I could care less about a door knob, and most of the time I am so busy in my head I hardly notice the knob, and I often wonder If I notice what room I am in... LOL! I do get transfixed on things. Like WWII, Reptiles, Biology, Physics, and most of all Information Management and computer programming.

I have an extremely tough time communicating. I say things and is often taken of guard by the responses I get. I know that I say and do things that are not "Right", I just dont know when I am doing it. I offend people, and I make people mad. I do not want to do this. I don't even know I am doing it. This is what makes my form of Asperger's so difficult. I can not see what I am doing, so I can not fix it. I am not afraid of people telling me how I come across, and I love the opportunity to adjust and learn from feedback. However feedback is a rare commodity.

Hence our problem. Many Aspy's go through life without knowing what others think of them. They have no way to look at there actions and see themselves from an outside perspective. We are blind to our own actions. This sucks, and does not make me happy. It actually sent me into a depressive state for some time. I have since come to realize that I have wonderful people in my life that not only accept who I am but can ask me the questions to find out what I mean.

Unfortunately in the workplace I do not get this freedom. I quickly find things falling apart and in about 3 months I loose the job. This happened over and over again, each time with the same result. I would get laid off, and every time it wasn't my ability to program, document, or deal with project. Every time I was laid off for "Interpersonal Skills". I would love to work again. I use to make $1,000 a year!

Maybe one day I will try again! Today I work in open source, and though I get hostility from time to time, no one can fire me! I can do what I love to do, I can help countless people, and I can live a fulfilled life.

Here is some links that are good for working with people who have Aspergers! There is also information for people with Aspergers for things we CAN do!

Asperger Management Website
This is a great site dedicated to Working With People who have Aspergers and working more effective with Aspergers.

Working Productivity: Working Efficiently and Effectively
http://www.aspergermanagement.com/work-productivity-working-efficiently-...

I have attempted to put more links to other sites that can provide information, but it says to trigger the spam filter. Bummer