Find your purpose through experimentation with different aspects of life.
I honestly think that no matter your current social skills, they can be improved through concentrated effort & hard work.
For improving your Asperger's, I suggest looking into things like daily fish oil supplementation, neurofeedback, & Neuro-Programmer 2 Professional. They all help to promote healthy brain function. A study on kids w/ Aspergers benefited from fish oil and displayed improved language skills and verbal functioning. I also suggest daily exercise because it causes neurogenesis (birth of new neurons in the brain.)
Set some goals of things you'd like to do / be / accomplish. Accomplish each goal to see if that area of life is right for you and move down the list. Don't let your Asperger's hold you back from accomplishing your dreams.
GOOD LUCK & BEST WISHES!
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Originally Posted by Rosie  I'm starting to feel like I'm never going to find my purpose. Whenever I dream't about my future, I'd imagine myself working at a job I love, but now I'm not so sure. I've searched online at all the different careers, and none of them seem right for me. There's many jobs that I find appealing, but they aren't necessarily realistic. I'm not highly educated, and school isn't my "forte". If I could, I'd go to university for five years, and get a great paying job, but that's not going to happen. I'm more of a college person, and college programs don't necessarily pay as much. (I'm from Canada) I was thinking of becoming an elementary teacher, except that I have asperger's syndrome, and my social skills aren't that great. I'd have to speak with parents, fellow teachers, my boss, and I'm not sure I could do that. So I don't know what to do. Almost every job requires you to have good social skills. I'm a really creative person, and I wish I could find a job that I could be passionate about. Am I doomed to work a boring 9 to 5 job that barely pays enough to survive? I dread the thought of working as a cashier, or cleaner. If you have any advice/input, it would be really appreciated  |