The trouble with normal
People like me on the autism spectrum are often misunderstood in the workplace. But the situation isn't hopeless.
One of my favorite cartoons growing up was Really Rosie, the 1975 television special based on Maurice Sendak’s books with songs by Carole King. The song that I remember the most is “Pierre, the Boy Who Doesn’t Care.”
Pierre is a little boy who seems to go through life not allowing himself to feel for people or events that happen in his life. The climax of the song and the story has Pierre willfully getting into the belly of a lion, not caring what happens.
I’ve started a new job that supplements my pastoral gig. I think it will be a wonderful fit, but as the first day approached, I was filled with anxiety. It’s an anxiety that I think has to be common for people on the autism spectrum; that fear that you are going to mess things up and make people disappointed in you.
