tinytherese Posted April 2, 2013 Posted April 2, 2013 tinytherese, I would argue against college professorship. It is a job market that is shrinking exponentially. It is fiendishly difficult to get a tenure track position simply because there are so many PhD's out there competing for fewer and fewer positions. Though since you are a girl you would have a bit of an advantage simply because of your gender. how about a career as a DRE or equivalent? You would need a Master's for that I originally studied theology to become a DRE yet that requires a great deal of social skills (recruiting, pastoral counseling, serving as the go between with lots of groups, etc.) and manager skiIls that would be far too much for me to handle. I've also read that those on the spectrum usually make terrible managers. On top of that is how competitive parish positions are and parish politics. I also can't wrap my mind around specifically how to catechize. The courses I took on catechesis which included developmental psychology of different age groups were so vague about how to specifically teach. We got theory but not how to apply it. The Catechetical Documents of the Church are not specific either.
Gabriela Posted April 2, 2013 Posted April 2, 2013 Oh my gosh it's like a big Catholic aspie party in here. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bravo: :popcorn2:
ithinkjesusiscool Posted April 2, 2013 Author Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) Oh my gosh it's like a big Catholic aspie party in here. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bravo: :popcorn2: just don't forget the Asperges :saint2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyhelVUVjEk listen to this: http://www.audiobooksonline.com/audio/Look-Me-in-the-Eye-My-Life-with-Aspergers-John-Elder-Robison-abridged-Random-House-Audiobooks.mp3 Do you have problems with eye contact? Edited April 2, 2013 by ithinkjesusiscool
ithinkjesusiscool Posted April 2, 2013 Author Posted April 2, 2013 What did St Thomas and other great saints say about Aspergers/Autism?
Nihil Obstat Posted April 2, 2013 Posted April 2, 2013 What did St Thomas and other great saints say about Aspergers/Autism? Probably nothing at all, because such conditions are only beginning to be understood (and still haltingly) by modern medicine.
tinytherese Posted April 2, 2013 Posted April 2, 2013 Do you have problems with eye contact? I do. I find it awkward and painful to my eyes.
ithinkjesusiscool Posted April 2, 2013 Author Posted April 2, 2013 Are you saying that medieval psychology was bad and that people in those days were unaware of ASD in people? Some say that Mr Thomas himself had AS. I personally can't say that I LOVE the DSM....
Nihil Obstat Posted April 3, 2013 Posted April 3, 2013 Are you saying that medieval psychology was bad and that people in those days were unaware of ASD in people? Some say that Mr Thomas himself had AS. I personally can't say that I LOVE the DSM.... That is more or less what I am saying.
4588686 Posted April 3, 2013 Posted April 3, 2013 Everyone here has aspergers? And now for the second least shocking development of 2013... Rude but funny
Tony Posted April 3, 2013 Posted April 3, 2013 Are you saying that medieval psychology was bad and that people in those days were unaware of ASD in people? Some say that Mr Thomas himself had AS. I personally can't say that I LOVE the DSM.... yeah.. I've looked for Patron saints for autism/aspergers and found next to nothing.
OnlySunshine Posted April 3, 2013 Posted April 3, 2013 yeah.. I've looked for Patron saints for autism/aspergers and found next to nothing. St. Ubald Baldassini is the patron saint against autism. http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=433
Tony Posted April 3, 2013 Posted April 3, 2013 St. Ubald Baldassini is the patron saint against autism. http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=433 Odd, I searched all around and couldn't find this. thanks :)
OnlySunshine Posted April 3, 2013 Posted April 3, 2013 Odd, I searched all around and couldn't find this. thanks :) Glad my mad research skills could be put to use again. ;)
Gabriela Posted April 3, 2013 Posted April 3, 2013 yeah.. I've looked for Patron saints for autism/aspergers and found next to nothing. Many people believe St. Bernadette had ASD. Where is beatitude? She knows a bunch of saints who likely had ASD...
EmilyAnn Posted April 3, 2013 Posted April 3, 2013 EmilyAnn is too right. I am an aspie and happy about it...I am wired/created this way...f-word those who don't like this... As aspies we are sometimes told that we have bad work memory but better other memories...but sorry, I'm not extremly good at anything like Temole Grandin and Beethoven. Socialisation can be tough (eg church coffee) due to the fact that NTs don't really understand Aspies/Autistics. We also tend to avoid eye contact (I even think it can be rude to look someone in the eyes). The sad thing is that modwrn psychology doesn't really know how to deal with it. I ended up in a very strange place. It was weird. I went into a small room with a sandbox and some toys...you'll understand if you've been through it yourself. After having received an Aspergers diagnosis I think things have at least been a little better. Take heed, my AS friend tolld me. AS is not a reason to fail living a good social life. What do you think of this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRNHY66ZIUA That video is a misrepresentation of what is actually happening. The diagnosis is being merged with autism spectrum disorders under a changing of that spectrum, not just being eliminated.
ithinkjesusiscool Posted April 3, 2013 Author Posted April 3, 2013 That video is a misrepresentation of what is actually happening. The diagnosis is being merged with autism spectrum disorders under a changing of that spectrum, not just being eliminated. but they won't use the term AS anymore?
Gabriela Posted April 5, 2013 Posted April 5, 2013 Just out of curiosity: Does it positively ENRAGE you when you get the rote, mechanical script from some customer service representative? You know, one of those long, drawn-out things they're reading to you instead of talking to you like a normal human being would, or (even worse) instead of actually answering your question.
beatitude Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 Many people believe St. Bernadette had ASD. Where is beatitude? She knows a bunch of saints who likely had ASD... I was just coming in to mention St Bernadette. :) Yes, she had some pretty clear symptoms of autism - language problems and literal concrete thinking, to name a few. I am wary of retroactively 'diagnosing' people, but because of the fame of Lourdes there is a lot of documentation about her (and many things written by her) that do make it seem extremely likely that she was on the autistic spectrum.
Tony Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 Just out of curiosity: Does it positively ENRAGE you when you get the rote, mechanical script from some customer service representative? You know, one of those long, drawn-out things they're reading to you instead of talking to you like a normal human being would, or (even worse) instead of actually answering your question. yeah, i'd rather talk to someone that knows what they're talking about. I don't think just aspies feel that way though ;)
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