Having Ass-burgers means you don't read social cues well and function poorly in social interactions. It has nothing at all to do with fighting fires. Go for it. Fight those fires, and be the best damn little fire fighter there ever was.
has the best answer on the thread. In addition, I'd say that you're already way above some other aspy people I know, or am aware of. I find that the aspies who are cool, or at least tolerable are aware of their aspyness and take measures to compensate.
I have a very fun friend who is 10/10 aspy. 0% sarcasm understanding. It's like talking to Drax. But he has his own sense of humor- it's not always intentional. Everyone likes the guy.
I have this rifle that's got unmovable iron-sites. It shoots up and to the left, so my point of aim is slightly down and to the right. Can make pretty decent groups with it.
People are the same way: Everyone has some sort of intellectual or personality deficit. It's not the deficit that matters, it's what steps you take to accommodate it.
You dont need to talk to fight a fire.
Question: Shits going down emergency. You are the only firefighter outside right when it all goes down.
Can you put aside your anxiety and take charge and start ordering people around?
Note: I have social anxiety. I became a security guard for a large outdoor area. I had to drop that shit day one.
See that 6ft 6 black guy who looks like he just got out of jail? Go tell him to stop.
If you can put the anxiaty away and get shit done. Youll be ok.
you are invaluable. imagine an office block fire with 5000 staff clocked in. most have evacuated and assembled in the fire safety zone of the car park. autist takes one look and knows exactly how many people are still in the burning building. win. enjoy your 8 fish sticks
I think more people than you think get anxious when speaking to groups of people. I have been in fairly high level sales for a long time and I still get very nervous when presenting to groups. The best salesman we have is a social wreck, but he does his job well. Just give it a shot, I bet you'll do awesome!
Logical people perform much better than normal ones in high stress jobs like firefighters/EMTs. When you don't care as much about the people and can fully assess the situation in practical ways you make the best decisions.
Go for it.
It depends on what you've seen of yourself. I've known some folks on the spectrum who were great at FF or EMT. Lots of quiet down time to keep to yourself, then fast action with no time for over thinking, just responding. If in the past you've done well when in a physical crisis, you'll be great. If you tend to withdraw or freeze, you shouldn't do it. You must know yourself.
In my experience firefighters are often retarded. So if you can put up with them, go for it.
Have you ever considered being a man and ignoring your feelings of fear and anxiety. You sound like a 9 year old. Fuck whatever those jew doctors say and quit being a bitch and stop using some bullshit diagnosis as a crutch. I have seen real "autistic" kids and they are just retarded. So if you are so retarded that you can't function then, no you should not be the person responsible for saving someone's life. It just sounds to me like you are a pussy, and in that case you probably shouldn't be firefighter either.
That fact that you have to ask these questions indicates that you are unfit for service in emergency response.
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