Showing posts with label transitions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label transitions. Show all posts

17 August 2011

Smooth transitions: school to work

One of the biggest transitions in life is that from school to work. In high school or College, many people lead a protected life and is always helped financially and otherwise by their parents. After school, these links are often cut, leaving the graduate recent fend for his - or herself. This transition is scary for anyone, but for a person with autism more. Because the school is a time to learn to live with peers in a controlled environment, the labour force is a difficult concept for autistic people because it must often deal with new situations daily rather than having the comfort of a set living situation.

One main things autistic graduates need to learn is how to deal with people in a world of business. This includes the good grooming, something which was not such a big problem in high school or college. Good toilet, such as brushing teeth, wear appropriate clothing, deodorant and combing your hair probably comes natural for most people, but an autistic person has need help with these tasks - it or it may go not account that they are inappropriate. By this stage in life, many autistic people who have gone through the school are at a level of maturity where they can make the task assigned without problem and avoid explosions in most situations. In fact, it has been shown that some autistic people are highly skilled at tasks involving things such as mathematics or music. Learning that a new job in the job market is not the problem relating to other people in a social situation is.

These problems of couple also, unfortunately, help people take advantage of autistic people. Most people with autism believe that all people are like them and inherently good. In business, it is unfortunately very common to companies and business people who practise not ethically. This shocks often autistic people, who have no idea how to handle this type of situation. Labor also may force other members qualified to deal with autism, leading to poor relations between the employees. By hiring an autistic person, employers must not only teach them their new job, but also provide guidance for others who have to work with him. Intolerance in the labour market is common and autistic people must be prepared for this.

Overall, it is important for persons with autism to realize that there is a major change between life in high school or college and life in the labour force. It is probably very good for these people to ask for help in the transition of therapists, members of the family or mentors. Move from school to work is difficult, but with a little motivation and hard working person, autistic or not, can succeed.

28 March 2011

Career Transitions - Blank Pages Waiting To Be Filled

There's a lot of talk today about career transitions. Perhaps because the economy has forced some people of their jobs and they need to perform a transition, or because people are starting to take a more introspective look at what they want to do and how they want to spend their time. In any event, the transition to a new career is common today. Although it may be something which seems overwhelming, it is also a unique opportunity for a new start. This is the opportunity to start with a blank page and that you choose to complete.Transitioning to a new career is more than just polishing up your CV and leave job search. It is something which should include some self-reflection and focused on time so that you can move to the career of the best for you. This is the time to be introspective and remember what it is you love to do, what is significant for you and what of motivating to you.The first step in the realization of this requires a thorough in your values. What are the things in life that you take and you spend enough time to do them? You do value adventure? Excellence? Family? Peace? As you think about a career change (or even when you think about your current career), ask yourself if what you do will be to support your values. If you make a career transition, now is your opportunity to ensure that this happens. Fill your blank page of career options with things that support your values.The next step is to examine your motivation. What motivates you? Think times in your life when you felt motivated (at work, at home, make a hobby). What's common between these situations? Your high motivation of the list and you fill out your blank page of career options, include your motivation.Values and motivators are the key aspects to find your ideal career and do what you like. Do you love you to share your unique gifts and abilities with others. Even if you are not in a career transition, you still have opportunities to explore the ways that you can reorganize your work in progress, or a situation of career to be more in line with your values and motivation factors - which can be the difference, you need to do your career more satisfy every day.