Welcome to the Aspie world. Or perhaps we should call it Engineer's world.
I found out about my own Asbergers when I was 26, I'm now 40. I am happy to report that I currently hold a senior engineering position. But it wasn't easy getting here, that's for sure.
Undiagnosed Aspergers played havoc with my education and early professional career. But engineering is one of the more egalitarian professions long term and real achievement does win out eventually. It always feels good to see the many machines I am responsible for chugging away happily and profitably.
But I feel there is a lot to be done educating employers. Existing recruitment systems especially those based on personality profiling shut us out. Your employment prospects should be dependent on achievement, not personality. Good employers to their credit are well aware of this. To quote a favourite film of mine (take a guess):
"You are what you do. A man is defined by his actions, not his memories."
