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I have had a lot on my plate over the past few months. I thought I was all set to graduate by now, but it turns out that I still have one more class that I need to complete in order to earn my Master of Arts in Special Education. I even held my graduation ceremony, thinking I was done with everything, only to have the graduate office tell me last week that one class is missing! The people in my life were so excited for me to begin my new search for counseling jobs. Sadly, that all has to wait until December.
The good news is that there is an alternative route to get closer to my new career by taking a transitional job as a graduate student assistant. The pay is about the same as what I am making now, and it will allow me more time to practice my counseling skills. I feel that I still have more to learn anyway before I am ready to be an official counselor.
I am also starting to organize in-person events again for my fellow autistics, after many failed attempts trying to connect people shortly after the pandemic. I have met with a few other group organizers in my area who have already connected lots of people and have good turnouts at their events. Just being able to talk to fellows like me in a real-time manner makes so much of a difference. I can finally discuss the shared traumas many autistic people face, and how it affects their relationships between each other just as much as it does with neurotypicals. I have been able to come to terms that not all autitsic people are going to be the right match for my friendship, and they each have their own battles to pick. But the people I have met with understand the frustration of being a group leader very well. It takes a lot of time putting oneself out there, with no guarantee of shows for a while, and it can feel thankless. The people who finally showed up have proven me just how much they were worth the time and effort.
Autistic Flapper 