My starting point was when I was mute, job hunting and activities as adults on autistic spectrum

Today I participated in the monthly meeting of adults with developmental disabilities.

To be honest, I felt a gap between the viewpoint majority of participants and mine.

I think one reason for this is because many of them managed to landed a job, without any idea that they could be with developmental disabilities, and after that they found themselves either different, incapable, or in communication troubles. Then they began to think that they may be with developmental disability.

My case was much different. On job hunting I was regarded as incapable, because I was often mute when I had to say my name, or I tried to avoid contact overly with recruiters from businesses. My struggle has been how to show employers to show that I, who am apparently incapable, am somehow able and seeking help for show my ability, contrary to the majority's cases in which they struggled to make some people understand that they have problem with their perception or communication and ask them for appropriate support or help.

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