About 8 years ago, I was put in charge of a small internal project (a custom test harness). The project itself went very well - it’s still adding value and being used. However, I made some significant leadership mistakes (which I don’t want to go into detail on here).
So I appreciate that there’s a lot at stake, that my natural abilities can’t and won’t suffice, and that I’m starting with a sizeable deficit. Autism is a developmental disorder—perhaps even a disability—but I believe that with the right help, enough hard work and determination, an attitude of wanting to serve others, and enough natural ability in another area of strength that could stand-in where I’m naturally weak, I could learn enough to lead — perhaps even enough to do so successfully as a project leader.
Ideally (and impossibly, I know), I’d love to have a very patient coach to spend months or years with me explaining things. But next-best would be information dense resources on leadership written for high-functioning people with autism/asperger’s. I’m hoping something like that exists.
So I appreciate that there’s a lot at stake, that my natural abilities can’t and won’t suffice, and that I’m starting with a sizeable deficit. Autism is a developmental disorder—perhaps even a disability—but I believe that with the right help, enough hard work and determination, an attitude of wanting to serve others, and enough natural ability in another area of strength that could stand-in where I’m naturally weak, I could learn enough to lead — perhaps even enough to do so successfully as a project leader.
Ideally (and impossibly, I know), I’d love to have a very patient coach to spend months or years with me explaining things. But next-best would be information dense resources on leadership written for high-functioning people with autism/asperger’s. I’m hoping something like that exists.