One Audacious Résumé
One Audacious Résumé
How an undiagnosed autistic person stumbled into a life of editing
I'm delighted to let you know about a guest post I wrote for one of the amazing people I’ve met here at Substack:
at The Editing Spectrum. Amanda is nurturing a community for all things editorial, with special attention to neurodivergence. Check out all her wonderful offerings!Amanda wanted to hear more about my career as an editor, and she invited me to reflect on editing in light of being an undiagnosed autistic person all the years I was doing it.
Wow, did I jump at the chance! Since getting my diagnosis a few years back, I'd reflected on how other aspects of my life look through this new lens, and career was next on the list. I'm mostly retired from editing, so now is a juicy time to look back at the whole arc of a work life.
No surprise—things make a whole lot more sense in hindsight than they did in those years when I was living through them!
And it all started with one audacious résumé. I hope you enjoy. We’re having a fun time over there in the comments, so please add your voice!
