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I had a young man (19) with Asperger's come into my office today with his dad and his job developer. He was dressed head to toe in black with large black sunglasses that hid the part of his face that his chin length black hair couldn't. At the start he was fairly withdrawn, only commenting that he wanted to make enough money to attend an anime convention. I said: ACen? And that seemed to earn me some brownie points. But the best part was probably when his job developer was reviewing his log in information for the Job Center website (because my client had forgotten) and said his favorite quote was: "I am the Doctor." I instantly hazard a guess that it was Dr. Who and immediately stood up, stepped towards me a few inches and requested a high five. I granted it and he said: "Awesome."

I know the gist of my job at Vocational Rehabilitation is discussing obtaining, maintaining, or advancing in employment, but damn, it's Friday so why not make it a little bit more fun, right? :D

on 2012-01-27 11:28 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] velvetwhip.livejournal.com
Establishing rapport is important and I am sure you made that young man's day!


Gabrielle

on 2012-01-28 01:00 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] angelskuuipo.livejournal.com
I think it's pretty awesome that you made a connection with him. That's always a good thing in my book. :)

on 2012-01-28 09:41 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] spike7451.livejournal.com
so why not make it a little bit more fun, right? :D

... exactly! :D

on 2012-01-28 02:35 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] rua1412.livejournal.com
Ehehehehe
I guess which Doctor he prefers... nine? I hope so ^_^

on 2012-01-28 11:34 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] emeraldswan.livejournal.com
I know the gist of my job at Vocational Rehabilitation is discussing obtaining, maintaining, or advancing in employment, but damn, it's Friday so why not make it a little bit more fun, right? :D

Yes. And now he likes you, so bonus points.

on 2012-01-29 04:38 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] novemberrain007.livejournal.com
That's awesome! High fives rock. :D

on 2012-01-30 02:53 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] secondmezzanine.livejournal.com
Haha, you rock, snogged!!

on 2012-01-30 05:36 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] cee-m.livejournal.com
WOO HOO! I love it! Fandom joins us all, man!

on 2012-01-31 04:19 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] jewelledfairy.livejournal.com
Just because you're working doesn't mean that it has to be all serious business all the time. Building a rapport with your clients will probably be beneficial in the long run.

on 2012-02-03 10:59 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com
I certainly hope I made his day. It did get a little awkward at the end though when he said all the fangirls hit on him at the Anime Central Convention...

on 2012-02-03 11:08 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com
I agree!

on 2012-02-03 11:17 pm (UTC)

on 2012-02-03 11:21 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com
Which doctor is #9?

on 2012-02-03 11:21 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com
Precisely!

on 2012-02-03 11:21 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com
They sure do!

on 2012-02-03 11:25 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com
It sure does!

on 2012-02-03 11:25 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] rua1412.livejournal.com
Eccleston!

on 2012-02-03 11:27 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com
Thanks!

on 2012-02-03 11:32 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] snogged.livejournal.com
Building a rapport with my clients is absolutely the way to do my job right so yeah, it's not serious business all the time.

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