Navigating Work and Life as an Autistic Professional with Patrícia Castanha · Metautism #15

Patrícia Castanha, an administrative secretary at FPDA – Federação Portuguesa de Autismo, shares her journey of overcoming challenges and embracing her strengths as an autistic individual. From the positive experiences she gained through vocational education and training to the strategies she developed to improve her communication skills, her story is one of resilience and determination. Job she's working is perfectly aligned with her strengths and autism traits, since Patrícia thrives through organization, punctuality, and determination – never stopping until a task is completed. Tune in and listen to Patrícia's inspiring story. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Don’t miss the next episode. Subscribe to our channel: https://youtube.com/@metautism?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with Patrícia and FPDA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/federação-portuguesa-de-autismo-b2335577/ https://www.facebook.com/FederacaoPortuguesaAutismo https://www.instagram.com/federacaoportuguesautismo/ Follow Green ASC VET project, a parent initiative behind the Metautism podcast: https://facebook.com/metautism https://linkedin.com/showcase/metautism/ https://www.instagram.com/metautism.eu Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0lJSuae5W3S4BmB4ea4a7W Producer and host: Klara Tuličić, Tenkai https://linkedin.com/in/klara-tulicic/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ © Green ASC VET / Metautism *Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.