Im not a PWS. I’m a mom. My son, who is in elementary school, is a PWS. The job advice was generic advice I got 20 years ago. I think the book was “what color is your parachute?” Rejection is par for the course while job hunting and its way harder if you’re a PWS. Look up this fashion designer for inspiration- isabella springmuhl designs If you’re passionate and authentic, you will be the better candidate. Being a PWS means that you have to deal with the assholes in Life head on, on a daily basis. You have to find that strength inside of you at a very early age because you get challenged every time you have a new interaction with a stranger. You don’t have the luxury of coasting through life. You get hit in your weakness every.single.day. How do you transform your vulnerability into a source of strength? The depth of your pain can become the depth of your compassion. I’m a teacher. One thing I do is ask students to look inside themselves to tap into their passion, their strengths and their challenges to design their ideal lives. I’m happy to walk you (and everyone else) through the process. It changed my life as well. It takes a few weeks to do the process. Do you know the musician Shamir? Their story is inspiring. “Wear your imperfections on your sleeve” https://www.npr.org/2015/03/21/394343083/wear-your-imperfections-on-your-sleeve-a-moment-with-shamir [shamir 2017](https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/09/13/550665688/shamir-stands-up-for-struggling-anxious-90-s-kids)