My not considering things like race or sex in my daily life didn't come from moral strength, it was an issue of relevance and practicality.
To refer back to
Irene Helrose 's original post, I often found playing that role at work quite freeing, though it took quite awhile to get there. I came to understand how to act, to speak, to carry myself. Each shift started with changing from my civvy togs to work wear; as the clothes changed, so did my mindset...interesting to reflect upon.
Until it all came to an end.
I was like Wile E.Coyote running running through the air, oblivious to the reality. The diagnosis was the Roadrunner pointing out that I wasn't on solid ground...
Yes Alcyon - Many of us Aspies take work very seriously (in the absence of any real social life, although that's not true for all...) and we can learn a role very thoroughly. Many of us will become expert in our roles, given the chance.
The Roadrunner analogy is a familiar one. I take a while to adjust to new situations, and sometimes I don't quite make it time. But I always get back up. When you have to work so hard just to get by every day, eventually you realise you have acquired enormous motivation and stamina. We are tenacious and focused - so in the right place and with the right support we can really excel.