You are so me!
I've never been inside the social norms, but since I started studying Asperger's because of DS9, I realized that it's probably the reason for that. So I can't say how my kids are with social norms, either, having one with Asperger's and one that so far is just plain weird from being my kid.
Yes, I've often wished that one could simply show competence at the required skills in order to get a job -- I know that I would be good at whatever the job might be, but then it's necessary to jump through all the hoops to get it.
