Well in the real world you can't just not work because you don't want to....unless you have your life expenses covered some other way. If you are disable in such a way you cannot work due to autism and/or co-morbids then there is the option of applying for disability...but you can't get that just for not 'wanting' to work, its based on if you can or not. So first things first you might want to re-evalute your reasons and if this is more a case of real issues limitations you have that would prevent you from holding a job, or if its purely 'you don't wanna' if it is the latter....well sometimes we have to do things we don't particularly love the idea of doing.
Part of why I cannot hold a job is because I am very prone to stress overload and am at risk of extreme suicidal thinking. That was a little hard to argue when I appealed as I was initially denied the disability....but yeah its not an entire lack of ability to do activities that a job might involve like I understand how to do tasks. But I cannot handle difficult situations with customers, its hard to remember/follow through with verbal instructions, if it gets really busy it sets off my sensory issues which makes it too hard to focus...and should any animostiy develop with other employees, well mentally I know i am in a somewhat vulnerable place with stuff like that though I do my best to push my childhood enduring public school out of my head as much as I can....so I can see where that could go. Anyways before I got on disability I did have to really evaluate if my autism and co-morbids legitimately would really interfere...or if it was more just not wanting to put the effort in, for a while I convinced myself I was just a lazy druggie who didn't care because the actually being disabled I guess was harder for me to accept for quite a while. Lol and not that I admitted it but main reason for the drugs and alcohol was to feel better and to make me more comfortable with people cause I felt like crap and much of the time if you end up indulging with drugs/alcohol with people they are less likely to notice how weird you are...I was about experiences as well but I lied to myself trying to make myself believe I just cared more about partying/getting high than life which was BS I think some people saw right through it.
Or it is also possible to maybe get into less regular jobs....maybe start with something part time if you're going to have your parents supporting you, and see if you can gradually take on more hours and maybe look for something more consistant...or self employment some people who couldn't hope to work a 9-5 job are great at that, though I personally could certainly not manage that, maybe some day but idk. or there are some work at home sorts of jobs usually online stuff I think.
I hope this helps and doesn't seem condescending...or anything as I am legitimately trying to be helpful.
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15 Feb 2015, 5:34 pm
