ProfessorJohn wrote:
A better paying job and moving out of your parents house is possible for an autistic, depending on the severity of your autism, which I don't know. I have accomplished that. What things have you done to try and improve your job prospects? Even some NTs haven't accomplished that yet. I didn't have much luck in getting jobs until I have finished college. I did get one in college but that was pretty much thru networking with others, something that definitely comes easier as an NT.
The other things definitely come easier to NTs, but are not impossible for Aspies. I have accomplished one or two of them, but it took longer than most NTs and I didn't get them to the level that NTs usually do. When you were diagnosed with Autism, did they give you any indication as to its level or severity?
And I will agree with you-having Autism sucks. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't wish I didn't have it. I didn't learn I had it until I was 47 or 48. Before that I knew that I was different than other people and couldn't fit in, but I didn't know why. I also know that there is little I can do to treat it at this point, other than try to learn better social skills as best as I can, and learn the social conventions of the NT world because that is the world we live in and have to fit in. It isn't always easy and I still make more social screwups than most other people.
Unlike some of this board, I do not see any positives to ASD. If one wants to believe there are some, and that helps them to cope, if that works for them. But I just don't see any positives to it. I believe it makes my life more difficult than if I had been born an NT. Still, it is better than having to live at a quadrapaligic or severe Schizophrenic.
Yes, although it can be tricky. I just quit my job, but I do think that I'm going to find another one in the near future. I just got to the point where I had it. I'm not living with my parents, nor do I expect to have to move back in. So, yep, it's definitely possible to do so.
That being said, it's certainly not as easy as it is for NTs out there, and it does require being a bit more selective in what jobs to take one when possible. But, times are changing and there's more companies looking for ND workers, a lot of that has to do with the fact that we tend to just want to get our work done and go home, without a bunch of idle flapping of the gums.
FrostBender wrote:
ProfessorJohn wrote:
A better paying job and moving out of your parents house is possible for an autistic, depending on the severity of your autism, which I don't know. I have accomplished that. What things have you done to try and improve your job prospects? Even some NTs haven't accomplished that yet. I didn't have much luck in getting jobs until I have finished college. I did get one in college but that was pretty much thru networking with others, something that definitely comes easier as an NT.
The other things definitely come easier to NTs, but are not impossible for Aspies. I have accomplished one or two of them, but it took longer than most NTs and I didn't get them to the level that NTs usually do. When you were diagnosed with Autism, did they give you any indication as to its level or severity?
And I will agree with you-having Autism sucks. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't wish I didn't have it. I didn't learn I had it until I was 47 or 48. Before that I knew that I was different than other people and couldn't fit in, but I didn't know why. I also know that there is little I can do to treat it at this point, other than try to learn better social skills as best as I can, and learn the social conventions of the NT world because that is the world we live in and have to fit in. It isn't always easy and I still make more social screwups than most other people.
Unlike some of this board, I do not see any positives to ASD. If one wants to believe there are some, and that helps them to cope, if that works for them. But I just don't see any positives to it. I believe it makes my life more difficult than if I had been born an NT. Still, it is better than having to live at a quadrapaligic or severe Schizophrenic.
Yeah, half of WP loves their autism because their parents left them with trust fund money or they get free money from the government to live in public housing and sperg out on special interests. Or, they have the smarts for a high paying job so they don’t struggle.
I struggle with job interviews. I’m too nervous. I also don’t want them to know i’m autistic.
Citation needed, there's a bunch of people on here that don't have jobs, and a bunch of the folks here that do have jobs have them because they need the income due to a lack of such funds. I'm fortunate to have a nice place that I'm renting from my parents, however, I do make enough money that I probably could afford to rent a smaller place, with room mates, on what I'm making.
Whether we like our autism or not is only partially the result of our economic circumstances. There are going to be people that aren't well off, and like their autism, and folks that are doing quite well, but would take a cure in an instance. It varies a lot.
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