Do you have a job that earns you money?

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I haven't had a proper job for 12 and a half years because of my problems. I'm interested to know how many people with ASDs do work for a living, so can I have your votes please? Thanks! It would be good if you could say something on the subject too!

I quit my job in April of 2005 but before that I worked several years. I live cheap and got money to last.

I'm going back to school cause I keep overloading at every job I get.

The ultimate goal is to live off music, but I decided I'll go to uni as well, might as well try get into nanotechnology too

Getting paid to study is fine with me, I don't feel like a leech if I'm giving something back.

I do some temp work, but as there hasn't been anything for me, I just got a seasonal job at the local K-mart. One reason I'm doing the temp work is that if a company likes me, they might decide to hire me permanently. Once I get a permanent job that I can depend on, I'm going to start looking for an apartment, right now a one-bedroom or studio will be fine. The apartment is a long-term goal after I get a stable job.

It took many years before I was able to get either job, as with my AS, interviews are the toughest thing for me to get through. It's the reason I got the official diagnosis so I could work with supported employment where they help you with interviews.

I work in IT, I am a computer programmer / developer.

There are lots of things I hate about my job (having to be at work at a certain time, being told what to do, having to go to work social things in large groups etc)

There's also a lot of office politics that goes on, and you often come up against people who are out to impress someone else. And it can be difficult at times not to get used.

But I love coding, so I tend to just get on with it.

I generally keep myself to myself at work, they do like me here because they find me to be an open person, honest and I can handle most types of work they throw at me. I am also the youngest developer in the company.

You should have a third option for people like me, who work but cannot support themselves exclusively with work.

My job is part-time, and my employer very tolerant, or else I could not hold the job (it helps that my work is excellent, thanks to my Aspie perfectionism)... But my job does not give me enough money to pay the huge college bills I have. Within two months I need to figure out a way to pay bills that will amount to three times my salary monthly.

I may have to go on disability ... I hate the idea of taking money I didn't earn. But it may be the only alternative--not even bankruptcy will get me off paying those loans back, nor will it give my creditors even a small percentage of the money I owe them.

I work but I want to transfer stores the manager is anti aspie so is the other dispencer.

I do have a job that does earn me money (including paying off my student loans). Even if you finish college, you may still not end up with a job to pay the student loans. It is a huge catch-22 situation in my opinion.

No job cuz i'm 14...i wish there was SOMETHING i could do to make cash...

I have been working various jobs since I was 16(Iam 23 now), some jobs worked out, others didn't, I never try to blame my autism though, as some things are meant to be and others are not.

Working at the library is good for me for two reasons. My position provides a relatively quiet environment (not all library postions do) and because it's civil service, I can't just be fired on a whim. You can volunteer at your public library in any capacity you want and learn the job skills you need to give you the inside track when a paid position becomes available. That's what I did. Also, civil service typically provides generous benifits and tends to be more affirmative-action oriented towards people with recognized disabilities than the private sector.

I didn't answer because I am kind of in the middle. I do a job but it doesn't even qualify as part time and the money it gives me is not enough for my basic expenses. It does give me a lot of headaches like a normal job would.

But I am capable of holding a fooltime job, making good money, I had it in the past and I will again next year.

I work part time (four hours a day). I do general admin work, filing/typing/inputting data. I can just about cope with my job because I'm in a very quiet office that I just share with my manager, and he has to go places to see clients a lot, so at least half the time it's just me.

I just try and avoid other people in the building. I don't feel like I have anything to say to them.

i work fool time too.
but as mr mark said i am also a civil service employee def agree with the terms and comditiond being easier with a recognised disability
i work 6 days a week but before this i had a 3 year sebbatical pre diagnosis...i was lucky to have a lot of money saved up as it was a one time obsession.....but now, like everyone i strugglr with bills and a mortgage...but these are normal problems that everyone has.....a lot of aspie friends i have in a social group, dont , cant wont or chose not to work...most aspies i know chose not to work and a few are so good at their job that because of this, they are granted flexibilitys that normal civilians arent allowed......so a balance is needed i thinks.