Young Adults With Autism More Likely To Be Unemployed

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I lucked into my current job. Normally I have a lot of trouble keeping or even getting a job because I don't have good skills.

I'm getting worried. I supposedly got a job at Wally world but haven't heard back since the drug test and I'm scared because I took an Ativan the night before and it hadn't been prescribed to me.

They only test for illicit drugs, not prescription drugs. You have absolutely nothing to worry about, forget about it and find something to occupy your time until Walmart calls you back-- they're a mega large corporation that eats the poor, children, and on occasion angels, so they have lots of stuff to do before they process your application.

George Carlin has revealed why we have such a dumb-ass population with such a crappy media-system...

I'm afraid I might be on the same treadmill. Unlike you I went to college right out of high school (I'm a high academic performer) and I worked the entire time (I have good spatial visualization and memory and lucked into finding pizza delivery which I'm pretty much perfect for), but after I entered the professional workforce I failed without really understanding why when I had all the knowledge I thought I needed. So after a little more than two years I found myself retreating back to academia and pursing a second Masters degree...but now I'm graduating and I still don't know how I'm going to find a professional position where I can thrive.

That's one of the major regions I decided to get an official diagnosis so I could get help from vocational rehabilitation programs to assess my needs and find a position and also because I've decided to disclose my autism for both ethical and practical reasons (ethical because I think nondisclosure would be forming a contract under false pretenses, and practical because I think although disclosing may make it harder to find a job I hope it will help find employers who are ready and able to accommodate my needs).