How to be more productive when finding a job

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So I missed a lot about work and life in my developing young and teenage years, but I want to make it all right again. I know I need a job to live with independence. But how? I haven't developed any real social skills and I'm 24, turning 25 soon. Such an idea sounds insurmountable. I know it's not impossible, but how can I achieve independence and find a job under having community staff that looks over me (as part of my state autism program), parents who doubt when I say I want to quit having staff around, and no job or reference to his name, except for a few scant volunteer opportunities here and there? And how can I achieve all this within a year? Is it possible to do all this within a year as per my circumstances?

My community staff says that they are trying to help me get better, one can be annoying sometimes when she wants me to stop doing something, or do something just to "blend in" but I have no time for this. Getting a job to me must be a priority goal right now.

And the idea of interviews makes me nervous too, especially since I have trouble processing my words..

Get the community staff to focus on job intervieuws; they are there for your benefit after all.
Start with small and easy jobs, work your way up (customer support and helpdesk work are surprisingly fitting for those on the spectrum, as is data entry).

Try to find a job that requires only minimal social interaction, and stress your ability to work long stretches without a need for a break (assuming you can, of course), in a job where needing to focus is ultimately more important than socializing with your coworkers, a lack of social skills can be compensated with skill and/or motivation

Where I'm stuck at, the job market is less than decent. Where would I find a list of these small, simple jobs?

A job agency might have them, especially short-term; "this hotel is short a cleaner today, can you fill in?" that sort of thing.
Doing those at least gives you experience in working, which is better than nothing.
There is probarbly also a helpdesk for a cable of phone company nearby, those things are everywhere, and they have a high rate of rehiring, so you can try there.
Don't search for a job opening, but offer yourself, stating "i'd like to work here"
The community staff can help you with writing such letters.

Also I don't know if it means a lot considering I also have issues processing my thoughts and also concentrating on other things. Is there anything I can do about that?