Board index › General Discussion › General Autism Discussion

This May Help People Looking for Work

Page 1 of 1 [ 6 posts ] 

Previous topic | Next topic

Kitty4670
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 18 Nov 2014
Gender: Female
Posts: 7,971
Location: California,USA

03 Aug 2019, 7:03 pm

I found this;

Top Autism Jobs: Choosing the Best Careers for People With Autism



Mona Pereth
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 11 Sep 2018
Gender: Female
Posts: 7,811
Location: New York City (Queens)

03 Aug 2019, 10:26 pm

See also the separate thread Autistic-friendly workplaces.


_________________
- Autistic in NYC - Resources and new ideas for the autistic adult community in the New York City metro area.
- Autistic peer-led groups (via text-based chat, currently) led or facilitated by members of the Autistic Peer Leadership Group.
- My Twitter / "X" (new as of 2021)


aquafelix
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 26 Jul 2019
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Posts: 955
Location: Australia

06 Aug 2019, 4:35 am

I'm suspicious about blanket statements that say only 14% with ASD had paid employment. It seems a lot of research is out of date when it comes to this kind of thing.



GiantHockeyFan
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 18 Jun 2012
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Posts: 3,293

06 Aug 2019, 6:06 am

aquafelix wrote:
I'm suspicious about blanket statements that say only 14% with ASD had paid employment. It seems a lot of research is out of date when it comes to this kind of thing.

There are two reasons for this:
1)People who are happily employed aren't going to go through the long and difficult process of getting diagnosed.
2)Many "experts" still have the belief that if you have a job, you can't be considered on the spectrum. It never crosses their mind that if I were to lose my job (highly unlikely as that is) I would be absolutely screwed even with a Degree and Diplomas in my field. At least with visible minorities and women (who also get screwed in my male-dominated field) they will sometimes have hiring quotas or give them a "token" job.



Joe90
Veteran
Veteran

User avatar

Joined: 23 Feb 2010
Gender: Female
Posts: 26,492
Location: UK

06 Aug 2019, 10:26 am

How is taxi-driver an Aspie-friendly job?


_________________
Female


madbutnotmad
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 20 Nov 2016
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,678
Location: Jersey UK

06 Aug 2019, 2:55 pm

You not seen Martin Scorsese's film...

Travis De Nero has to have ASD... lol...

social isolation,
hatred for the human race.
rigidity of thought
keen sense of justice
bad dress sense
high levels of anxiety