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Share your thoughts on getting a job as an autistic adult

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Hello,

So my name is Emily and I have an autistic brother and father.

Im currently trying to set up a social enterprise to help autistic adults get into employment.

One thing that will help this is by conducting research.

The amount of adults currently in employment is very low and I believe there are a lack of solutions out there to solve this problem.

Which is why it would be great for people to use this thread and share their experiences surrounding employment.

It can be literally anything, from experiences in a job, struggles you are facing, what support you would like to see, attitudes of employers, anything! Im all ears.

All opinions will be kept confidential and this is purely being used to aid my own understanding.

If you have something you would like to say but don't want to post them on here, feel free to message me directly.

I really look forward to hearing what you all have to say and hopefully together we can develop a solution to help a lot of people get into work!

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  • I come at things from the other side. I pass well for 'normal' and my mask is of a jolly nice chap. My memory has allowed me to appear to be ridiculously experienced and knowledgeable.

    I use my extrovert personality to fake my way through interviews to put the ball in my court - to give me the power of taking the job or not. 

    I've been offered every job I've ever applied to and I use the interview to decide if I would be in over my head - because I know that I could pick up 90% of what's required within a couple of weeks - and most NTs seem to be only capable of 50% of their own jobs mixed with 50% bluff.  The decision depends on the 'feel' of the place.

    I've made mistakes in the past and ended up working in a couple rubbish places and I've also worked in great places.

  • in reply to Plastic

    It is lovely to see someone so positive about it. The interview is a very important process of job searching, it shows the employer who you are as a person. 

    We hope at Stack that we can empower Autistic individuals to not be afraid of a job interview and take it as a learning curve. 

    Thank you very much for your story and have a lovely day. 

    Hazel 

    Stack

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  • in reply to Plastic

    It is lovely to see someone so positive about it. The interview is a very important process of job searching, it shows the employer who you are as a person. 

    We hope at Stack that we can empower Autistic individuals to not be afraid of a job interview and take it as a learning curve. 

    Thank you very much for your story and have a lovely day. 

    Hazel 

    Stack

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