Hello.
This is my first post here and I wanted to ask about the issues people on the spectrum can have in the world of work. I haven't been lucky when it comes to finding long term employment; I graduated with a Masters in Engineering in 2011, but I've only been in a long term job for the last 5 years and, putting it mildly, it's a dead-end. There's no career progression, I hate my employer more and more each day and in my interview, when I was trying to explain my Autism and the issues it can cause, I was cut off and asked "Are you an angry person?" If it wasn't for difficulties at home, and the recession making it harder to find work I would have quit years ago.
- Why do people on the spectrum have difficulties with finding or keeping a job?
- Does anyone have any advice on explaining what Autism is and how it can affect your work to an employer?
