Hello everyone,
I'm a 28 year old girl, well I suppose woman but I don't feel like it!
Anyway, I was diagnosed almost a year ago now and have had zero support since. I'm high functioning and graduated from university five years ago. I have worked in the past and am perfectly capable, but I just can not work out what I want/can do. I definitely don't want an office job. I'd like to do something more practical. I want a career not a job. I just can't seem to find any appropriate support, anything that's out there seems to be for people who are, without sounding rude, less high functioning than I am. When I try to research appropriate jobs for autistic people a lot of what comes up is stuff like IT and software which is not me at all. I particularly struggle with the social side of things and am far better working on my own. Another thing I struggle with is that I will get an idea in my head and obsess over it for a couple of weeks. I will do lots of research and read as much as I can about that particular career and decide yes that's what I want to do. And then after a couple of weeks the idea sort of fizzles out and then I think oh I'm glad I didn't pursue that because I'm really not sure if that is what I want to do.
It's driving me absolutely insane. To make things worse I still live at home with my mum who is struggling financially and there's nothing I can do to help. I don't think I'm ever going to find the right career and it gets me so depressed.
Has anyone had any similar experiences? Or any advice? I would so so appreciate it. I'm at my wits end.
Thank you so much!
