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Anyone else with Autism, ADHD or both gotten into full time employment & got their life together at age 25 ?

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Anyone else with Autism, ADHD or both gotten into full time employment & got their life together at age 25 ? I've had enough of these fake organisation that keep failing me or forcing me into work in some really unsuitable work environments or with extremely shady employers. So far I've done so much work experience, leisure & online learning and nothing has given me a little bit of direction. I wanted to go back to college but they do not do digital infrastructure or digital development for those over the age of 23. 

I've tried an apprenticeship which ended early because of the training provider or school going bankrupt, it wasn't something I was interested in anyway but i was willing to give it a chance and complete them, they where in horticulture and retail. Looking back they where probably a waste of time as because they where in dead end entry level subjects. 

I just want some direction or at least a fresh start in a job in a clean, well ventilated environment with routine hours but i keep being harassed into livestock, meat processing and elderly care assistant roles and the only reason i didn't stay at these jobs is because harassment and bullying by the staff was ruthless and became violently physical and dangerous.          

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  • I was in full time work but got made redundant due to the pandemic, this was in August last year and trying to find work again is difficult because all the jobs in my area are jobs I'm not suited for plus I'm a full time carer for my mum. 

    Though to be fair I've been in and out of work for nearly ten years at this point.  I tried to get into apprenticeships for IT years ago but at the time they were only for 16-18 year olds (I left college at 19), and ones for my age didn't exist at all. 

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  • I was in full time work but got made redundant due to the pandemic, this was in August last year and trying to find work again is difficult because all the jobs in my area are jobs I'm not suited for plus I'm a full time carer for my mum. 

    Though to be fair I've been in and out of work for nearly ten years at this point.  I tried to get into apprenticeships for IT years ago but at the time they were only for 16-18 year olds (I left college at 19), and ones for my age didn't exist at all. 

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  • in reply to illage2

    That's the barrier i am facing now, The IT courses didn't exist in Norfolk when I was younger .in September is the first time that any college in Norfolk is providing programming and digital infrastructure but their all T levels and restricted to under 23 year olds. I've been doing a lot of online tutorials in how to code and use software like Blender animation studio and unity but hit wall of where I cant advance.

    I did college when I was sixteen and my options where limited, I did animal care but because of family issues they stopped me attending and forced me to work on a livestock farm half way through my level 3.