Employment

I did the same job from when I was 18 till 28. I found something I didn't like but which I could get away with being a bit of a disaster in because it was a very low pressure job - I worked in a students' union shop. I had to get out of it though and worked in care for about five years.

It's interesting to read that some of you have found being self employed the best option when it comes to work, because that's what I'm doing now. I've done guitar lessons on and off, and now I'm mixing my experience in care with my time spent being in bands and teaching the guitar to run music sessions for people with learning disabilities and autism. I guess the idea that you should find what suits you is a good one, even if there is no job vacancies in the specific role you've chosen for yourself, and if autism means you struggle in work as I always have.

More than anything I hope to make my creative work my job - musical composition or fiction writing. I do okay in these areas and have had some small success, but I didn't do so well academically, so I'm catching up now. I think I matured a lot later than most when I think about it... 

I can understand how it would be so frustrating for you to have to move from job to job. I often stick things out in a job as long as I can, and find it distressing because I feel like I underperform drastically in certain areas, especially to do with organisation and short term memory. And short term memory.

I hope you find what works for you.

I did the same job from when I was 18 till 28. I found something I didn't like but which I could get away with being a bit of a disaster in because it was a very low pressure job - I worked in a students' union shop. I had to get out of it though and worked in care for about five years.

It's interesting to read that some of you have found being self employed the best option when it comes to work, because that's what I'm doing now. I've done guitar lessons on and off, and now I'm mixing my experience in care with my time spent being in bands and teaching the guitar to run music sessions for people with learning disabilities and autism. I guess the idea that you should find what suits you is a good one, even if there is no job vacancies in the specific role you've chosen for yourself, and if autism means you struggle in work as I always have.

More than anything I hope to make my creative work my job - musical composition or fiction writing. I do okay in these areas and have had some small success, but I didn't do so well academically, so I'm catching up now. I think I matured a lot later than most when I think about it... 

I can understand how it would be so frustrating for you to have to move from job to job. I often stick things out in a job as long as I can, and find it distressing because I feel like I underperform drastically in certain areas, especially to do with organisation and short term memory. And short term memory.

I hope you find what works for you.