Hello, I was wondering about my long term unemployment, I think I was about thirteen when I got my first premonition that I would never have a career. I went a fair way with my education and now have three university degrees, but no career.
I think we would all admit that things like relationships involving mutual trust and interdependence are always difficult with Autism but I wondered whether this was a community wide thing?
In 1993, when I was thirty my last proper job finished and I knew that this was to be an open ended period of unemployment, and so it has turned out, I said to myself that that New Year I need a job, a car and a partner, since then I have had three cars but no career and no partner.
It seems that the way I apply for work is the problem, I do have a fancy way of using words and like to display my knowledge and maybe this is off-putting, the few interviews I did get were a result 'ticking the equal opportunities boxes' and boy does the panel always see me coming, yes, I got travel expenses, but no offers.
I am still at least in theory due to age employable, but it it is all looking a bit late.
Nick.
