Published on 12, July, 2020
I've never had a job before. My family encouraged me to stay dependent on government benefits. But I feel like in the long run it'd be better for me to earn my own income and not rely on agencies that don't want to give me their money. Thing is that I don't have any particular aspirations or likes. I just know the things I can't do. As much as I'd prefer a work from home job, there are lifestyle benefits to a job you have to go out and do that might be too important to ignore. So what sort of jobs work well for high functioning autism? Gimme something to think about since I don't really have any ideas for myself.
Thankfully, modern society has a lot of roles for ASD. If you have a formal diagnosis you can get workplace adjustments. For the rest, depends on your aptitude:
If you are a "techie" ASD, then any highly skilled technical work. In those jobs you are only valued for your tech skill. Nobody will care about your lack of social grace if you are the one able to weld an ammonia compliant pipe, and the pay is extremely good. I would advise electrician, welder, CNC or machinist.
If you lack tech aptitude, any job in the NHS or school/academia, although you will need social skills and a lot of masking. The good thing is that NHS or academia will be very supportive for ASD