Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello, I have been in touch before regarding my partner who is looking for remote work.
Things are becoming increasingly stressful, this morning he had a meltdown banging his head against the wall as he has had no replies from jobs and the job centre are also stressing him as they are so unsympathetic. I am doing my best to be calm and supportive, reassuring it takes time finding work but sometimes I am finding it too much and my mental health is being affected. He said he really can't be around other people, the job centre don't understand this even though he said he's waiting for an autism diagnosis. I rang 111 this morning as I was so distressed by his head banging and he calmed down after this. All he wants is a job from home but no one is responding and I've looked into employment support agencies but had no responses from these either. I'm not looking for any specific answers to the situation, just wondering if there is any other job support out there to help?
Hi NAS79234, Sorry to hear that you and your partner are having a difficult time. I would suggest you have a look at the Employment for Autistic Adults page here on the NAS site - https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/employment/seeking-work/autistic-adults which has some links to different employment support agencies around the UK, and other organisations that may be able to help (towards the bottom of the page)Best wishes, Ross - mod