Autistic-friendly careers advice

What are your interests? Is there anything you're really interested in and would like to pursue?

Something you could do is make a list of jobs you'd like to do and then do the pros and cons for them, see how suitable it would be and if you would be able to cope with that work. 

That's what I did when trying to find what I wanted to do. I read in the comments about theatre work. Such an interesting thing to be part of but it is very fast paced, noisy and a bright environment... Would be ok for some autistic people but definitely not all. Both my parents work in theatre and growing up we were all over the country because they were doing shows, it was interesting but I found it stressful a lot of the time. 

Let us know how you get on though and if you think it's for you then definitely go for it! 

I work with little children, and I love it!

It can be noisy, which is really stressful, but I love it and seem to be coping with it so far.

What are your interests? Is there anything you're really interested in and would like to pursue?

Something you could do is make a list of jobs you'd like to do and then do the pros and cons for them, see how suitable it would be and if you would be able to cope with that work. 

That's what I did when trying to find what I wanted to do. I read in the comments about theatre work. Such an interesting thing to be part of but it is very fast paced, noisy and a bright environment... Would be ok for some autistic people but definitely not all. Both my parents work in theatre and growing up we were all over the country because they were doing shows, it was interesting but I found it stressful a lot of the time. 

Let us know how you get on though and if you think it's for you then definitely go for it! 

I work with little children, and I love it!

It can be noisy, which is really stressful, but I love it and seem to be coping with it so far.

For many of us oldies, given the experiences that we have had with childhood bullying and other factors, our future career paths were decided for us by others when we were leaving school, with no input being permitted from us, given the social and moral climates at the time (which on balance, perhaps was a good thing) and we were made to stay in certain types of jobs for 10, 20 years, etc and in some cases, were actively discouraged and even prevented from pursuing any interests outside of that job, including further education, especially if remotely employment-related or career-related 

I'm into media/performing arts type stuff. I used to work in the TV industry a few years back but those opportunities dried up quite quickly.

I've done some freelance editing stuff from home since, but in terms of paid employment, it has been 2.5 years since I've been in it.

Recently I explored theatre. I shadowed someone in a primary school - he puts on drama lessons for 5-7 year olds and I just went in to see what they do. I've also had a chat with the "parent" company to see if they can find anything for me. They know I like singing so being able to dabble in that would be good.

But I guess the main thing right now is to be open with them about the fact I'm keen to find something that I can physically keep up with.