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Autistic-friendly careers advice

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Does anyone know if this is something anyone does? 

I feel like I just need to speak to someone because my head's all over the place regarding what I want to do. I know I don't need to have it all worked out now, but it'd be nice to have some direction.

I've spent many many years trying to work it out on my own, and I think I realised that it's not really working anymore.

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  • 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.

  • in reply to JessaBee

    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 

  • in reply to IrishInManchesterUK

    That must have been so tough. I was allowed to go in to whatever my heart desired really, I think most young people can when they leave school... If there's a job available, that is. Work is hard to find at the moment...

    I can't really imagine doing a job that I wouldn't find interesting or be comfortable doing, like working in a factory or busy shop, both would be unbearable and likely cause me too shutdown or have meltdowns and panic attacks.

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  • in reply to IrishInManchesterUK

    That must have been so tough. I was allowed to go in to whatever my heart desired really, I think most young people can when they leave school... If there's a job available, that is. Work is hard to find at the moment...

    I can't really imagine doing a job that I wouldn't find interesting or be comfortable doing, like working in a factory or busy shop, both would be unbearable and likely cause me too shutdown or have meltdowns and panic attacks.

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