Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello, please can anyone help? I am Mum of autistic daughter who is applying for jobs two years after university. In the 2 years she has been doing no work. I think it took this long to think about this as she was burnt out after university. She has in last 6 months been receiving universal credit. She is trying to applying for nhs jobs but doesn't have a reference for last two years as been at home not working. Also has no interaction with wider world, just friends and her parents. Any suggestions or ways of getting support. Thank you
NAS94593 said:She is trying to applying for nhs jobs but doesn't have a reference for last two years as been at home not working.
Does the university have an alumni program? This may give her a chance to catch up with some professors and former students and start building a network this way.
Have you identified what are the main things holding her back? Is it problems in social contact, fear of change, demand avoidance etc?
If you can pinpoint what is a likely candidate then you may be able to read up on possible ways to help these and by exension, her.
Another very important aspect is what does she want. Not what she thinks she should be doing, but what does she want. It is not uncommon for graduates to lose interest in their chosen field after burnout in my experience (I graduated in Applied Phsyics and ended up working in IT as it was much more interesting).
Yes it does, she doesn't engage with that. She doesn't take any support from us well either, it all has to be in her own time. I think she struggles with her executive function. She also thinks she has adhd and us on long list for that too. She loves her chosen field, creative writing. It's more practical steps to get her an interview by explaining the gap.