So, I don't know if I'm going to answer your question right, as I don't know if you mean no responses on here, or no responses to applications?
I am going to answer the former, but if it's the latter, then it's job coaching/CV advice, just let me know.
Finding the right job for you will depend on your strengths and weaknesses. There isn't a magic job for AuDHD, as we are all on a spectrum and can't all work then same job, but those of us that have jobs can offer advice and what we do/did? But my career, like many others wasn't based around being autistic, I've only just found out after 18 years of work and hitting a point where I burned out.
So I would advice, so we can help, reframing the question both on here and in your own mind. Don't ask how your AuDHD can get you a job, but rather what does NeuroDiverse_Alan want out of a job? Money obviously, as you need to pay them bills, but also work that plays to your strengths and weaknesses so it will be more then temporarily.
To enjoy a job, it doesn't have to be about the job itself, but about feeling good that you can do something without burnout. If you tell us your strengths and weaknesses, maybe we can give better tips?
I knew I wanted to do something with art (special interest since early childhood), discovered a uni course I could, made contacts at uni, managed to get my first job, and have just been working at that. I was doing well till I was made Lead, and my perfectionism led me to work myself into burnout.
I think the job market is very tough these days, so I know you must be struggling. But either know what you want, and see what you can do to get into that field, or look at each job that comes up and weigh up the pros and cons. If you can focus on aspects of a job that you can do, then you can do anything.
And of course there is the human element -I've come to believe a good job is good because you have a good manager. You good have the ideal job, but if your manager is an **** then I with always leave that job in the end at it wouldn't be worth it!
i never completed college so things are more difficult for me, i also had to have help with my cv and cover letters but they still dont seem to be helping much.
Don’t use that as reason, you’re not doing yourself an favours. I never completed college either and done terribly at school with fails in most subjects. It’s not easy, however, you can keep trying and I still recommend not disclosing any disability to increase interview chances - it’s not how the world should be, but sadly most places do discriminate. I started in a call centre at 18 and build my own website in spare time, learning to code and pestered all the IT managers I could find until I got an interview then demonstrated what I learned. Got a junior dev job and the test is history. What areas are you looking to gain employment in?
Don’t use that as reason, you’re not doing yourself an favours. I never completed college either and done terribly at school with fails in most subjects. It’s not easy, however, you can keep trying and I still recommend not disclosing any disability to increase interview chances - it’s not how the world should be, but sadly most places do discriminate. I started in a call centre at 18 and build my own website in spare time, learning to code and pestered all the IT managers I could find until I got an interview then demonstrated what I learned. Got a junior dev job and the test is history. What areas are you looking to gain employment in?
