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Working with autism

Rl0011

I am a young adult and have had many jobs (job hopping) I never understood why I did this and reached a breaking point at every job no matter the sector but since being diagnosed with autism I now know this is a trait, with family finding it hard to understand I was looking for some advice.

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  • Good morning from America, RIO011!

    So my general advice is that - unless an opportunity comes up that is better or if your work situation is unbearably toxic - it is best to stick with a job at least a year. That looks better on your resume and employers are more likely to give you a better word as a reference if they’ve worked with you for a while. I also think that giving a job a year is a good yard-stick to judge whether the job will fit you in the long run, since you get to see how it goes through different seasons (ex some retail jobs are much harder in November and December). So maybe with your next or current job you can try to stick it out a year?

    But yeah you’re right, work can be very difficult for people with Autism. Burnout from work seems so common with Autistic people. Work is actually not for everyone, but it’s hard for NTs to recognize that work is generally not designed with NDs in mind. 

  • in reply to profdanger

    Thank you especially for the understanding paragraph at the end, I’m still young and I do really want to work and finding the job/career for me is seeming hard right now but after speaking with people who understand it gives hope in a way  that it’s not easy but I should not give up.

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  • in reply to profdanger

    Thank you especially for the understanding paragraph at the end, I’m still young and I do really want to work and finding the job/career for me is seeming hard right now but after speaking with people who understand it gives hope in a way  that it’s not easy but I should not give up.

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