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glint

Hello. First post here.

I was diagnosed with autism early 2025.

I have had a lot happening in my life recently. But employment is my main anxiety. I’ve done lots of jobs in education, and music, but I’ve never been able to stay in a job long; they usually end acrimoniously.

I was made redundant last year - not for the first time. I was actually made redundant shortly after I disclosed the diagnosis. They of course said the redundancy was nothing to do with autism. I appealed and made things difficult for them - I made a subject access request and was close to taking them to an employment tribunal. But in the end I couldn’t be bothered. Right now they are advertising the same job again - 9 months after making me and four others redundant.

I have suffered from depression and anxiety for years. I would really love some therapy - it had helped in the past, but money is very tight at the moment. So I thought it would be worth getting involved here. I have plenty to be grateful for. But I haven’t really even stated getting my head round the diagnosis yet. 

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  • The pressure on autistic individuals to keep a job, or to feel guilty if time off is necessary, can be quite harmful in my view. I am not saying there are alternatives, but both can be true at the same time.

    Many end up having a big burnout every few years, and each time worse and closer to the precipice: a burnout spiral. Is there a simple solution? It seems unlikely.

    I think we all would like to contribute to aspects of society, where we both be helpful and respected without collapsing every few months. In many cases we may tolerate unfair or illegal treatment precisely because accountability is made very hard, and we are already at burnout point.

    There is volunteering, doing part-time jobs, or just finding a good job. Some people are much happier by being self-employed, though for me that's quite hard. Not sure there are other options.

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  • The pressure on autistic individuals to keep a job, or to feel guilty if time off is necessary, can be quite harmful in my view. I am not saying there are alternatives, but both can be true at the same time.

    Many end up having a big burnout every few years, and each time worse and closer to the precipice: a burnout spiral. Is there a simple solution? It seems unlikely.

    I think we all would like to contribute to aspects of society, where we both be helpful and respected without collapsing every few months. In many cases we may tolerate unfair or illegal treatment precisely because accountability is made very hard, and we are already at burnout point.

    There is volunteering, doing part-time jobs, or just finding a good job. Some people are much happier by being self-employed, though for me that's quite hard. Not sure there are other options.

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