Work struggles

Hi, I hear autistic people can do well in a job, but I also fear they can tragically fail. I'm reading about being absent minded, lost in their own world, not taking things in easily, gaps in skills, abrupt and aggresive, I have identified with all these. I also read about focus and precision, time reliably and good work ethic. Sadly I identify more with the first, but I also have nounerous mental health problems and very traumatic childhood. 

Still, which positives and negatives have autistic people with at the workplace? I'm currently on disability benefits, but I wonder what is the general experience of people with mental health problems at the workplace?

Please sign some light! 

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  • You have to look at it from another angle if you want to find suitable employment and maintain employment opportunities. I know it is not easy to do but you really need to focus on what you are heavily interested and find a way to make a career out of it or find a career that is heavily oriented around your special interests . This will be the only way that you'll find sustainable employment. 

    From experience i really recommend you avoid any entry level positions that are desperate for employees or companies with high staff turn around as these companies are usually poorly managed and will lead to issues within the workplace. This businesses i have mentioned are not autism friendly and will find legal way to manage you out or fire you and may encourage bullying within the workplace.

    There are quite a few work environment that can be extremely damaging to autistic individuals, The workplace culture can also be extremely dangerous especially work colleagues that use the word "Banter" as they will use this age old excuse to verbal assault you in the workplace that can leave you the autistic individual becoming extremely drained especially if it becomes a regular thing daily.  

    When you start a new job be very cautious of everyone, the most common workplace terrorists are the one who fake being nice. These people who fake being nice will encourage you to trust them, just so they can use you or escape goat on you especially if they feel threatened by you which is easily done by an autistic individuals as we are very focused on tasks and productive. 

    Be cautious that being a hard worker doesn't save you in front of your employer. especially if you any make grievances as your employer will likely view you as a problem and not the culprit. Employers will keep member of staff that is abusive to other employees if the work is still getting done and as long as it doesn't affect them personally or financially they will actively ignore it because dealing with the problematic staff member is more time consuming and costly than firing the you.

    Be careful that some employer and colleagues confuse autism with intellectual disabilities or mental health problems. This can result in staff using this knowledge to sabotage you if they feel threatened or don't like you.

    If you take a job and from day one you fundamentally know that you will not be able to cope with the environment, The other members of staff member or the job role , don't presume it will get better. trust your instincts.

    Your allowed to be fussy when searching for employment if you have a disability, you need to find a suitable opportunity and environment that you can work in. You wouldn't expect quadriplegic to stack shelf in a supermarket so don't expect you to be able cope in an environment with sensory and social disturbances.                         

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  • You have to look at it from another angle if you want to find suitable employment and maintain employment opportunities. I know it is not easy to do but you really need to focus on what you are heavily interested and find a way to make a career out of it or find a career that is heavily oriented around your special interests . This will be the only way that you'll find sustainable employment. 

    From experience i really recommend you avoid any entry level positions that are desperate for employees or companies with high staff turn around as these companies are usually poorly managed and will lead to issues within the workplace. This businesses i have mentioned are not autism friendly and will find legal way to manage you out or fire you and may encourage bullying within the workplace.

    There are quite a few work environment that can be extremely damaging to autistic individuals, The workplace culture can also be extremely dangerous especially work colleagues that use the word "Banter" as they will use this age old excuse to verbal assault you in the workplace that can leave you the autistic individual becoming extremely drained especially if it becomes a regular thing daily.  

    When you start a new job be very cautious of everyone, the most common workplace terrorists are the one who fake being nice. These people who fake being nice will encourage you to trust them, just so they can use you or escape goat on you especially if they feel threatened by you which is easily done by an autistic individuals as we are very focused on tasks and productive. 

    Be cautious that being a hard worker doesn't save you in front of your employer. especially if you any make grievances as your employer will likely view you as a problem and not the culprit. Employers will keep member of staff that is abusive to other employees if the work is still getting done and as long as it doesn't affect them personally or financially they will actively ignore it because dealing with the problematic staff member is more time consuming and costly than firing the you.

    Be careful that some employer and colleagues confuse autism with intellectual disabilities or mental health problems. This can result in staff using this knowledge to sabotage you if they feel threatened or don't like you.

    If you take a job and from day one you fundamentally know that you will not be able to cope with the environment, The other members of staff member or the job role , don't presume it will get better. trust your instincts.

    Your allowed to be fussy when searching for employment if you have a disability, you need to find a suitable opportunity and environment that you can work in. You wouldn't expect quadriplegic to stack shelf in a supermarket so don't expect you to be able cope in an environment with sensory and social disturbances.                         

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