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Do you work?

Daydreamer

I've heard before that a lot of people with autism don't work. Some do part time or volunteer but working full time 5 days a week can be overwhelming.

I don't work. It's annoying because I really want to and a friend has managed to get me in somewhere and I did a days work there, totally nailed it and then after work I had a massive meltdown, and then another the same night and was hit by fatigue the next day that left me bed ridden.

But I would still like to work full time as it would be a way of keeping busy and escaping my anxiety but the pressure it puts on me is difficult to avoid. I'm still thinking about how to get around that.

They reckon ideal jobs for people with autism is in libraries and working with computers. The job I tried was working with children.

Parents

  • I now work 4 days a week. I used to work 5 and find having an extra day off helps to recover from the working week. Since the pandemic I work from home. This week I had to join work colleagues for a team morning. It started ok but got too much as we were to do a team building type activity. I was very pleased that my managers were prepared for me not coping and were very supportive and I returned home to work from there. They also made me feel valued by giving me the opportunity to email my ideas.

    I have discovered that working from home is the only way for me.

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  • I now work 4 days a week. I used to work 5 and find having an extra day off helps to recover from the working week. Since the pandemic I work from home. This week I had to join work colleagues for a team morning. It started ok but got too much as we were to do a team building type activity. I was very pleased that my managers were prepared for me not coping and were very supportive and I returned home to work from there. They also made me feel valued by giving me the opportunity to email my ideas.

    I have discovered that working from home is the only way for me.

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