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A harsh realization by Foxtrot-Nation
I'm autistic and I have realized that as a nuerodivergent person, this world is not meant for autistic people like me. I found out that over 80% of autistic adults are unemployed and have trouble with employment, I then realized I have a lot of the same issues. I have a part time job right now but I don't think I'm cut out for work as much as I hate to say that, I don't think I'm cut out for a regular job.
I'm working on getting on disability benefits and as soon as they kick in, I'm done trying to work a regular job and I'll just collect benefits and do simple side hustles for extra money. I wanna do dog walking, pet sitting, house sitting, cleaning up dog poop from people's yards and do weeding as well. I have given up on being apart of society because society isn't for nuerodivergent people like me.
If you're autistic like me, I would recommend self employment.
A harsh realization
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Don't say this about yourself. Tons of people identifying as autistic have found success. You can beat this situation, friend. hugs you
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thing is.. autistics are a spectrum, meaning we all work very differently and some of us wont be able to handle what others can and vice versa :< while one autistic may love fireworks and get excited like a child, the other gets full on stressed and wants to leave. this is what we call sensory issues and each autistic may experience them differently. some of us hate loud noises, some hate bright flashy lights, some don't want to be touched, and some hate strange smells way worse than a normie would. it's the same with work, while few autistics can handle some work depending on the job, most can't handle the stress work always creates. many autistics are simply unable to work and y'know? that's okay! because at least we know what's best for us, and if we prefer to be self employed and be our own boss, or simply stick with monthly payments for their disability, that's totally valid too UwU we autistics are highly misunderstood people you see, so taking the time to understand us would mean alot to us :3 I'm sorry if this message comes off mean or direct, I'm just explaining how it's not just the physically disabled who can't work, but those with invisible disabilities might not be able to either. please try to understand 💜 oh and while we're on the topic about learning about autistics, please watch out for harmful ableist companies like autism speaks. being autistic is just who we are and we don't really need a cure for being ourselves ÚwÙ hope that's understandable and again, no offense!
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I never denied the spectrum, I have autistics in my life so I know all this well. Just stating to not sell himself short. That the chance for success does exists even for most autistics. I am just stating a fact, dude. And in this day and age, stable employment is more important than ever. Living off "monthly payments for their disability" will only get one so far in this day and age.
Also, was NOT talking about those "unable to work", but rather those who have trouble finding it. There is a difference. As for self-employment, that can vary depending on duties chosen.
Plus, autistics who are unable work is not that high/common, last I checked.
You message is not "mean" but rather entirely missing the point I was and am making. I just want to see him succeed and not be defeatist. I hope you at least understand where I am coming from.-
ik. I wasn't saying we "can't be successful" but like I was saying before, often we do try to fit into the normal world, but there are some things made for normal people that just aren't for us, and I'm not saying we "can't be a success" and I never said you "denied the spectrum" ( like where on earth did I say that? :/ ), I'm saying we can succeed in our own ways of life, we don't have to do what normal people always do if that's something we might not be able to do. sometimes we just have our own ways of doing things, and our own ways of finding what works for us, and that's okay. I never said we "can't be successful", I was agreeing that it's good to discover their own ways of being so, and if they feel self employment might work out better for them them, I still think it's worth a try too if what they tried before isn't working out. you see? this is what I mean by the fact that we're highly misunderstood people. be nice plz.
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That depends on how far along the spectrum one is. It is about severity/magnitude.
The same rather applies to self-employment, some duties in that vein work better than others. Though it could be a place for some to start on the road to employment, especially depending on situation.
Since you started off emphasizing the spectrum, your wording implied to me that you assumed I was speaking otherwise. That very probably was not your intent, but that is how it came off. No offense.
I am just stating I was not speaking about people unable to work, but rather job-hunting difficulty which is a different beast altogether. As one who comes from a background with autistics, I know a lot of this well, and as for being misunderstood, it would be in some places more than others.
I appreciate the civil dialogue, Hazel. ^^
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Hi, I hate to jump in, but I kinda just wanted to say some stuff.
So, firstly, I will say that yes, a LOT of autistics are very successful in life, and almost all have the potential to be. But whilst I get that you were trying to be motivational (which I appreciate, by the way), I think that Hazel was not trying to state that autistics cannot be successful, but instead saying that a lot of the time, the world that we live in can be harsh to us, which sometimes may make it a much safer option not wo work entirely. Whilst I recognise that monthly 'disability payments' will not go too far, if an autistic cannot cope in a work environment well, then it would be worth sacrificing a consistent job for their safety, if you catch my drift.
I am on the spectrum too, by the way. A lot of the time what goes on inside our heads is unique to us, so only we ourselves truly know what we can and can't cope with.
I hope this cleared up any confusion, if it didn't please do not hesitate to reply.
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I know disability benefits don’t go far either, that’s why I am planning on doing self-employed side hustle gigs in while I get disability benefits
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It is no worries at all, dude. :)
Just a civil conversation going on which is good to have in this day and age. It is understood. I just feel her initial wording could have been a little better, but that is just some constructive criticism I have here. The world can be a crazy place, some areas more than others these days, but it helps a lot when folks, including autistics, have support of people behind them to get through the muck and grime.
I understand well, autistics have their own unique method of thought, same as others. I just advocate for one to not give up hope on finding success. Can help to remain vigilant.
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Yeah, but those people are a part of the 20% or less, not the 80% or more that have trouble with employment.
I’ve tried post secondary education twice over and temp agencies have been of no use to me either.
The longest I’ve ever stayed at a job was my video game tester job that I had for a year from 2019 to 2020
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First, that is down to several factors. Aside from severity and level on the spectrum there are also details like economic factors and problems with business management as well. Some are having trouble finding a job while others are simply unable. What I was referring to the successes are those who are able and even those having trouble finding businesses that will employ them are able to work, but simply have yet to find someone to take them.
Second, I am just trying to be supportive and to help you not give up hope, friend. keeps up the hug
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sigh I know, I feel like I've been reluctant to find success, I'm 26 years old and I haven't seen high levels or career success.
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as a fellow autistic (autism pride! ♾) I worked as a cook before and they worked me like a robot yet never paid me. then when they tired me out, they blamed me for "slacking" and I'm like "hey it's not like you're paying me to work you know!" and then they wouldn't let me rest my head on the table and complained when I was playing my 3DS with HEADPHONES, on BREAK yet they were planning to ban video games like wtf right?? I thought this was suppose to be "break time", not "sit up straight and yap with your mouth full time". so while I did work every wednesday, it still felt like a whole day wasted cos I literally worked all day and as soon as I got home to my REAL break, the first thing I did is fall straight to bed, too tired to even change out of my work clothes into my pj's. -_-; so literally work all day, sleep all night. i knew this wasn't healthy, so i quitted. thankfully I get paid twice monthly now tho :3 I feel that's alot better and I agree with you, it's better to be your own boss instead.. ÚwÙ that's why I wanna get into starting my fursuit business Fennekit Studios and start selling fursuits! :D and Fennekit Studios will have many other cool things too like plushies, accessories, comics, games, animated series, you name it! X3 it'll be like a little disney but with my own ideas ^w^ that way I can earn some bread for the things I enjoy doing! and the best part about being your own boss? no one tells you what to do! >:3 slack off all you want! have breaks whenever you want! work whenever you want! do whatever you want! and no one can tell you otherwise >:3 I wish you goodluck on your self employment! and remember: being autistic is something to be proud of ^w^ never to be ashamed of! #celebrateneurodiversity
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i really hope you're gettting better now hugs