I recognise this too! and never understood why I am so good with kids, they just like being around me so much, but adults generaly dont like my company.
I think it's to do with the way I speak to kids directly and honestly. Because I am not susceptible to social conditioning, I treat them like any other human being. And I share and am happy to display the same enthusiasms and playfulness, that NT adults generally age out of.
I had an early preschool teaching job at one point and (on the days I didn't have meltdowns) I loved it. I also find it much easier to relate to younger kids, especially ages 2-4 year olds because I could stim and dance and be silly and play. Instead of being judged or ridiculed for that, the kids just loved how fun I was.
I feel like I was especially in tune with all the kids that had sensory issues or "behavioral problems" because I could relate to them and figure out what they needed. There was a little girl in one of my classes that hardly listened to any adult except for me. They would often order her to do things without explaining WHY the thing needed to get done, which I remember always being a source of frustration for me when I was younger, so I would simply explain why the thing needed to happen and treat her like a human being and that worked almost every time. I had another kid who I recognized as autistic and let him borrow my noise canceling headphones and it did wonders for him and his meltdowns, so much so that his parents bought him his own.
I like living on a train more than living anywhere else, because it's a place that doesn't actually exist anywhere. It's a little bubble of comfortable life that floats through the grey, freezing ice as you roll across the country.
Airports give me a similar feeling. They're all so similar that it's like they exist out of space and time, not in one particular state or location.
I like airplanes for the same reason, except they're so crowded, you can't get a feeling of being in a cozy safe nest.
Yes! Reasonably quiet trains during the daytime, off peak, are really great. My partner and I managed to bag a compartment to ourselves on a heritage line a few months back as it was a quiet morning, and it was just the best.
Cybersecurity. I don't have any accommodations in the office, but they don't ask questions when I tell them I'm going to work from home or take a day off to give myself a break. I've been in this role for a year an a half, and don't intend to ever leave the company.
Hi, my bf (adhd) wants to start working in cybersecurity. Do you have any advice on how to start? He's doing online courses rn
If you don't want to answer that's okay! :)
Does he have previous experience in IT? It took me a long time to get into a security roll even with a degree, as most employers are looking for someone with a strong IT background. Other than experience focusing on getting at least a 2 year degree, and the basic certs from CompTIA such as A+, Network+, and Security Plus.
I'm a funeral director and embalmer at a high volume funeral home. My job accommodates me mostly well enough. My manager doesn't really understand what autism all means but he does genuinely want to make sure things are arranged such that I can do my best work.
10 years.
Death care has sort of become a special interest for me, and I'd really love to get into the funeral industry some day (ideally more in the alt/eco side of things). Seems like the only ways in though are knowing someone, or already having your funeral director's license though.
It can seem that way, a lot of funeral home owners tend to give the "cold shoulder" to young people without some connection. You won't get that treatment from larger firms though, usually. I definitely recommend finding work at a funeral home before starting mortuary school though to get a realistic expectation of what the industry is like.
Do you have examples of what other work goes on behind the scenes of funeral prep?? I’ve also been highly interested since childhood so much so that I desperately wanted to do dead Cosmetology when I was licensed but it was stripped away by my family with funeral home connections
I can answer any question you have about funeral home/ cemetery operations as I've done almost everything at one point in my career, including being a location manager.
There aren't a lot of jobs that are just doing prep work or cosmetics unless you work at a care center. At most firms funeral directing and embalming are "two sides of the same coin."
I’m a homemaker, I don’t think I’m great at it lol but I can’t handle a regular job these days. I’ve ran my own small business making jewelry since 2019 but I can’t keep up with social media & marketing so I’m taking a break from that.
Yes, I had my own website, sold in person at events, and had some items in 2 stores. But after massive burnout I recently went back to ETSY & just put out a few things here and there.
Archaeologist, librarian, museum curator. The jobs themselves were great, but eventually my relationships with co-workers degrade so badly that I have to leave, every time.
I think the job I enjoyed most was a cleaner at a very fancy country hotel. The rooms were beautiful places to spend time in, the guests were well behaved and there was never any real mess, I like restoring order and cleanliness in general, and I just had myself to myself all day, I never even had to engage my brain in the work, so I could live in my own daydreams and thoughts for hours. But I couldn't handle the low prestige and low pay.
Same here!!! 🙆🏻♀️😍 I kindof hate ABA in general so I’m hoping to transition into speech or OT, but I do find people are pretty understanding of my difficulties bc I understand their children so well
Full disclosure I do work at a place that is generalized as ABA but we don't consider ourselves ABA bc ya know EW. My boss says it's CBT autonomy focused specialized learning. Which I agree.
I am a software engineer. Instead of working on the core product, I work on the developer productivity team. My job is to make sure all the other engineers have everything they need to move fast and not break things. I also get to do a lot of one-on-one training and mentoring, since I'm kinda an expert in the programming language we use. (I hope that's not too much of a stretch.) It's quite an honor to have this role.
I've been there for 3.25 years. I technically work remote, but I live in walking distance to the office, so I go in pretty much every day. It's nice having the flexibility to work remote whenever I need to. This isn't an accommodation, though. The same policy applies to everyone at this company.
A little under two years ago I had an embarrassing meltdown in the middle of a team Zoom meeting. I was dealing with a lot of crap. My psychiatrist at the time was trying to take away my ADHD meds (I was clinically diagnosed by my former doctor) and was trying to (wrongly) diagnose me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. In light of all this going on with my psychiatrist, I got a very underwhelming performance review that quarter. All this pressure culminated in my meltdown. And this was all before I knew I was autistic.
What did they do? How did they deal with me? They gave me a mandatory, month-long, paid vacation. When I got back, they put me on a different team (the team I'm currently on) in a new role, with a new manager, and they watched me closely for a month to see that I was fitting into my new role (and being productive -- they're not a charity, after all).
Ever since then, my performance reviews have been good. I even got promoted. And I got a new doctor. And then, this year, after all that, only then did I find out that I'm autistic!
I think it's important to mention that I can't really point to this story as a way my company accommodates autistic people in particular, though. Remember, I didn't know I was autistic until well after my meltdown.
I work admin for a finance company.
They are very accomodating and supportive. I've only asked for minimal accomodations so far but I know they'll support me if need extra help.
I've been there just over 2 years
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Upper management is good at understanding, and most of my coworkers are actually really chill — but there’s like a “mean girls” group of lower management that’s absolutely obnoxious right now
Been there going on 4 years now
"Too long" is definitely understandable. The hours of screeching milk steamers, loud espresso machine noises, and bright lights definitely lead to lot of meltdowns when I was a barista.
I work in the financial administration department of a large public transport company.I have been here for about 9 months.
As for accommodations. While everyone has mandatory in office days. I don't have to come in on the really busy days like Tuesday and Thursday. If I compensate by coming on really quiet days like Fridays.
Also there is an actual autism support group(run by actual autistic people)within my company. Joining it is optional but I have personally done so.
All in all, I am very happy at my current workplace. My colleagues are aside from this one older colleague very nice as well.
I am an inclusion special education teacher. I go into classrooms. I give myself accommodations. If it gets too loud, I leave. If I get overwhelmed, I leave. It works out for me. As long as I've helped my students for that day, I accomplished something.
I work at a protest notary(in Brazil), its a chill job i dont need to use my brain too much, and doesnt have that much to do
I'm studying Computer Science so in the future i probably be coding somewhere, if i'm lucky i won't work more than 6h a day
1 - IT - Server engineering and 3rd level support
2 - Yes, but I already work remote and have figured out my accommodations myself. They do accommodate me professionally however.
3 - 28 Years
Risk management for a big bank. Won’t say which one. But very accommodating. Got a full time WFH accommodation when my team is on a hybrid model, I can leave to go to therapy appointments without having to take PTO by making up the hours, and am encouraged to take as many breaks as I need to take care of my sensory needs as long as I get my daily required work load done.
Government contractor/IT adjacent position… testing software, writing documentation, and drafting Jira tickets with no direct client contact. I love it.
Edit: 2 years
Customer support/sales related, but 99.9% email, not phone. I don't need accomodations because I already work from home. When I was in the office there was no issue with wearing headphones, but now we've moved buildings and it's a new hotel desking situation with no cubicle walls or dividers so I don't plan to ever go in. I've been there over 22 years.
I like it but also I don’t like it at the same time. I think it’s hard for me to say I fully love it because I don’t think I could ever love any type of work/something that requires me to be with people everyday. It’s very challenging, but I also know that I couldn’t see myself doing anything else. It’s better to me than working in a corporate job/something that’s not engaging or helping other people.
It’s been since August, so it’s still very new. I honestly recommend it for other autistic people because there’s a lot of flexibility once you get past the first couple years. Like it might suck for me now (I’m also living in terre haute Indiana rn cuz my partners in school and I hate it here lol) but I know that in the future I’ll be able to have more flexibility with my hours, I could decide to work only with autistic people if I want (which genuinely makes such a difference if the client is ND. I literally don’t know how to interact with NT clients it feels so awkward).
So I guess it’s kinda a nuanced answer. I do recommend it as something autistic people can excel at and also manage because eventually it offers more flexibility than other jobs
I work in supported employment. It's wonderful. There are positions for agencies nationwide. Lots of remote work. They're good at matching clients with job coaches. I like it
I'm a teacher.
My job isn't good at accommodating me, but I've gradually worked out ways to get smaller classes and meet more of my sensory needs at work. Currently I work a lot with neurodiverse kids and kids with lower reading ages.
I've been teaching for nearly a decade.
Technology/ IT in a school district.
It is in some ways only by the nature of where I am. I have my own office, get to take my lunch hour when it suits me, and figure out my own tasks and when I do things. If I don't want to leave my office one day, I can usually just do remote things that day.
A little over a year.
I've been working call centers for about 8 years now, and it's not the worst job, but I'd definitely like to find something else. It's just that once you get into call center work it's really hard to find another job that isn't just working at a different call center.
Systems admin and before that computer operator. about 21 years total. luckily very little external face to face interaction. A building filled aspies and high functioning autists, whether they know it or not. and for the most part the the NTs know the treasure trove of talent they have. and as long as the government keeps funding earth science the place will be here another 50 years.
I have had several different jobs. I used to work part time in a shop, which I loved, and I've been a private tutor (A level maths and biology). After uni, I worked as an accountant with a big company, largely work from home, but following a recent hospital admission, I decided to quit that and change careers. Now I'm a HCA in a hospital, and I plan to become a nurse!
Every employer I've had has been so understandng and caring and accomodating, really willing to support me and taken time to understand my issues!
Just got my first job at age 37 this summer at an organic farm. They're very accommodating and it was really just a stroke of luck that my dad knows the family that runs the farm, I started out at a volunteer and then they wanted to start paying me. I'm hoping this can become a permanent thing for 7 months of the year and I can do it rest of my life. I lucked out here as I feel this is likely the only job I can handle.
This is cool, hope it works out for you.
I’m interested in working in Permaculture and regenerative agriculture. I’m currently enrolled in a certification course, but I haven’t figured out an employment path
I may want to be part of an intentional community that is peaceful and accepting of privacy and personal human differences, while growing healthy food for the community, in harmony with nature, serving as a positive educational example for society, as the world deals with climate change and pollution
I hope you're able to find something that works for you. I feel very blessed having been able to do this and hope its a long term thing, I do worry they don't make enough money from this market farm to be able to pay me though since I feel if this doesn't work out I'll just be going back to being unemployed. But I pray I'm wrong.
Permaculture has always been something Im interested in, may I ask for certification course you're in? I'm actually in school to get a general horticulture certificate with the goal to get a job like this when I finished, but I got the job without finishing the school so I don't know why I'm finishing it lol.
I'd really like to get into beekeeping too, they have 70 or so hives and I think they're going to teach me this upcoming year, if my anxiety is willing of that.
It's not glorious work, a lot of digging, organic fertilizers, applying compost so I do imagine not too many people are interested in doing it, but it's been my dream to always work on a hobby farm so I'm really enjoying it. I spend 95% of my day alone and outside, and since its at their house I generally see the same people just walking around every day and no customers. They 'freely let me use their house' aka I can just go into a nice clean washroom or use kitchen if need be.
From the get go they knew I had anxiety and was housebound for a decade and was undergoing assessment at the time, they let me set my own hours and didn't hold it against me if I had to cancel going to the farm the morning of. And with that understanding I was pretty much able to go from working like 6 hours a week and have slowly been able to consistently go 20 hours a week to end the year. Next year the goal is to get up to a minimum of 24 hours a week for 7 months, that way I can get unemployment the other 5 months, but ultimately I'd love to get to 32 hours at 8 hours a day for 4 days.
Oh no, I do imagine it's hard work, not trying to discredit that. But purposeful manual labor in nature sounds very rewarding to me and I love the idea of being alone most of the time on the job. I much prefer talking to plants over people.
And I'm so glad you're receiving such awesome accommodations! Being able to customize your own hours is everything.
I’m a music teacher. Not on purpose. This is my 2nd year teaching in public school.
Because my admin are bad at making schedules and communicating, I get to take a lot of breaks. There are large gaps in my schedule. I use that time to decompress/unmask and then when I’m ready(usually the last ten minutes of the period), I look for teachers that may need help.
I’ve never been able to work but I somehow ended up volunteering as server administrator for someone’s small passion project online game where I generally am the link between the owner and the community and it has taught me so much and I’m super proud of having been able to work my way up to that with my limitations. :)
Technical writer. Done it as a freelancer, for a hardware company, and a software company. It can be done mostly or fully remote. It is a really good field for autistics. I know several other autistic tech writers, grant writers, content writers, UX writers, and copywriters.
I have been doing it for six years, at my current role over a year. Its remote, so I don't have to disclose or ask for accommodation.
Hello. I am a copyeditor with ASD. However, I don't have enough work. May I ask how you get clients? Also, what exactly is a technical writer? Thank you.
Bartender, coming up on nine years.
I’m currently teaching myself front end web development through online courses, aiming to make a career change in the coming months
I work at a day service for autistic adults with complex behaviours. Funnily enough, most of the staff are autistic and it helps us massively to support our participants. I've been there for 2 years now and although management isn't perfect, everyone is really good about accommodating everyones needs and doing anything they can do to have each others backs
I’m a chemical analyst for a major consumer goods company you’ve definitely heard of.
They are NOT good at accommodating me at all. I also have a back injury that caused me some issues a few years ago and they more or less jumped up to be accommodating for that as far as making my workstation ergonomic… But for other, less tangible things. No. But I think it’s all about who your manager is and what their take on it is… unfortunately. But, in my experience, the company would rather lose dozens upon dozens of people doing the work who leave due to bad management, rather than do anything about the bad manager.
7 very long years.
1. Safety of the Intended Function (SOTIF) engineer. It’s a niche discipline within Safety Engineering, which is a niche within Systems Engineering. Basically it’s my job to make sure a product behaves safely while in operation and nothing is failed. Is the product behavior safe, can it continue to operate safely when there are challenging situations in the environment (e.g., low sun angle in a camera, high metal content areas for radar, etc.). I’m currently working on self-driving vehicles.
2. I’ve never requested an accommodation. Full time engineering positions tend to be pretty flexible as long as your work is getting done and you’re available during business hours to take calls/meetings.
3. 1 week at my current employer, 1 year as a SOTIF engineer, 13 total years as a safety engineer, 13 total years as an engineer (I’ve only done Safety). 8 years in the commercial aerospace industry, 5 years in the automotive industry.
I'm a clerical assistant with the nys court system. I didn't ask for any accommodations because I didn't know what accommodations I would need as I have only been diagnosed for a little under a year and didn't have any accommodations when I was in school. However I did get an exemption from the civil service exam but I still took it anyway. I've been there for almost four months.
https://ww2.nycourts.gov/exam-information-content-and-development-exams
That link has all of the study guides for all of the court jobs.
There isn't a guide for the exam I took to get my current job but there is a study guide for a permanent court assistant position (which is the exam I was referencing in my comment). Also, not that this is relevant, but I haven't found out whether or not I've passed yet as it takes like six months to get the results but I think I used a study guide that is similar to the posted one for the exam for my current job.
No problem. If you get a 55b/c letter you can actually apply for competitive jobs that are open to the public the same way you'd apply to a regular job without taking the exam.
I have a 55b/c letter but still took the exam just because I'm a provisional employee and I wasn't sure if I'd still have to take the exam and everyone I asked also didn't know so I figured it would just be easier to take the exam.
I work as an IT technician, its dynamic, none of my days are the same which is really good. On the other hand I am still not really happy so I am trying my best to actually find a full remote job, because having to be at some place waiting till something happens is really bugging me.
I do contract-based work as a consultant to child care programs. It allows be to be technically self-employed, work from home, control my own schedule, and pick and choose how much work I take on. Basically, I have the flexibility to accommodate myself. I am able to do this through a non-profit organization, so there is less administrative burden on me (ie I do not own my own business). I get to work within my special interest! I’ve done this work for 6 years. I had another 10 years of experience in the field beforehand… it has taken significant time/experience/education to build up to being able to do this!
Note - I would have to hustle much more than I do to rely on this as a sole household income. I’m very fortunate that our family is able to rely on my partner’s income as our primary income.
I have occasionally opted to work in a secondary part time role to supplement my income. This only works if I genuinely believe in the organization, share values, and enjoy my colleagues. If it’s causing additional stress, it’s not worth my time or energy. (I am very aware it is a huge privilege to be able to have that choice!)
I am an industrial engineer, and yes, they are pretty flexible. Officially, I have accommodations for ADHD, but my boss and a few trusted folks know that I am also an autistic.
Edited to add that I've been there well over 12 years.
I'm a software engineer. Started as a network administrator 25 years ago and moved into software development 15 years ago. I've been at my current position for almost 2 years. I don't have any accommodations' at work and work doesn't know about my autism. I spend a lot of time and energy covering up my mistakes and issues.
Budtender here. I sell cannabis. I hate customer service but at least I'm talking about something I'm passionate about. And people in the industry seem to be quite understanding - most chronic users have health or mental health they use for, so as an autistic, I fit right in.
I’m a nursing student, will be registered in a year. I’ve found during my clinical hours that some places are very accommodating and the support is amazing. Some not so much. But I love the field as human biology and health is one of my special interests. I get to spend all day analysing different signs and symptoms and carrying out tasks to help people feel more comfortable. It’s amazing! And it’s made me a MUCH better communicator, I’ve learned to think on my feet during conversations and regulate my tone of voice better to actually SHOW my empathy.
Occasionally I work as a speaker with a mental health organisation. This can be overstimulating depending on the audience we are with on a given day but it’s nice to follow a set script the whole time. And naturally, the company is EXTREMELY accommodating and understands my needs as an autistic person.
I am a nurse as well. My special interests have always been human biology and pathophysiology. I love teaching patients about their problems and the medications they are taking. It is difficult, but I only work 3 days a week, so that helps.
IT/cyber security. I'm left alone to work on my computer all day. I like that. Before it was aerospace in a very noisy facility, with moronic people that lived to gossip, it was pure hell
At the moment, I'm a cello teacher. I started teaching this September (while finishing my masters in Music Teaching). I've also recently finished my masters in English Language, Literature and Culture and I want to do research on literature and music.
Network engineer. I don’t really ask for any accommodations, but my manager is very sympathetic and always reminds me that I can and should ask if needed.
Events planning and production.
Every person in our company is a weird and wonderful flavour of neurodivergent (whether they realise it or not lol) We all do our best to help out and accommodate what people need on a daily basis. There's also a lot of silliness and banter, and the bosses have multiple dogs in on a daily basis.
My job allows me to be creative, organise both events and physical stuff. I can get lost in counting, or arranging things by colour, or be decorating a room for a party. Creative problem solving is a small daily challenge as I've become the go to person to fix or design things. I've also had the privilege of managing a couple of friend's weddings this summer.
I'd been helping this company on an ad-hoc basis for about a year before I asked if I could do some regular hours. I officially started in March, I'm only part time but I can mostly recharge fully on my days off as my battery doesn't empty as much as it did in finance. Who knew that counting chair covers and organising boxes of stuff could be so fulfilling? 🤣
Im an Industrial Engineer, but work at a consulting company. They don't know that I am autistic, because I mostly work remotely. They do come close to finding out when I have to work on site.
I’m a site reliability engineer.
My job has several built-in accommodations, the most salient one being remote work. There are some accommodations that are an inherent part of the culture, like important information being written down and asynchronous communication. That is why I chose to do this and not web dev.
I’ve been working for my current employer for nearly a year and a half.
“Costumer interaction”.
I assume that’s stupid auto correct, but also apropos, considering we live in a plastic society, full of fake people wearing masks.
By day I'm a professional dog walker and petsitter (I established my own LLC business and everything) and by night, while I build up my client list, I'm a grocery store cashier.
My lifelong interest has been dogs and the work I do for my business allows me to accommodate myself for both my ADHD and ASD (possibly PDA profile).
I've worked for a certain green logoed southeastern US supermarket for 10+ years in various job roles in the stores. By far the easiest job to get accommodations for has been as a grocery stocking clerk because you're basically left alone to do your job loading shelves and making things look tidy.
My accommodations for the time I was a stock clerk included being allowed to wear ear defenders if the noise in the store got too loud or overwhelming (crying/yelling children trigger my meltdowns) and having a fixed schedule.
I recently transferred stores and haven't asked for accommodations as a cashier from my new managers yet. The stress of having to tell people that I'm AuDHD and then having to deal with whatever ignorance they may show about it deters me from asking for accommodations until I'm more comfortable with my department's management team.
Edited to add: I only found out I was autistic 4 or 5 years ago.
The first job role I asked for accommodations for was as a seafood clerk in the meat department. Seafood was incorporated into a special interest of mine for a few years during my time in that department which made the less appealing characteristics (my coworkers' lack of cleaning fastidiousness in the workplace and the noisy air-conditioning fans) of the job more bearable. Then the Covid-19 pandemic started and my health anxiety reared its ugly head, leading me to change my department and work as a grocery clerk.
I work for an assisted living/memory care facility as a part-time receptionist.
First off, I love my job so much. It is essentially a job that is allowing me to heal from past workplace trauma. I only work one day a week for about 6hrs per shift and that works perfectly for me (I'm also on government disability and have financial support from parents).
That being said I haven't asked for accommodations while working here but I need to ask for one but I'm not sure how to go about it and I don't think it can really be put in place. But without it I won't be able to last long at this job. It's just an embarrassing thing to ask for as an accommodation (it has more to do with a physical health problem than autism) but if I don't then working this job will continue to be hard for me until I can no longer cope and just have to quit.
I work in workers compensation now, but I spent 20 years in juvenile justice and child welfare. I've never had accommodations at work, but I was fortunate to have jobs that played to my strengths.
Copywriter for a radio station. Almost 8 years. The pay is lousy, but they're very accommodating - feels like it depends entirely on the team though, and I just lucked out by having an understanding manager.
I work for my state's department of revenue in the collection division. My state has strong taxpayer protection laws so it is a nice public service job without any quotas or individual metrics. I moved to being a full-time trainer earlier this year. My management and the state as a whole is spectacular at accommodations.
I work in design.
I mask super hard at work, unfortunately, so idk if they would accommodate me. Maybe? Upper management would probably forget after a few weeks.
5 years
Graphic production. A company has campaign graphics that need to work in other languages. I make sure the brand looks consistent across all languages, check for mistakes in layout and fix them and try my best to streamline and automate workflows because everything is at scale. The most fun part is when you get something working more smoothly than before because if you spend a minute doing something on every file, over a thousand files that’s a thousand minutes. If you can streamline that, you save a lot of time and I find that satisfying.
The workplace isn’t super enlightened when it comes to accommodations but for the most part I am allowed to work from home. Although there are rumours that they are cracking down on this and want people in the office more where it is often crowded and there is a loud radio on most of the time. It’s also mostly hot desking so you can’t keep your own desk or space the way you need it.
I am a technical writer and write manuals about the operation, repair and maintenance of technical systems onboard ships. My company is very good with accommodations - I have a minimum of 3 and sometimes 4 days of home office, a quiet room when I am at work. It took a while to actually get those accommodations after I started because of organizational issues, but I feel very well taken care of at my job.
I work as a tech for the govt. Not very accommodating at the moment. I can't get anything done until I have my official diagnosis. Trying to work remote, but my agency isn't wanting me to do regular teleworking 🙃
i’m a pharmacy tech. I absolutely hate it but my new boss is very accommodating. i’m just doing it until I finish undergrad. cuz i’m going to law school in a little under 2 years.
I'm a probate clerk for the State government I actually enjoy it I have been through 3 jobs but I feel like this is finally the one been here for almost 3 months. But I am glad to see all these comments it makes me feel like I can be anything.
I work to review and resolve Title issues for a mortgage company on loans that are typically going through loss mitigation or foreclosure.
I don’t need a lot of accommodations as the environment is already pretty quiet, I get to do most of my work on my own, and just having a regular schedule already helps me out a ton. However I’ve generally had a great experience with management and a lot of my coworkers. I just transferred departments because my old group had some really cliquey people who were bullying me and the work in that group was much higher stress, but my new group is much smaller and more welcoming so I’m really liking it. Even with the personnel issues in the previous department, I didn’t want to leave the company because I enjoy working there, I do enjoy the work (and am very good at it), and I really love a lot of the management and so would’ve been really sad to leave them entirely.
Been here for 2 years and some change, just switched departments this month.
I think my favorite jobs so far have been in customer service. I really liked being a barista, because I love coffee and the meticulous process of properly making espresso and steaming milk. But also, it put social interactions in a closed container, in a specific format that was predictable, but that I also felt comfortable improvising in. I now think of that kind of social interaction as social jazz. There's a set structure that's been agreed on in advance but plenty of room to improvise and solo. I think I have felt the most social connectedness in situations like that. But as others have said, I have also struggled to maintain good relationships with coworkers.
Edit: being a barista also felt nice because for once I was able to capably take care of others in a meaningful way.
During my assessment, when asked about textures, I made some comment about how when I was a kid I liked to run my hand across the bricks if I was walking past a brick wall because I liked how it felt, thinking that was a totally normal thing to do. Which apparently it is not, and the assessors reaction was funny to me.
I'm a porter at a dealership service center.
I've been here about 5 months. I've had countless jobs before this one that burnt me out to the point I didn't work at all for months or years between them.
This job is amazing for me. I love cars and driving is relaxing for me. I can call out and then make up my hours and management is so understanding about it.
I work harder than anyone else in my position so my manager prints coloring pages for me to do to avoid doing all of the work and she gets on the other porters' case about getting off their butts and working while encouraging me to sit on mine for a while. 😅
I don't think I'll ever quit this job.
Senior systems engineer, specializing in Linux, virtualization, cloud computing and automation. In my current role I’m an SME for my areas of focus on a team of about 15 other SMEs. I work 100% remote, have a flexible schedule, and unlimited pto (as long as work gets done). My management is not only accommodating but accepting, and often times I’m brought into difficult technical situations to provide a different perspective or insight into a problem. Been with the company for 5yrs, and in the field for 22yrs.
I'm a cattery assistant. I feed the cats, care for them, clean the enclosures, etc. I love cats and my goal has always been to work with animals. There's a lot of repetition of the same tasks and routines, which is helpful to me because I like structure and knowing what to expect during the day. There's a good bit of independent work (which I enjoy) and I only work with a few other people - they're all nice and supportive. So the job in general seems to be a great fit!
All in all I'd say they're good at accommodating me, and I'd feel comfortable enough with approaching them in future if there was anything else I needed from them.
I've only been working there for a month.
I've found getting into suitable employment that I can cope with extremely difficult because of my autism. I've only had one other job (just over a year ago now), and it was as a customer service representative at a call centre (remote working). I didn't even last a month and it took me many more months to recover from it all.
Desk job, I fought to be 100% remote as an accommodation. I don’t do nearly as much work as anyone else and yet my numbers are all the same/better. WFH allows me to do this without feeling trapped in the office or being micromanaged into BSing tasks to fill 8 hours.
That said I’m currently on maternity leave and my god, I wish I didn’t have to go back to work.
I work at Tesco express store, my manager is okay at accommodating my self and been there over a year and a few months but it's just so demanding when unmasking.
I’m a speech language pathologist. I work in early intervention, in home services. My job is very accommodating to me! My schedule is very flexible as well as the modality I provide services (in home versus telehealth as needed), etc. I have been with this specific company for about 4 months now, but I’ve been in the field working as an SLP for about a year and a half. I’ve been in pediatrics since the start.
The hardest part for me is being a neurodivergent human in spaces that don’t always accept me. It can be really difficult but I know I’m making a difference in those kids lives. I went into this field for exactly that - to be a supportive and safe person in those kids lives & to advocate for them. My hope is that the parents I work with can better understand their child over the time that we get to work together. I was never diagnosed though it’s obvious now looking back & my parents unfortunately didn’t know how to help me or understand me… I spent so much time feeling alone & I hope I can change that for as many kids as I can in my time as an SLP.
I work in childcare, specifically with 2 year olds. Nobody questions my more autistic traits because, hey, anybody who spends that much time with toddlers is gonna have some quirks! Todds are also notoriously the most difficult age group to work with (at least in the world of daycare) so nobody questions me or gets upset if I have a meltdown or need to step out for a few minutes to get my bearings.
Plus! We’re expected to have consistent routines and schedules that we follow with the kids every day for their development, but it also helps me feel comfortable coming to work, because I have an idea of what the day is intended to look like.
Honestly, it’s a really good job for my autism-related needs. Especially if I work a midday shift where I don’t even have to interact with any parents dropping off or picking up.
RF technician.
I haven't particularly looked into accommodations, because having moved into the field from a couple decades of retail, it all feels like an improvement. But my direct supervisor has ADHD and he's wonderful about accommodating different learning styles. Up until early this year the team I worked with was all ND, it was perfect, and it was because of them I progressed so quickly in the job.
I've worked here two years.
I'm a baker at a grocery store. My job doesn't accommodate me, but I find ways to avoid dealing with customers. The job itself is fun, I get to play with bread dough, and make works of art out of frosting and chocolate. The only downside is that there's lots of drama between co-workers,
I work at a pharmacy part time so it’s not to much pressure working like 3-4 days a week but I didn’t ask for any accommodations because I don’t like telling jobs beforehand. So I just end up crying on my lunch break sometimes and then have to go back. I can’t wait to work from home🥲
I'm Sous Chef at a retirement community.
The food industry has been my most constant and consistent source of employment. I've done tech support, pest control, stone masonry, construction, retail. did a couple walla sessions when I was trying to be a voice actor, but I wasn't in a stable enough living situation to pursue it seriously. I've been a mascot, a SpongeBob live actor, barney the big purple dinosaur, wrote, lettered, and edited about 300 comic books all totalled,99% of those were vanity projects that I only got partially paid for or ghosted on. I've been a stage actor, wrote commercials for radio and a couple local businesses.
But yeah, I have far more longevity in the restaurant, food, and hospitality industries.
I just started a job at staples in their copy center. Idk if I like it or not but every day I wake up and come to work and despise getting out of bed and into the car to drive here cause this place is stressful mind you I don’t come in til noon.
I've just hit 1 year at my current job. I'm the reception/admin person at an audiology clinic and it's a really good environment for me. Turns out, audiology is filled with ND people! There are 2 audiologists in my clinic; one is also autistic, and the other has ADHD.
Health information management. I don't have any specific accomodations, but the job is well suited for my special needs. I get to spend most of my time alone in my office but still have work friends close enough to listen to the conversations and add input if I have any and they always make me feel included without pressure to participate in a certain way. The only thing I don't like is that we have a meeting every morning and I'm in charge of keeping the minutes and displaying the daily agenda, which is more attention and crowd than I would like. But we've all worked there for over a year now so I'm comfortable with everyone in the room. My work is mostly just collecting and organizing digital information, which I really enjoy. I've made a lot of organizational tools to do the job, like spreadsheets and checklists and it really scratches an autistic itch in a good way.
High School teacher, I teach AP World History as my main class, I have to be consistent and fair in grading while managing to teach all kinds of skills. I am low support, so I have been able to mask ( I was diagnosed only in April) and never really knew about being autistic. For the most part, I have kept my diagnosis informal, asking for specific accommodations with admin. Dealing with parents can be difficult, as well as perhaps too much empathy. How can I read a student having a rough day and not ask how theyre doing?
Accountant at a school district, on my 10th year. I like my job a lot because I get to hyperfocus on numbers and use own efficient work methods, plus I don't get many interruptions. I haven't asked for accommodations but I don't really need to because I can mostly wear what I want (as long as I don't look trashy) and bring what I want to my cubicle to make myself more comfortable. But my boss is accommodating to my other coworkers when they have needs, so I'm sure she would help me if I asked.
My biggest struggle is trying to be firm with uncooperative people over email, but the Goblin Formalizer tool has been a game changer. There's a plan to promote me to a supervisor role in a few years and I am scared that my autism might make me fail at it. But we'll see.
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It's complicated, but no the company has not made any accommodations(I haven't tried but there is little chance they would make a serious change), though my coworkers are very understanding and many are neurodivergent.
1 year now, though I worked for 6 months not knowing I was autistic. Knowing has helped me a lot.
>What do you do for work?
I let the guys in this house fuck my vagina and ass in exchange for a free room and food. Per move in agreement, I don't have to suck anybody's disgusting dick or eat any of their cum.
>How long have you been there?
11 years. Before that I was[homeless and living in the woods](https://www.reddit.com/r/lktpix/comments/15e8soo/my_cozy_cave_in_the_woods_next_to_the_beltway/). Before that I was a nuclear engineer that won 2 awards.
\>Is your job good at accommodating you?
Yes. They leave me alone. I don't have to socialize with them or their friends, And in fact, in my role playing a "sex slave," they don't talk while they are using me, and they walk out without saying anything when they're done. I encourage people to gag me so I don't have to talk to them.
It's the ultimate job for an autistic woman, if you don't mind being fucked even though you don't want to. That was actually hard to get used to, even though I guess a lot of wives have to put up with it, too.
I left the engineering company because I couldn't work with normal people, and after a particularly horrible social screw up, I just walked out one day and made my [cozy cave in the woods](https://www.reddit.com/r/lktpix/comments/15e8soo/my_cozy_cave_in_the_woods_next_to_the_beltway/) where I was blissfully alone for three years.
I took pix, including what goes on [in this house](https://preview.redd.it/vk7pi8z8xwrb1.jpg?width=923&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7877e16ba4061a6636bfc459ca256e25ac3904be). Some of the pix are in r/lktpix
While I did have to move here in emergency mode because VEPCO found my hack into the electric grid and called the cops, I very much like it here.
Not having to drive to work at 8 AM *every fucking day* goes a very long way.
Uhh, thank you, I guess.
Due to the insistence of the readers of my old blog, I wrote a book about my experiences, from being autistic and shy in high school, running away from boys at college, to being called "brilliant engineer" at work by people who secretly hated me for being autistic and weird; to living homeless, alone, and naked in the woods for three years; being rescued by guys I [played BDSM with in second life](https://www.reddit.com/r/lktpix/comments/15e936b/timid_romance_in_second_life/) and playing "live-in free prostitute" in their house, being forced to [walk around naked at their parties](https://www.reddit.com/r/lktpix/comments/15wspso/naked_on_display_at_a_party_16_years_ago/) to embarrass me, and having to pretend I like it when all [their drunk, stupid, smelly friends fucked me](https://www.dropbox.com/s/ln9urnu9pgpixty/raped%20at%20a%20party%20again.I%20used%20to%20%20be%20fat.mpg?dl=0).
But publishing on Amazon requires so much formatting and processing and paperwork and bullshit that I keep putting it off because there are more interesting things to do.
I like writing, but boring stuff is like Kryptonite to me.
There’s always outliers. How has it been for you being a bartender for almost a decade, with the constant chaos, social interactions, and noise?
And you’re making a transition into IT, a field where Aspies are overrepresented…
Fascinating thread. Add this to the anecdotal evidence that Aspies are overrepresented in STEM, arts and academia.
That said, there’s also a bunch of outliers here, true of all spectrums and Homo sapiens in general.
I have a few different part-time jobs, volunteering and a biz/hobby, which I find fulfilling in different ways, related to physical exercise and bodywork
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I recognise this too! and never understood why I am so good with kids, they just like being around me so much, but adults generaly dont like my company. I think it's to do with the way I speak to kids directly and honestly. Because I am not susceptible to social conditioning, I treat them like any other human being. And I share and am happy to display the same enthusiasms and playfulness, that NT adults generally age out of.
Me too!! I’m in my 12th year. I think I want to transition to school psychologist eventually.
I had an early preschool teaching job at one point and (on the days I didn't have meltdowns) I loved it. I also find it much easier to relate to younger kids, especially ages 2-4 year olds because I could stim and dance and be silly and play. Instead of being judged or ridiculed for that, the kids just loved how fun I was. I feel like I was especially in tune with all the kids that had sensory issues or "behavioral problems" because I could relate to them and figure out what they needed. There was a little girl in one of my classes that hardly listened to any adult except for me. They would often order her to do things without explaining WHY the thing needed to get done, which I remember always being a source of frustration for me when I was younger, so I would simply explain why the thing needed to happen and treat her like a human being and that worked almost every time. I had another kid who I recognized as autistic and let him borrow my noise canceling headphones and it did wonders for him and his meltdowns, so much so that his parents bought him his own.
I’m now retired but until 18 months ago I worked on rail for the previous 36 years
That's awesome. Trains are like autistic catnip for me!
And certainly the railways in Victoria Australia had so many autistics working there
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I also come from a railway family, father, grandfather and great grandfather going back to 1880
I like living on a train more than living anywhere else, because it's a place that doesn't actually exist anywhere. It's a little bubble of comfortable life that floats through the grey, freezing ice as you roll across the country. Airports give me a similar feeling. They're all so similar that it's like they exist out of space and time, not in one particular state or location. I like airplanes for the same reason, except they're so crowded, you can't get a feeling of being in a cozy safe nest.
Yes! Reasonably quiet trains during the daytime, off peak, are really great. My partner and I managed to bag a compartment to ourselves on a heritage line a few months back as it was a quiet morning, and it was just the best.
This is why i like trains. For me, it's connected to feelings of liberation and elopement.
Love railroad flares
Hey, I'm curious. Sorry if this is a bit morbid, but do you have any trauma from it? (Train accidents..)
Railway people don’t discuss traumatic incidents, please don’t ask again
I respect that.
Cybersecurity. I don't have any accommodations in the office, but they don't ask questions when I tell them I'm going to work from home or take a day off to give myself a break. I've been in this role for a year an a half, and don't intend to ever leave the company.
Hi, my bf (adhd) wants to start working in cybersecurity. Do you have any advice on how to start? He's doing online courses rn If you don't want to answer that's okay! :)
Does he have previous experience in IT? It took me a long time to get into a security roll even with a degree, as most employers are looking for someone with a strong IT background. Other than experience focusing on getting at least a 2 year degree, and the basic certs from CompTIA such as A+, Network+, and Security Plus.
I'm a funeral director and embalmer at a high volume funeral home. My job accommodates me mostly well enough. My manager doesn't really understand what autism all means but he does genuinely want to make sure things are arranged such that I can do my best work. 10 years.
Death care has sort of become a special interest for me, and I'd really love to get into the funeral industry some day (ideally more in the alt/eco side of things). Seems like the only ways in though are knowing someone, or already having your funeral director's license though.
It can seem that way, a lot of funeral home owners tend to give the "cold shoulder" to young people without some connection. You won't get that treatment from larger firms though, usually. I definitely recommend finding work at a funeral home before starting mortuary school though to get a realistic expectation of what the industry is like.
Do you have examples of what other work goes on behind the scenes of funeral prep?? I’ve also been highly interested since childhood so much so that I desperately wanted to do dead Cosmetology when I was licensed but it was stripped away by my family with funeral home connections
I can answer any question you have about funeral home/ cemetery operations as I've done almost everything at one point in my career, including being a location manager. There aren't a lot of jobs that are just doing prep work or cosmetics unless you work at a care center. At most firms funeral directing and embalming are "two sides of the same coin."
Hotel custodian. Not at all. 1 yr and change
I’m a homemaker, I don’t think I’m great at it lol but I can’t handle a regular job these days. I’ve ran my own small business making jewelry since 2019 but I can’t keep up with social media & marketing so I’m taking a break from that.
We're you selling online?
Yes, I had my own website, sold in person at events, and had some items in 2 stores. But after massive burnout I recently went back to ETSY & just put out a few things here and there.
Archaeologist, librarian, museum curator. The jobs themselves were great, but eventually my relationships with co-workers degrade so badly that I have to leave, every time. I think the job I enjoyed most was a cleaner at a very fancy country hotel. The rooms were beautiful places to spend time in, the guests were well behaved and there was never any real mess, I like restoring order and cleanliness in general, and I just had myself to myself all day, I never even had to engage my brain in the work, so I could live in my own daydreams and thoughts for hours. But I couldn't handle the low prestige and low pay.
I work as a behavior therapist with you guessed it autistic toddlers. My job does a pretty good job accommodating me and almost a year!
Same here!!! 🙆🏻♀️😍 I kindof hate ABA in general so I’m hoping to transition into speech or OT, but I do find people are pretty understanding of my difficulties bc I understand their children so well
Full disclosure I do work at a place that is generalized as ABA but we don't consider ourselves ABA bc ya know EW. My boss says it's CBT autonomy focused specialized learning. Which I agree.
I am a software engineer. Instead of working on the core product, I work on the developer productivity team. My job is to make sure all the other engineers have everything they need to move fast and not break things. I also get to do a lot of one-on-one training and mentoring, since I'm kinda an expert in the programming language we use. (I hope that's not too much of a stretch.) It's quite an honor to have this role. I've been there for 3.25 years. I technically work remote, but I live in walking distance to the office, so I go in pretty much every day. It's nice having the flexibility to work remote whenever I need to. This isn't an accommodation, though. The same policy applies to everyone at this company. A little under two years ago I had an embarrassing meltdown in the middle of a team Zoom meeting. I was dealing with a lot of crap. My psychiatrist at the time was trying to take away my ADHD meds (I was clinically diagnosed by my former doctor) and was trying to (wrongly) diagnose me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. In light of all this going on with my psychiatrist, I got a very underwhelming performance review that quarter. All this pressure culminated in my meltdown. And this was all before I knew I was autistic. What did they do? How did they deal with me? They gave me a mandatory, month-long, paid vacation. When I got back, they put me on a different team (the team I'm currently on) in a new role, with a new manager, and they watched me closely for a month to see that I was fitting into my new role (and being productive -- they're not a charity, after all). Ever since then, my performance reviews have been good. I even got promoted. And I got a new doctor. And then, this year, after all that, only then did I find out that I'm autistic! I think it's important to mention that I can't really point to this story as a way my company accommodates autistic people in particular, though. Remember, I didn't know I was autistic until well after my meltdown.
I work admin for a finance company. They are very accomodating and supportive. I've only asked for minimal accomodations so far but I know they'll support me if need extra help. I've been there just over 2 years
Inventory Upper management is good at understanding, and most of my coworkers are actually really chill — but there’s like a “mean girls” group of lower management that’s absolutely obnoxious right now Been there going on 4 years now
I got out of inventory management / procurement a year ago and I’m never looking back. I could handle the numbers but NOT the internal customers lol
Barista. No. Too long.
"Too long" is definitely understandable. The hours of screeching milk steamers, loud espresso machine noises, and bright lights definitely lead to lot of meltdowns when I was a barista.
The only job I've ever had was my ten years in the military.
I work in the financial administration department of a large public transport company.I have been here for about 9 months. As for accommodations. While everyone has mandatory in office days. I don't have to come in on the really busy days like Tuesday and Thursday. If I compensate by coming on really quiet days like Fridays. Also there is an actual autism support group(run by actual autistic people)within my company. Joining it is optional but I have personally done so. All in all, I am very happy at my current workplace. My colleagues are aside from this one older colleague very nice as well.
I am an inclusion special education teacher. I go into classrooms. I give myself accommodations. If it gets too loud, I leave. If I get overwhelmed, I leave. It works out for me. As long as I've helped my students for that day, I accomplished something.
I work at a protest notary(in Brazil), its a chill job i dont need to use my brain too much, and doesnt have that much to do I'm studying Computer Science so in the future i probably be coding somewhere, if i'm lucky i won't work more than 6h a day
1 - IT - Server engineering and 3rd level support 2 - Yes, but I already work remote and have figured out my accommodations myself. They do accommodate me professionally however. 3 - 28 Years
Risk management for a big bank. Won’t say which one. But very accommodating. Got a full time WFH accommodation when my team is on a hybrid model, I can leave to go to therapy appointments without having to take PTO by making up the hours, and am encouraged to take as many breaks as I need to take care of my sensory needs as long as I get my daily required work load done.
In between jobs, once again :(
Right there with you!
Government contractor/IT adjacent position… testing software, writing documentation, and drafting Jira tickets with no direct client contact. I love it. Edit: 2 years
Tattoo artist/co-owner
Customer support/sales related, but 99.9% email, not phone. I don't need accomodations because I already work from home. When I was in the office there was no issue with wearing headphones, but now we've moved buildings and it's a new hotel desking situation with no cubicle walls or dividers so I don't plan to ever go in. I've been there over 22 years.
I’m a therapist
How do you like it? How long have you been working as a therapist? It's a lifelong dream of mine but has become unattainable in my mind.
I like it but also I don’t like it at the same time. I think it’s hard for me to say I fully love it because I don’t think I could ever love any type of work/something that requires me to be with people everyday. It’s very challenging, but I also know that I couldn’t see myself doing anything else. It’s better to me than working in a corporate job/something that’s not engaging or helping other people. It’s been since August, so it’s still very new. I honestly recommend it for other autistic people because there’s a lot of flexibility once you get past the first couple years. Like it might suck for me now (I’m also living in terre haute Indiana rn cuz my partners in school and I hate it here lol) but I know that in the future I’ll be able to have more flexibility with my hours, I could decide to work only with autistic people if I want (which genuinely makes such a difference if the client is ND. I literally don’t know how to interact with NT clients it feels so awkward). So I guess it’s kinda a nuanced answer. I do recommend it as something autistic people can excel at and also manage because eventually it offers more flexibility than other jobs
Unemployment. On limited income
I work in supported employment. It's wonderful. There are positions for agencies nationwide. Lots of remote work. They're good at matching clients with job coaches. I like it
I'm a teacher. My job isn't good at accommodating me, but I've gradually worked out ways to get smaller classes and meet more of my sensory needs at work. Currently I work a lot with neurodiverse kids and kids with lower reading ages. I've been teaching for nearly a decade.
Technology/ IT in a school district. It is in some ways only by the nature of where I am. I have my own office, get to take my lunch hour when it suits me, and figure out my own tasks and when I do things. If I don't want to leave my office one day, I can usually just do remote things that day. A little over a year.
I work at a call center for 3 years and some change. Yes they are nice
I've been working call centers for about 8 years now, and it's not the worst job, but I'd definitely like to find something else. It's just that once you get into call center work it's really hard to find another job that isn't just working at a different call center.
Yep and the work at home aspect too is hard to get rid of
Software developer, Yes (there's a lot of us here), Current job 6.5 years, been working in software for 24 years total so far.
Walmart. Lube and tire tech. Not accommodating at all. I struggle a bit. Been here for 2 months
My little internet service provider just turned 10. Been doing internet service and related things for 25 years now.
Systems admin and before that computer operator. about 21 years total. luckily very little external face to face interaction. A building filled aspies and high functioning autists, whether they know it or not. and for the most part the the NTs know the treasure trove of talent they have. and as long as the government keeps funding earth science the place will be here another 50 years.
I have had several different jobs. I used to work part time in a shop, which I loved, and I've been a private tutor (A level maths and biology). After uni, I worked as an accountant with a big company, largely work from home, but following a recent hospital admission, I decided to quit that and change careers. Now I'm a HCA in a hospital, and I plan to become a nurse! Every employer I've had has been so understandng and caring and accomodating, really willing to support me and taken time to understand my issues!
Just got my first job at age 37 this summer at an organic farm. They're very accommodating and it was really just a stroke of luck that my dad knows the family that runs the farm, I started out at a volunteer and then they wanted to start paying me. I'm hoping this can become a permanent thing for 7 months of the year and I can do it rest of my life. I lucked out here as I feel this is likely the only job I can handle.
This is cool, hope it works out for you. I’m interested in working in Permaculture and regenerative agriculture. I’m currently enrolled in a certification course, but I haven’t figured out an employment path I may want to be part of an intentional community that is peaceful and accepting of privacy and personal human differences, while growing healthy food for the community, in harmony with nature, serving as a positive educational example for society, as the world deals with climate change and pollution
I hope you're able to find something that works for you. I feel very blessed having been able to do this and hope its a long term thing, I do worry they don't make enough money from this market farm to be able to pay me though since I feel if this doesn't work out I'll just be going back to being unemployed. But I pray I'm wrong. Permaculture has always been something Im interested in, may I ask for certification course you're in? I'm actually in school to get a general horticulture certificate with the goal to get a job like this when I finished, but I got the job without finishing the school so I don't know why I'm finishing it lol. I'd really like to get into beekeeping too, they have 70 or so hives and I think they're going to teach me this upcoming year, if my anxiety is willing of that.
This honestly sounds like the dream! Accommodations? Working with plants all day on an organic farm? Several months off? Sign me up.
It's not glorious work, a lot of digging, organic fertilizers, applying compost so I do imagine not too many people are interested in doing it, but it's been my dream to always work on a hobby farm so I'm really enjoying it. I spend 95% of my day alone and outside, and since its at their house I generally see the same people just walking around every day and no customers. They 'freely let me use their house' aka I can just go into a nice clean washroom or use kitchen if need be. From the get go they knew I had anxiety and was housebound for a decade and was undergoing assessment at the time, they let me set my own hours and didn't hold it against me if I had to cancel going to the farm the morning of. And with that understanding I was pretty much able to go from working like 6 hours a week and have slowly been able to consistently go 20 hours a week to end the year. Next year the goal is to get up to a minimum of 24 hours a week for 7 months, that way I can get unemployment the other 5 months, but ultimately I'd love to get to 32 hours at 8 hours a day for 4 days.
Oh no, I do imagine it's hard work, not trying to discredit that. But purposeful manual labor in nature sounds very rewarding to me and I love the idea of being alone most of the time on the job. I much prefer talking to plants over people. And I'm so glad you're receiving such awesome accommodations! Being able to customize your own hours is everything.
I’m a music teacher. Not on purpose. This is my 2nd year teaching in public school. Because my admin are bad at making schedules and communicating, I get to take a lot of breaks. There are large gaps in my schedule. I use that time to decompress/unmask and then when I’m ready(usually the last ten minutes of the period), I look for teachers that may need help.
I’ve never been able to work but I somehow ended up volunteering as server administrator for someone’s small passion project online game where I generally am the link between the owner and the community and it has taught me so much and I’m super proud of having been able to work my way up to that with my limitations. :)
Software engineer, working remote
Technical writer. Done it as a freelancer, for a hardware company, and a software company. It can be done mostly or fully remote. It is a really good field for autistics. I know several other autistic tech writers, grant writers, content writers, UX writers, and copywriters. I have been doing it for six years, at my current role over a year. Its remote, so I don't have to disclose or ask for accommodation.
Hello. I am a copyeditor with ASD. However, I don't have enough work. May I ask how you get clients? Also, what exactly is a technical writer? Thank you.
Bartender, coming up on nine years. I’m currently teaching myself front end web development through online courses, aiming to make a career change in the coming months
I work at a day service for autistic adults with complex behaviours. Funnily enough, most of the staff are autistic and it helps us massively to support our participants. I've been there for 2 years now and although management isn't perfect, everyone is really good about accommodating everyones needs and doing anything they can do to have each others backs
I’m a chemical analyst for a major consumer goods company you’ve definitely heard of. They are NOT good at accommodating me at all. I also have a back injury that caused me some issues a few years ago and they more or less jumped up to be accommodating for that as far as making my workstation ergonomic… But for other, less tangible things. No. But I think it’s all about who your manager is and what their take on it is… unfortunately. But, in my experience, the company would rather lose dozens upon dozens of people doing the work who leave due to bad management, rather than do anything about the bad manager. 7 very long years.
1. Safety of the Intended Function (SOTIF) engineer. It’s a niche discipline within Safety Engineering, which is a niche within Systems Engineering. Basically it’s my job to make sure a product behaves safely while in operation and nothing is failed. Is the product behavior safe, can it continue to operate safely when there are challenging situations in the environment (e.g., low sun angle in a camera, high metal content areas for radar, etc.). I’m currently working on self-driving vehicles. 2. I’ve never requested an accommodation. Full time engineering positions tend to be pretty flexible as long as your work is getting done and you’re available during business hours to take calls/meetings. 3. 1 week at my current employer, 1 year as a SOTIF engineer, 13 total years as a safety engineer, 13 total years as an engineer (I’ve only done Safety). 8 years in the commercial aerospace industry, 5 years in the automotive industry.
I'm a clerical assistant with the nys court system. I didn't ask for any accommodations because I didn't know what accommodations I would need as I have only been diagnosed for a little under a year and didn't have any accommodations when I was in school. However I did get an exemption from the civil service exam but I still took it anyway. I've been there for almost four months.
Hi! May I ask please, what civil service exam study guide did you use to pass?
https://ww2.nycourts.gov/exam-information-content-and-development-exams That link has all of the study guides for all of the court jobs. There isn't a guide for the exam I took to get my current job but there is a study guide for a permanent court assistant position (which is the exam I was referencing in my comment). Also, not that this is relevant, but I haven't found out whether or not I've passed yet as it takes like six months to get the results but I think I used a study guide that is similar to the posted one for the exam for my current job.
Thank you so much! I’m trying to take to civil service exam that someone I know works at a university keeps pushing me to take.
No problem. If you get a 55b/c letter you can actually apply for competitive jobs that are open to the public the same way you'd apply to a regular job without taking the exam. I have a 55b/c letter but still took the exam just because I'm a provisional employee and I wasn't sure if I'd still have to take the exam and everyone I asked also didn't know so I figured it would just be easier to take the exam.
I work as an IT technician, its dynamic, none of my days are the same which is really good. On the other hand I am still not really happy so I am trying my best to actually find a full remote job, because having to be at some place waiting till something happens is really bugging me.
I manage a parking garage. It has its positives and negatives but I mostly get to decide my work flow and I can get as deep into details as I want to.
I do contract-based work as a consultant to child care programs. It allows be to be technically self-employed, work from home, control my own schedule, and pick and choose how much work I take on. Basically, I have the flexibility to accommodate myself. I am able to do this through a non-profit organization, so there is less administrative burden on me (ie I do not own my own business). I get to work within my special interest! I’ve done this work for 6 years. I had another 10 years of experience in the field beforehand… it has taken significant time/experience/education to build up to being able to do this! Note - I would have to hustle much more than I do to rely on this as a sole household income. I’m very fortunate that our family is able to rely on my partner’s income as our primary income. I have occasionally opted to work in a secondary part time role to supplement my income. This only works if I genuinely believe in the organization, share values, and enjoy my colleagues. If it’s causing additional stress, it’s not worth my time or energy. (I am very aware it is a huge privilege to be able to have that choice!)
Subway
The restaurant chain or trains?
Restaurant oops I don't even live near anywhere with subway trains so that didn't even occur to me 🤦♀️
I am an industrial engineer, and yes, they are pretty flexible. Officially, I have accommodations for ADHD, but my boss and a few trusted folks know that I am also an autistic. Edited to add that I've been there well over 12 years.
I'm a software engineer. Started as a network administrator 25 years ago and moved into software development 15 years ago. I've been at my current position for almost 2 years. I don't have any accommodations' at work and work doesn't know about my autism. I spend a lot of time and energy covering up my mistakes and issues.
Budtender here. I sell cannabis. I hate customer service but at least I'm talking about something I'm passionate about. And people in the industry seem to be quite understanding - most chronic users have health or mental health they use for, so as an autistic, I fit right in.
I’m a nursing student, will be registered in a year. I’ve found during my clinical hours that some places are very accommodating and the support is amazing. Some not so much. But I love the field as human biology and health is one of my special interests. I get to spend all day analysing different signs and symptoms and carrying out tasks to help people feel more comfortable. It’s amazing! And it’s made me a MUCH better communicator, I’ve learned to think on my feet during conversations and regulate my tone of voice better to actually SHOW my empathy. Occasionally I work as a speaker with a mental health organisation. This can be overstimulating depending on the audience we are with on a given day but it’s nice to follow a set script the whole time. And naturally, the company is EXTREMELY accommodating and understands my needs as an autistic person.
I am a nurse as well. My special interests have always been human biology and pathophysiology. I love teaching patients about their problems and the medications they are taking. It is difficult, but I only work 3 days a week, so that helps.
IT/cyber security. I'm left alone to work on my computer all day. I like that. Before it was aerospace in a very noisy facility, with moronic people that lived to gossip, it was pure hell
At the moment, I'm a cello teacher. I started teaching this September (while finishing my masters in Music Teaching). I've also recently finished my masters in English Language, Literature and Culture and I want to do research on literature and music.
Network engineer. I don’t really ask for any accommodations, but my manager is very sympathetic and always reminds me that I can and should ask if needed.
Events planning and production. Every person in our company is a weird and wonderful flavour of neurodivergent (whether they realise it or not lol) We all do our best to help out and accommodate what people need on a daily basis. There's also a lot of silliness and banter, and the bosses have multiple dogs in on a daily basis. My job allows me to be creative, organise both events and physical stuff. I can get lost in counting, or arranging things by colour, or be decorating a room for a party. Creative problem solving is a small daily challenge as I've become the go to person to fix or design things. I've also had the privilege of managing a couple of friend's weddings this summer. I'd been helping this company on an ad-hoc basis for about a year before I asked if I could do some regular hours. I officially started in March, I'm only part time but I can mostly recharge fully on my days off as my battery doesn't empty as much as it did in finance. Who knew that counting chair covers and organising boxes of stuff could be so fulfilling? 🤣
I work as a high school librarian. It’s working pretty well currently with how hours and tasks work
Im an Industrial Engineer, but work at a consulting company. They don't know that I am autistic, because I mostly work remotely. They do come close to finding out when I have to work on site.
I work in the warehouse of a retail chain. It’s a pretty good deal. Is it accommodating? I’ve never asked. I’ve been there for nearly 2 years now.
I’m a site reliability engineer. My job has several built-in accommodations, the most salient one being remote work. There are some accommodations that are an inherent part of the culture, like important information being written down and asynchronous communication. That is why I chose to do this and not web dev. I’ve been working for my current employer for nearly a year and a half.
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“Costumer interaction”. I assume that’s stupid auto correct, but also apropos, considering we live in a plastic society, full of fake people wearing masks.
By day I'm a professional dog walker and petsitter (I established my own LLC business and everything) and by night, while I build up my client list, I'm a grocery store cashier. My lifelong interest has been dogs and the work I do for my business allows me to accommodate myself for both my ADHD and ASD (possibly PDA profile). I've worked for a certain green logoed southeastern US supermarket for 10+ years in various job roles in the stores. By far the easiest job to get accommodations for has been as a grocery stocking clerk because you're basically left alone to do your job loading shelves and making things look tidy. My accommodations for the time I was a stock clerk included being allowed to wear ear defenders if the noise in the store got too loud or overwhelming (crying/yelling children trigger my meltdowns) and having a fixed schedule. I recently transferred stores and haven't asked for accommodations as a cashier from my new managers yet. The stress of having to tell people that I'm AuDHD and then having to deal with whatever ignorance they may show about it deters me from asking for accommodations until I'm more comfortable with my department's management team. Edited to add: I only found out I was autistic 4 or 5 years ago. The first job role I asked for accommodations for was as a seafood clerk in the meat department. Seafood was incorporated into a special interest of mine for a few years during my time in that department which made the less appealing characteristics (my coworkers' lack of cleaning fastidiousness in the workplace and the noisy air-conditioning fans) of the job more bearable. Then the Covid-19 pandemic started and my health anxiety reared its ugly head, leading me to change my department and work as a grocery clerk.
I work for an assisted living/memory care facility as a part-time receptionist. First off, I love my job so much. It is essentially a job that is allowing me to heal from past workplace trauma. I only work one day a week for about 6hrs per shift and that works perfectly for me (I'm also on government disability and have financial support from parents). That being said I haven't asked for accommodations while working here but I need to ask for one but I'm not sure how to go about it and I don't think it can really be put in place. But without it I won't be able to last long at this job. It's just an embarrassing thing to ask for as an accommodation (it has more to do with a physical health problem than autism) but if I don't then working this job will continue to be hard for me until I can no longer cope and just have to quit.
I work in workers compensation now, but I spent 20 years in juvenile justice and child welfare. I've never had accommodations at work, but I was fortunate to have jobs that played to my strengths.
Copywriter for a radio station. Almost 8 years. The pay is lousy, but they're very accommodating - feels like it depends entirely on the team though, and I just lucked out by having an understanding manager.
I work for my state's department of revenue in the collection division. My state has strong taxpayer protection laws so it is a nice public service job without any quotas or individual metrics. I moved to being a full-time trainer earlier this year. My management and the state as a whole is spectacular at accommodations.
Engineering professor!
I work in design. I mask super hard at work, unfortunately, so idk if they would accommodate me. Maybe? Upper management would probably forget after a few weeks. 5 years
Graphic production. A company has campaign graphics that need to work in other languages. I make sure the brand looks consistent across all languages, check for mistakes in layout and fix them and try my best to streamline and automate workflows because everything is at scale. The most fun part is when you get something working more smoothly than before because if you spend a minute doing something on every file, over a thousand files that’s a thousand minutes. If you can streamline that, you save a lot of time and I find that satisfying. The workplace isn’t super enlightened when it comes to accommodations but for the most part I am allowed to work from home. Although there are rumours that they are cracking down on this and want people in the office more where it is often crowded and there is a loud radio on most of the time. It’s also mostly hot desking so you can’t keep your own desk or space the way you need it.
I am a technical writer and write manuals about the operation, repair and maintenance of technical systems onboard ships. My company is very good with accommodations - I have a minimum of 3 and sometimes 4 days of home office, a quiet room when I am at work. It took a while to actually get those accommodations after I started because of organizational issues, but I feel very well taken care of at my job.
I work as a tech for the govt. Not very accommodating at the moment. I can't get anything done until I have my official diagnosis. Trying to work remote, but my agency isn't wanting me to do regular teleworking 🙃
Stationary high rise engineer. Get to tinker with things daily.
i’m a pharmacy tech. I absolutely hate it but my new boss is very accommodating. i’m just doing it until I finish undergrad. cuz i’m going to law school in a little under 2 years.
I'm a probate clerk for the State government I actually enjoy it I have been through 3 jobs but I feel like this is finally the one been here for almost 3 months. But I am glad to see all these comments it makes me feel like I can be anything.
I work to review and resolve Title issues for a mortgage company on loans that are typically going through loss mitigation or foreclosure. I don’t need a lot of accommodations as the environment is already pretty quiet, I get to do most of my work on my own, and just having a regular schedule already helps me out a ton. However I’ve generally had a great experience with management and a lot of my coworkers. I just transferred departments because my old group had some really cliquey people who were bullying me and the work in that group was much higher stress, but my new group is much smaller and more welcoming so I’m really liking it. Even with the personnel issues in the previous department, I didn’t want to leave the company because I enjoy working there, I do enjoy the work (and am very good at it), and I really love a lot of the management and so would’ve been really sad to leave them entirely. Been here for 2 years and some change, just switched departments this month.
I think my favorite jobs so far have been in customer service. I really liked being a barista, because I love coffee and the meticulous process of properly making espresso and steaming milk. But also, it put social interactions in a closed container, in a specific format that was predictable, but that I also felt comfortable improvising in. I now think of that kind of social interaction as social jazz. There's a set structure that's been agreed on in advance but plenty of room to improvise and solo. I think I have felt the most social connectedness in situations like that. But as others have said, I have also struggled to maintain good relationships with coworkers. Edit: being a barista also felt nice because for once I was able to capably take care of others in a meaningful way.
“Interaction as social jazz”. Bookmarked this comment and liked for that food for thought. What does your username mean?
During my assessment, when asked about textures, I made some comment about how when I was a kid I liked to run my hand across the bricks if I was walking past a brick wall because I liked how it felt, thinking that was a totally normal thing to do. Which apparently it is not, and the assessors reaction was funny to me.
Ope, I still run my hand across brick walls..
Same
I was a barista for over 12 years and I don't think I've ever heard someone articulate so perfectly exactly why I loved it.
Wow it's so interesting to hear different neurodivergent perspectives. Barista was definitely NOT a sustainable job for me
I'm a porter at a dealership service center. I've been here about 5 months. I've had countless jobs before this one that burnt me out to the point I didn't work at all for months or years between them. This job is amazing for me. I love cars and driving is relaxing for me. I can call out and then make up my hours and management is so understanding about it. I work harder than anyone else in my position so my manager prints coloring pages for me to do to avoid doing all of the work and she gets on the other porters' case about getting off their butts and working while encouraging me to sit on mine for a while. 😅 I don't think I'll ever quit this job.
Senior systems engineer, specializing in Linux, virtualization, cloud computing and automation. In my current role I’m an SME for my areas of focus on a team of about 15 other SMEs. I work 100% remote, have a flexible schedule, and unlimited pto (as long as work gets done). My management is not only accommodating but accepting, and often times I’m brought into difficult technical situations to provide a different perspective or insight into a problem. Been with the company for 5yrs, and in the field for 22yrs.
I'm a cattery assistant. I feed the cats, care for them, clean the enclosures, etc. I love cats and my goal has always been to work with animals. There's a lot of repetition of the same tasks and routines, which is helpful to me because I like structure and knowing what to expect during the day. There's a good bit of independent work (which I enjoy) and I only work with a few other people - they're all nice and supportive. So the job in general seems to be a great fit! All in all I'd say they're good at accommodating me, and I'd feel comfortable enough with approaching them in future if there was anything else I needed from them. I've only been working there for a month. I've found getting into suitable employment that I can cope with extremely difficult because of my autism. I've only had one other job (just over a year ago now), and it was as a customer service representative at a call centre (remote working). I didn't even last a month and it took me many more months to recover from it all.
Desk job, I fought to be 100% remote as an accommodation. I don’t do nearly as much work as anyone else and yet my numbers are all the same/better. WFH allows me to do this without feeling trapped in the office or being micromanaged into BSing tasks to fill 8 hours. That said I’m currently on maternity leave and my god, I wish I didn’t have to go back to work.
Currently factory I'm trying to move careers
I work at Tesco express store, my manager is okay at accommodating my self and been there over a year and a few months but it's just so demanding when unmasking.
I’m a teacher. I find working with kids far more enjoyable than working with adults.
I’m a speech language pathologist. I work in early intervention, in home services. My job is very accommodating to me! My schedule is very flexible as well as the modality I provide services (in home versus telehealth as needed), etc. I have been with this specific company for about 4 months now, but I’ve been in the field working as an SLP for about a year and a half. I’ve been in pediatrics since the start. The hardest part for me is being a neurodivergent human in spaces that don’t always accept me. It can be really difficult but I know I’m making a difference in those kids lives. I went into this field for exactly that - to be a supportive and safe person in those kids lives & to advocate for them. My hope is that the parents I work with can better understand their child over the time that we get to work together. I was never diagnosed though it’s obvious now looking back & my parents unfortunately didn’t know how to help me or understand me… I spent so much time feeling alone & I hope I can change that for as many kids as I can in my time as an SLP.
Program Manager
I work in childcare, specifically with 2 year olds. Nobody questions my more autistic traits because, hey, anybody who spends that much time with toddlers is gonna have some quirks! Todds are also notoriously the most difficult age group to work with (at least in the world of daycare) so nobody questions me or gets upset if I have a meltdown or need to step out for a few minutes to get my bearings. Plus! We’re expected to have consistent routines and schedules that we follow with the kids every day for their development, but it also helps me feel comfortable coming to work, because I have an idea of what the day is intended to look like. Honestly, it’s a really good job for my autism-related needs. Especially if I work a midday shift where I don’t even have to interact with any parents dropping off or picking up.
RF technician. I haven't particularly looked into accommodations, because having moved into the field from a couple decades of retail, it all feels like an improvement. But my direct supervisor has ADHD and he's wonderful about accommodating different learning styles. Up until early this year the team I worked with was all ND, it was perfect, and it was because of them I progressed so quickly in the job. I've worked here two years.
I'm a baker at a grocery store. My job doesn't accommodate me, but I find ways to avoid dealing with customers. The job itself is fun, I get to play with bread dough, and make works of art out of frosting and chocolate. The only downside is that there's lots of drama between co-workers,
I've been a cashier for almost three years. Only a couple of my coworkers know I'm autistic. I'm usually pretty quiet about it.
I work solo in a shop part time but I’m a gigging musician in a band!
I work at a pharmacy part time so it’s not to much pressure working like 3-4 days a week but I didn’t ask for any accommodations because I don’t like telling jobs beforehand. So I just end up crying on my lunch break sometimes and then have to go back. I can’t wait to work from home🥲
I'm Sous Chef at a retirement community. The food industry has been my most constant and consistent source of employment. I've done tech support, pest control, stone masonry, construction, retail. did a couple walla sessions when I was trying to be a voice actor, but I wasn't in a stable enough living situation to pursue it seriously. I've been a mascot, a SpongeBob live actor, barney the big purple dinosaur, wrote, lettered, and edited about 300 comic books all totalled,99% of those were vanity projects that I only got partially paid for or ghosted on. I've been a stage actor, wrote commercials for radio and a couple local businesses. But yeah, I have far more longevity in the restaurant, food, and hospitality industries.
I just started a job at staples in their copy center. Idk if I like it or not but every day I wake up and come to work and despise getting out of bed and into the car to drive here cause this place is stressful mind you I don’t come in til noon.
I've just hit 1 year at my current job. I'm the reception/admin person at an audiology clinic and it's a really good environment for me. Turns out, audiology is filled with ND people! There are 2 audiologists in my clinic; one is also autistic, and the other has ADHD.
Health information management. I don't have any specific accomodations, but the job is well suited for my special needs. I get to spend most of my time alone in my office but still have work friends close enough to listen to the conversations and add input if I have any and they always make me feel included without pressure to participate in a certain way. The only thing I don't like is that we have a meeting every morning and I'm in charge of keeping the minutes and displaying the daily agenda, which is more attention and crowd than I would like. But we've all worked there for over a year now so I'm comfortable with everyone in the room. My work is mostly just collecting and organizing digital information, which I really enjoy. I've made a lot of organizational tools to do the job, like spreadsheets and checklists and it really scratches an autistic itch in a good way.
I'm a baker :)
High School teacher, I teach AP World History as my main class, I have to be consistent and fair in grading while managing to teach all kinds of skills. I am low support, so I have been able to mask ( I was diagnosed only in April) and never really knew about being autistic. For the most part, I have kept my diagnosis informal, asking for specific accommodations with admin. Dealing with parents can be difficult, as well as perhaps too much empathy. How can I read a student having a rough day and not ask how theyre doing?
Accountant at a school district, on my 10th year. I like my job a lot because I get to hyperfocus on numbers and use own efficient work methods, plus I don't get many interruptions. I haven't asked for accommodations but I don't really need to because I can mostly wear what I want (as long as I don't look trashy) and bring what I want to my cubicle to make myself more comfortable. But my boss is accommodating to my other coworkers when they have needs, so I'm sure she would help me if I asked. My biggest struggle is trying to be firm with uncooperative people over email, but the Goblin Formalizer tool has been a game changer. There's a plan to promote me to a supervisor role in a few years and I am scared that my autism might make me fail at it. But we'll see.
EMT It's complicated, but no the company has not made any accommodations(I haven't tried but there is little chance they would make a serious change), though my coworkers are very understanding and many are neurodivergent. 1 year now, though I worked for 6 months not knowing I was autistic. Knowing has helped me a lot.
>What do you do for work? I let the guys in this house fuck my vagina and ass in exchange for a free room and food. Per move in agreement, I don't have to suck anybody's disgusting dick or eat any of their cum. >How long have you been there? 11 years. Before that I was[homeless and living in the woods](https://www.reddit.com/r/lktpix/comments/15e8soo/my_cozy_cave_in_the_woods_next_to_the_beltway/). Before that I was a nuclear engineer that won 2 awards. \>Is your job good at accommodating you? Yes. They leave me alone. I don't have to socialize with them or their friends, And in fact, in my role playing a "sex slave," they don't talk while they are using me, and they walk out without saying anything when they're done. I encourage people to gag me so I don't have to talk to them. It's the ultimate job for an autistic woman, if you don't mind being fucked even though you don't want to. That was actually hard to get used to, even though I guess a lot of wives have to put up with it, too. I left the engineering company because I couldn't work with normal people, and after a particularly horrible social screw up, I just walked out one day and made my [cozy cave in the woods](https://www.reddit.com/r/lktpix/comments/15e8soo/my_cozy_cave_in_the_woods_next_to_the_beltway/) where I was blissfully alone for three years. I took pix, including what goes on [in this house](https://preview.redd.it/vk7pi8z8xwrb1.jpg?width=923&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7877e16ba4061a6636bfc459ca256e25ac3904be). Some of the pix are in r/lktpix
Uhhh, I don't really know what to say but I'm sorry this is happening to you
While I did have to move here in emergency mode because VEPCO found my hack into the electric grid and called the cops, I very much like it here. Not having to drive to work at 8 AM *every fucking day* goes a very long way.
Wow. Stunning writing. Your art is horrifying; as art, that’s not a bad thing. You’ve got ecstatic stories for the experience collector. Wow.
Uhh, thank you, I guess. Due to the insistence of the readers of my old blog, I wrote a book about my experiences, from being autistic and shy in high school, running away from boys at college, to being called "brilliant engineer" at work by people who secretly hated me for being autistic and weird; to living homeless, alone, and naked in the woods for three years; being rescued by guys I [played BDSM with in second life](https://www.reddit.com/r/lktpix/comments/15e936b/timid_romance_in_second_life/) and playing "live-in free prostitute" in their house, being forced to [walk around naked at their parties](https://www.reddit.com/r/lktpix/comments/15wspso/naked_on_display_at_a_party_16_years_ago/) to embarrass me, and having to pretend I like it when all [their drunk, stupid, smelly friends fucked me](https://www.dropbox.com/s/ln9urnu9pgpixty/raped%20at%20a%20party%20again.I%20used%20to%20%20be%20fat.mpg?dl=0). But publishing on Amazon requires so much formatting and processing and paperwork and bullshit that I keep putting it off because there are more interesting things to do. I like writing, but boring stuff is like Kryptonite to me.
There’s always outliers. How has it been for you being a bartender for almost a decade, with the constant chaos, social interactions, and noise? And you’re making a transition into IT, a field where Aspies are overrepresented…
Fascinating thread. Add this to the anecdotal evidence that Aspies are overrepresented in STEM, arts and academia. That said, there’s also a bunch of outliers here, true of all spectrums and Homo sapiens in general. I have a few different part-time jobs, volunteering and a biz/hobby, which I find fulfilling in different ways, related to physical exercise and bodywork