Hey antiwork just looking to vent a bit and see if anyone has meaningful advice.
I'm a 30/M/US and was diagnosed as autistic late in my life at 26. This diagnosis was earth shattering for me as so many things suddenly made perfect sense and I now became hyperaware of all my tics and masking and how toxic it had made me as a person.
4 years on I feel emotionally better but my work history is complete and total garbage.
For those not in the know adults with autism have absolutely abysmal job outlooks. 80% of us are either unemployed or under employed and my job history reflects that well. I've never worked anywhere more than 2 years and have been fired from five (I think?) jobs in the past 7 years. And have burned bridges with virtually everywhere else I have ever worked.
Guys I'm frustrated as hell. I have a family to take care of, a back that's fucked from years of warehouse and manufacturing work. No degree to speak of and honestly I don't even see myself ever having a career or stable employment and it is killing me emotionally.
Do you guys have any advice on what I can do? How to find a job that might work for someone like me?