5 Reddit threads about employment & jobs for Aspergers and autistic people
A curation of five threads about Aspergers, Autism, and employment which were posted on Reddit.
What jobs are most suitable for us?
The person who posted this question mentioned stress as the biggest issue he/she experiences in their current job as a person with Aspergers. Different Aspergers shared their work experience in an enlightening diverse Reddit thread.
How do people with Aspergers get and keep jobs?
A very long thread (over 130 comments) of someone who is going through a diagnosis process, but confident he/she has Aspergers. He/she is frustrated by the traditional hiring process. Lots of empathic answers (“are you me?”) and people who feel the same.
A very long thread in which the original poster and the respondents share the difficulties and overload of having a job and how they cope when they return home.
This is a very touching post by an Asperger being bullied at work. This post got over 900 upvotes (which are the “likes” on Reddit) and almost 140 comments. There are also positive elements in this story such as the boss who really cares.
How do I help my employee with Aspergers?
This is a Reddit thread I really like. A manager reaches out to a community of autistic and Aspergers people to learn how he can help his employee to perform better. The original text has been deleted by the manager, but I remember he described a smart employee who just finds it hard to complete tasks until the end (“he does 1.1., 1.2, 1.3 but doesn’t get to 2). A lot of helpful advice given by other autistic people.
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