The 5 Best and Worst Jobs for Autistic People (with 5 Myths to Explain Why)
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The unemployment rate among autistic adults is higher than it is with adults with other disability types. Many of us struggle to find a job, let alone keep it. Those of us that do struggle to work full time. In fact, up to 74% of autistic adults who have jobs work fewer than 20 hours a week. As much as 85% of autistic adults are either unemployed or underemployed (meaning they work part-time, low wage jobs).
But why is this rate so high? What’s fueling the employment crisis for autistic adults?
There are a couple of things to consider when examining the factors that answer this question:
Many autistic people have co-occurring conditions (like OCD, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, ADHD (see best jobs for ADHD), PTSD, etc) that can increase their disability. Issues like executive dysfunction, sensory processing disorders, and chronic pain will reduce the number of working hours an autistic person can sustain.
People discriminate against autistic people all the time. Workplace discrimination and bullying in the workplace are significant barriers to both attaining and maintaining employment. Additionally, workplace policies and interview practices are often so antithetical to the autistic way of being that they serve to systematically exclude us rather than fairly consider us.
Obviously, there is a lot more that could be considered when examining unemployment in autistic people, but the two issues above are enough to get us started.
This guide is meant to help explain some of the considerations autistic people go through when looking for a job. It’s also geared toward helping potential employers understand the autistic experience a bit better as we seek to navigate the workplace (and all it’s politics, hierarchies, and policies). We’ll discuss a few things:
Ready? Let’s dig in!

About the writer
I’m a writer, artist, and advocate who loves living in Maine among the trees and oceanside villages. I’m also autistic, ADHD, and PTSD. My education, both academic and personal, has centered around mental health and neurodevelopmental disabilities, as well as discrimination and the socioeconomic consequences of living disabled in America. I work to plant seeds and spread ideas through my writing and will be among the autistic adults helping you understand your autistic kids better on Spectroomz’ Ask An Autistic. You can find me on Twitter @ladysnessa.