Autism Job Hunt

An Interview In 5 Hours

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:36:36 +0000

So Friday I was called by a temp agency about a temp-to-hire position they think I would be great for. I should be so excited right now because of it, however I’m not really that excited because there are a few complications… My brother had a job that he was fired from with this temp agency My [...]

Gas Station

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:12:42 +0000

So yesterday I went and filled out an application at a gas station up the road that is hiring, but I’m not sure exactly how well it went. Looking at the interaction afterwords I felt it went well, but my gut says otherwise. He said he was doing interviews today, so I’m sitting here staring at [...]

No Job For You

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:19:42 +0000

So the IT job I was really hoping for at WMU fell through, the small job I was doing that was paying my rent is starting to get more and more slow, and my mom is yelling at me for wanting a job and not staying on SSI because of Aspergers Syndrome. So the IT job [...]

Autism Unemployment Rates

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:47:59 +0000

These are unemployment rates, and underemployment rates of people on the autism spectrum given at a recent conference. The rates are quite startling if you ask me. According to Barbra Bloomfield’s talk a conference, The unemployment rate for people with autism is 75% – 97% with the people on the higher end of ASD being the [...]

The IT Job for Aspergers and Autistics

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:20:38 +0000

So yesterday afternoon I recieved a call from an IT placement firm about a job thats less than a mile from my house. Its a large university and I would be working on answering the questions of professors and helping with low end support such as projectors and small networking issues. As of right now [...]

Autism and Workplace Safety

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:47:50 +0000

So I have a temp job right now with a company that builds playgrounds for elementary schools - but I’m somewhat considered about the lack of safety that is exercised in the workplace. Some of these things are very clearly dangerous and I don’t know how to bring it up to the supervisor who encourages [...]

Self Employment Idea 1

admin — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:18:38 +0000

I have decided to start a small series on ways that people with Autism and Aspergers can earn money at home as I realize sometiems the usual job market is very difficult. Every idea I put fourth is something I have actually attempted and made some very good money on. People with autism and or Aspergers [...]

Autism and Factory Work

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:54:35 +0000

My last job was in a factory bottling pharmaceutical medication. I often hear how people claim that working someone on the Autism Spectrum working in a factory is not possible so I thought I would talk about my experience. First off, I think I should describe the environment that I worked in. I worked in an [...]

With Autism - Looking For Job

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:12:49 +0000

I was juts laid off, I live in Michigan - the state right now that has the highest unemployment rate, and to top it off I have Aspergers Syndrome - which is a form of Autism. So right now the adds of finding gainful employment are stacked against me. I however refuse to sit back [...]