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Good Tuesday morning to you, me lovelies. How many of us are working, either at a part time job, or a full time job? If so, would you care to mention on here the motivation that took you in that direction? What support did you have? And lastly, what qualities in your self do you feel were necessary to maintain your balance as an Autism Spectrum individual?
I hope you all have a blessed week, that you stay safe, and warm, that you have a cozy place to lay your head tonight when the day is done. We are not alone. Look around us. Support groups on every corner. Advocacy for us BY us. Yes, there is so much more to be done. But we are together.
Mamacita
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@mamacita Good Tuesday to you, too! I retired from full-time work Oct 31, 2015. March 2016 I started working 3 days a week, in the same field but in the private sector. The main motivation was I needed income but I could no longer handle a full-time job due to medical issues. As far as how I shielded myself, being on the on the spectrum, I took a job where I was pretty much on my own, had few people to have to answer to and even fewer people around me during the workday. There were others in the office that I interacted with from time to time, but not on a consistent basis. This allowed me focused time and uninterrupted work, critical for me to keep my stress levels down. I kept that job until June of this year, as I prepared for a move 100 miles away. At this point I do not work but do some charity work, and will be doing some volunteer work in the next few months. This will be on my own schedule, not anybody else's, that is, when and where I do any work even on a volunteer basis will be my decision.
Ginger