Hi, I am new. Im a 28 year old woman with HFA, diagnosed in summer 2015. I decided to join this forum because I am having a hard time lately coping with life on the spectrum and I'd like to hear about other people with HFA's experiences and advice. After months of serious depression which I believe to be brought up by my extremely inappropriate job for me in the finance industry (high communication based job which also relied on sales ability and long hours, allowing for very little "me time" to pursue my own interests), I quit my six figure job today with no real plans for the future. I am married to a NT man but he has very high anxiety issues which make him hard to function also. He currently doesn't have a job after quitting his 2 months ago to start a business which hasnt happened yet. Luckily we don't have kids to support, because we are both so unstable. most days I can only work and then come home and crash in bed. i can't feed myself, clean the house, get ANY exercise, or take care of any personal business. this has been my life for 3 years now and at the advice of my psychiatrist and husband I did finally quit but I am terrified for the future. I would love to hear the perspective of anyone else who has cycled through jobs. This is not the first time I have quit on a whim. last time was due to what I now know was an autistic burnout which felt like a nervous breakdown. I have read HFA people tend to quit jobs a lot, is this anyone else's experience? How do you move on when your whole routine is uprooted?
14 Dec 2016, 8:13 pm
