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I'm unemployed, 15 years old, and an Aspie.

F**k you, job cutters. I never even had a chance to get a job.

unemployed but loving it.

I've had 30 jobs now. And god knows I'll never work another "job" again.

I'd rather be studying like I will be soon, and obtaining a degree so I can learn for a living, teach others,
or even do their paperwork for them. Because I'm good at that. Not pouring orange juice for some
A-hole and giving it to him with a big smile on my face at 6 AM

29, unemployed AGAIN and using the time to seek a diagnosis for AS.

We (my immediate family and I) have known that I am an Aspie (still hate that word but can't find a better one) for a few years but I've never sought an official diagnosis due to the cost of obtaining one.

Unemployed means no insurance. :/

I can get along and fake being normal long enough to gain employment short-term, but my odd resume is starting to hinder even by ability to do that. I'm willing to risk the "reasonable accommodations" issue because I have everything to gain and nothing left to lose.

43 y.o., and counting the days until I'm unemployed again (January 1st). Yay!
I'd rather be temporarily unemployed than keep doing a job which I hate (paperwork sitting on a desk all day, basically).

I only took this job because it was supposed to last for two months (November and December), and I was going to finish taking some classes by the end of October (there was a delay and it became the 8th of November, but never mind), and had a work proposal for January, so I said, "hell, why not? I'll have some money for the holidays..."

Things turned out worse than I expected, and they asked me to stay for next year, but no, thanks... I'm saving a month's salary (the other I already spent in various things these weeks - and I first got my November payment on December 15th, go figure), and move on. If that proposal I had for January doesn't go on as I expected, NVM, I already have a possibility for some additional income...

37, unemployed, full time mom (dad takes 8 yr old on saturdays)
Pretty sure I'm an aspie. mom to diagnosed Aspie 8 yr old boy.

...likely to become a house wife but now will soon have a live in boyfriend who is working. But his $20,000/yr job isn't much.
Pretty sure my kid needs me to help him out as much as I can with navigating his pre-teen years so I think I could handle being the Domestic Engineer for a couple years.
I was laid off from a large non-profit supportive housing division where I did accounting tech work. Still getting Unemployment insurance. Need to apply for my next 6 mos soon.
I know I can get jobs, but can I keep them? I'm a great worker but most people don't get my focus. They need too many niceties to get things done and don't appreciate my efforts at increasing efficiency.
What I want to do for work?
Sing, build stuff out of wood, run AV equipment, DJ records and teach.
Been volunteering A LOT at my kids school and it's been the most awesome experience.
hai, I'm new here.

Well, now it's official, last day of work was yesterday, I arrived home around 6pm and was so tired I undressed, dropped myself on top of my bed and slept until about 9pm... missed dinner with my former university mates for that reason (well, that, and I wouldn't really spend so much at a fancy restaurant, 10 times what I usually spend at any other one). Had dinner at home, went to bed at 1am and slept until 10:30am this morning... and still felt a little tired at first, but now I'm feeling OK. Going to a small party at a friend's tonight...

I'm 19, Autistic, and unemployed. Thinking of taking a year off and getting a job at a pet store. I can do lifting and stuff, and I like pet stuff. Even if it's volunteer (what business wouldn't want to have a free employee? I don't NEED the money right now since I'm on disability) would be awesome.

I'm a 29 coming up on 30 diagnosed Aspie, but have never held a steady, long term job. I have a Bachelor's and Master's degree in meteorology (my Aspie obsession since age 4), but they're totally useless as there are practically no jobs in the field. I say "practically" because there are a few jobs, but it's a highly invisible job market, basically meaning that who you know is far more important than what you know. When a meteorology job is posted on the internet, several hundred people apply, making your chances low, unless of course, you know someone on the inside.

I'm not sure how to make use of my existing education. It feels like I've wasted 6+ years in university pursuing two degrees for absolutely nothing. While I enjoyed studying something I love, it hasn't done anything in terms of landing work. In fact, I convinced my educational background has made me overqualified for a lot of manual labor type jobs. These types of employers don't like to hire and train educated people since they few us as a flight risk. I also really struggle with people intensive retail type jobs. As such, I think going to college/university isn't worth it anymore. I'd rather have just a high school education and a steady, tolerable manual labor job than being overeducated and unemployed. I live at home with my mom and feel like a total bum.

I saw a career counselor who works with a lot of Aspies last year and even wrote a book on the subject of Aspie employment, but she was like "you have to network". How am I supposed to do this when I have poor social skills and don't know anyone? I am now on the waiting list to work with someone at the Mass Rehab Commission (I've been waiting longer than they 1st told me too) and am signed up to take some computer programming and IT classes at a local community college since that is supposedly a field that is hiring and hopefully at least somewhat Aspie friendly.

I'm 19 years old, unemployed, I don't even know if I'm going back to college, I'm a girl and I'm an aspie.

I'm 20 years, unemployed, but at University with occasional client work...Oh, I'm a boy and I'm an aspie.

Hey. 26 here, recently unemployed and an Aspie.
I get jobs and just make it through if they are temporary ones. When I am offered long term work eventually something happens and I leave without communication to my peers or bosses. I just block it from my mind entirely and leave. The only jobs I can seem to get involve dealing with people (because no one else wants to do that) and it's over the years broken me down. I can barely pretend to be normal any more even for the sake of being professional.

Have fairly good IT, money skills but no real qualifications bar an NVQ2 so am gonna go back to college this fall and hopefully go back to doing some part time work, like admin.

If I get another job it will be just like everyother job I have ever had. The bosses will like me but the other employees will do their best to make me feel like I do not belong. I will be insulted, threatened, and made to feel like a piece of s**t. I can't wait to meet the new group of as*holes that will think they are better than me.

I'm 58 years old, unemployed, and an Aspie.

I've been a licensed architect and general contractor, an experienced CAD drafter (autocad/datacad/microstation), know carpentry, electrical, plumbing, engineering and construction backwards and forwards. Experienced in design and drafting of homes, apartments, condos, hospitals, offices, restaurants, ag buildings, metal buildings, solar homes, shopping centers. LEED acreddited professional. Have also done some book illustration, teaching.

Unemployed since about april fools day of 2008, with the exception of 5 months.

Self diagnosed, high functioning, prefer back-room type highly focused work, can work with others but probably work best self-directed independent working but in an office environment. Can handle high complexity, detailed projects with good precision and quality according to codes and QC standards. But, am sometimes rather socially unsophisticated and disadvantaged as far as networking and understanding unwritten rules.

A bit depressed about the economy and the ability to find work in this area. Am looking at alternatives, even truck driving.