How Do Find Work & Be Autistic??

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I find this hard i've applied for like 5 jobs & not a call back from a single one. How do you get over the communications part & actually get past the interview to get the job?? I feel like they descriminate against us because they want a people person & some of us AREN'T that so how the hell does a aspie get past that like of companies decriminating because you have a disablity??

Go on Craigslist and apply for any job you are remotely qualified for. That's what I do and I'm never out of work for more than a few weeks. And I'm not really qualified for anything yet.

That's tough to hear. I got the same response for a study and a few jobs I applied to.

The annoying part is that they can pick who they hire according to their standards. So if they require good people skills, they probably won't hire you if you don't have them.

Have you tried to practice a job interview with anyone? Or to make up a strategy for answering the questions they ask most often? This can really help, as you will have answered the questions before. So when they ask you will have your answer prepared. Questions like 'why do you want to work at our company', for example.

What kind of jobs do you apply for? If you're not a people person, then applying for a sales job would not be wise, for example.

Do you disclose that you have AS? I think it's best not to do it before the interview, because then they wouldn't know what to expect. But if you explain things in the interview, that can be good for them to understand. If you can be concrete about things that would be helpful (like: are there certain things they should or should not do, how do you react as things don't go according to plan, are you able to work together in a team, do you need someone to go to when you have questions, do you need a 'mentor' person?).

Most places tell you to apply online. On the application, tell them everything they want to hear. Even if it's stretching the truth, say it anyway. As long as it's not a provable lie, then say it, and make yourself sound as good as you can. You can't be honest AND perform a job where you rip people off. The application process must be approached the same way. They don't want good workers, they want obedient workers who will do what they are told with minimal effort on their part. So already, AS people are at a disadvantage. Don't dwell on that fact too much, or it will become worse than it actually is. A disadvantage is not the same as a death wish.

The bottom line in any job, in any competition, is that the winner is he/she who wants it more than the others. Whether it's getting a job, a girlfriend, or a Super Bowl ring, the same idea applies. So if you can convince them you want it more, then that's the job you will get. You only need to convince one. Like a girlfriend, only girlfriends get mad if you have more than one.

My two longest running jobs were both 9 years. One my friend got me in even though the boss did not like me at first. The second I got hired through a temp service that hired anyone and I got lucky when an employee quit so they gave me a shot at his job which I did realyl well at.

I don't disclose my disablity i don't even say i have AS at a interview because i don't wanna lose my chances at that job. I still don't do that so i try as best as a i can to be a "normal" person but it's hard somethings i'm just not good at no matter how hard i try. Like talking to people I've been very frustrated because i need a lil extra money SSI isn't enough. I'm trying to move to another part of california so i need the money just like a temp job just to move because rent itself it's costly. I already know i can't apply for section 8 because most of the lists are already closed like i have tried but it doesn't make much difference.