How many of you are on disability? Or can't work.

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See the Taxi Driver quote that anna-banana has, and how he goes vigilante with a .357 Mag in the movie (there's massive emphasis placed on the calibre for some reason or another, even though .357 Mag ain't "powerful" by firearm standards, but that's another subject).

"Scum" refers to the real scum [that harm people without provocation]; they're easy to find. Sure, you're hypocritical when you go around dropping people without provocation too, but no one ever said being a superhero had to be a pretty and moral business.

i've got to say my time on the streets was similar to sinsboldly.
it's really nice when you get spat on or bashed or done over by a bunch of "young decently dressed" boys. sad but true. I did have a drug dealer beat up on me, also. but by far, the cruellest people were the so-called "decent people." now that i am a "deent person" i always make sure to be nice to the homeless. it is not an abstract notion to me....But a part of the esperience that has shaped me as a human being.

i am however glad of my experiences as they have taught me a lot about tolerance and the darker side of life.

I think you should design military video games.

I'm on disability but would like to rejoin the workforce. However, I would need to find a way to overcome sleep problems before I could do that. I have a lot of difficulty sleeping if I have an appointment the next day & as a result often turn up very tired & unwell. I can get away with that for one day but five days a week would be impossible. Sleeping tablets have never proved satisfactory as I still feel drugged the next day & I've also tried working on it with a psychologist without success.

I guess an ideal job would be something I could do from home. That way I could work hours that suit. Less contact with the public appeals as well.

The gal in the cardboard condo,

Why, IdahoAspie, that's a wonderful idea.

I'm on disability, but not because of aspergers or mental problems.

I don't get enough to actually live on.

I have enough to rent a room and buy cheep food but nothing else.

working on getting food stamps but filling out paperwork is very very stressfull for me.

I am limiting it to mental disabilities because I have several of them and I wanted to know how common it is to be on disability for such things .

I don't know which of my disabilities got me approved so i just broadened it to all mental disabilities .

I'm sorry if I offended you.

Hmm. Don't know where I fit in here. I get DLA (Disability Living Allowance), AND work. It is not affected by working, as it is not a benefit.

You didn't offend me. It is simply that such a broad brush pollutes results such that they aren't worth anything.

LadyMacbeth,

WOW! HERE, in the US, at least when you retire, and I believe on disability, the government will tax you even MORE if you work while getting benefits. Sometimes, the government likes to just DISCOURAGE work!

sinsboldly,

I once actually stayed the night with some homeless people trying to get them back on track. To even ATTEMPT that pushed me WAY beyond my comfort limit. For what it is worth, I never raised an arm, or yelled at any homeless people, etc... And I was never what I would describe well to do, but I WAS down on my luck before. There too, though, you may have a different definition of each.

i get 2000€ a year because of my conditions related to asperger&add

I understand what this is like. I've been trying to work lots of jobs these holidays between uni, and I the same problems.

I have also had a bit of a letdown in this first real foray into the working world, because I was used to the idea that I was above average, and could do anything at all if I tried hard enough (academically grades wise I mean) ((of course, disregarding any problems to do with tiredness /anxiety/other problems, looking at straight academic skill alone)). Once I've started working, I've realized that despite my best efforts I'm actually not as capable as everyone else due to my rocketing stress levels, my inability to cope with doing more than one (or two at the most) tasks at once, my confusion and slow reaction speed when things get busy, the constant mistakes I make because of too much clashing stimuli (different noises, distractions, people talking to me when im in the middle of a task), and my forgetfulness (forgetting instructions, orders, and whatnot). I push through, and please my bosses by personality and endeavour alone (I put on the ultra friendly sales assistant facade with consummate skill, and I try really hard).

But I often feel stupid, and I loathe that feeling.

I know that I will never willingly go under a disability pension. I hate getting help, I want to be completely independent and do everything for myself, whatever it takes. Going on a disability pension would feel too much like failure to me.

If all fails, I will go and do manual labour. That sort of task is something I can do easily; simple repetitive tasks mostly, minimal multitasking, and also often minimal distractions (depending on what type of labour you're doing).

Yes, I receive social security but, it's not totally due to Aspergers for, having had been in a diabetic coma 7yrs ago has impacted a great deal of my memory skills and other areas of executive function but, I'm currently involved in a program that helps to get people specifically those with Autism,Aspergers,etc back within the workforce in a sincere,respectful fashion i.e not merely throwing someone into the role of a janitor or something that makes someone feel extremely un-intelligent if this makes sense? Well, I could speak more about this yet, I'd feel that I'd be dehumanizing myself in some way so, may everyone on disabilty or not be able to always retain a sense of humanity as a person and Aspie as, I've managed to do over the course of 32yrs now...

chill, 2unkenkerl,
As this is an AS and Autistic support site, it seems like an appropriate question. So many folks forget the support part of why this site exists.

Merle

I am on disability and can answer some of the questions. I was granted disability about 2 years ago with the diagnosis of bipolar. I now know that I am autistic. I would not even begin to go and correct the paperwork. The point is, I am disabled. I cannot work 40 hours, I cannot work in my choosen profession (nursing) now because of my current numerous problems.
I receive about $1300. a month on disabilty, based on what I earned over 20+ years as an RN. I can work if I want; the restrictions are as follows. For the first partial year, I could earn up to about $720. a month working a job, with no effect on my disability. Now, if I earn more than about $900. a month, they will take away my entire disability check. I have to either make a lot of money , or live poor. No in between. No saving for the future. And the so-called drug benefits are a joke. Better to use Walmart's $5/prescription. But do not get me wrong. I am truly grateful for everything I get; my family and I know how lucky I am to have gotten the disability in the first place. So I live a very, very quiet life. No vacations. But I am alive. And I treasure my life still.