What do you do for a living?

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Just keep in mind that democrates say work makes you free. Wait a minute, I think somebody else said that once and it didn't work out to well so erase that slogan. Democrates say work is...well I guess I need to get more input and get back to you.

CNC machining/programming. For as many jobs I catch mistakes on, change, and update on my own, I might as well be an engineer also.

Rip-off artist.

I've been working in Retail Sales for the past 4 years

Go to college

am not able to work-even the sheltered jobs, and get maximum level on income support and both DLA components but most of it ends up paying towards staff care and residential home placement,hope will eventually be able to help out a charity/sanctuary with horses or cats [permenant stay/non changing animals].

I'm about to start training to become a dental assistant. I'll start in two weeks and it'll only take ten (long) Saturdays to get my degree and become offifically certified.

i take it proximity to people and sensory issues are not realy a problem for you then?

Disabled, but right now I'm hoping for a college degree. I'm doing OK but I don't know how badly the executive dysfunction is going to interfere. When I failed, before, I don't know how much was depression and how much was baseline executive dysfunction and whether I've learned enough now to be able to work with the inertia instead of trying to bash my head against it.

I've got a chance at an co-op* this summer. Unfortunately I'm sophomore level and they're taking mostly junior/seniors, but there's still a chance. So maybe I'll be officially employed in a few months. Fingers crossed.

*Paid internship.

good luck with that,Callista.

I do predominately bookkeeping for a disabled public accountant.

I am a university professor.

Nope, not a problem at all. The only things about me that would really be considered a "problem" are my obsessions, how emotional I can be, and how I can excel in some subjects and fail miserably in others. I also cannot do faces or read lips at all. Other than that, I'm normal.

Sensory issues? I lucked out there. If I have any they are mild. Mostly strange sensations on my skin. Sometimes my vision is slightly blurred and I feel a tiny amount of dissociation, like I am disconnected but not completely. It's like being in a bubble and I get that way while driving a car. I read it's not uncommon for people to dissociate while driving or watching long movies, sometimes while reading.
What I miss out on with sensory issues I make up for in other areas.
Proximity to people has always somewhat short circuited me into spaciness and awkward silence. I don't mind being in crowds, but I do have a hard time talking to others without becoming distracted. Sometimes I become avoidant or start obsessing on other things I could be doing, like a novel I am reading, or that book that needs authoring or household chores that need doing. Shopping that needs to get done. My focus becomes task oriented. When I get home and no one is there I forget about the tasks I planned to do. I no longer have the need to think about them.

Embedded Systems Engineer, probably 80% software, 10% hardware, 10% goofing off

I'm a part-time ICT consultant