The difficulty of finding work as an Autistic man in the healthcare field!!!
Hello all, I hope you are doing well. Today, I'd like to talk about something that has been an ongoing challenge. Not just for myself, but other individuals who are on the Autistic Spectrum or Asperger's Spectrum. My very first job after graduating from high school in 2014 was as a cashier in quite a large company. I was fresh out of school and I needed something to do. To occupy my time since I didn't really know what was out there for me. The job was a challenge at first, considering it was my very first employment offer and, for the obvious fact, that I have Autism (it is considered High Functioning now). You have to understand, when I was about 3-4 years of age, I was diagnosed with Autism. I was completely non-verbal until the age of about 5 or 6. My parents, who devoted their lives to helping me gain cognitive skills; and life skills, and be able to try to function a little easier, argued with many different specialists who proclaimed "Your son will more than l...