So good jobs for autism.
This is how to find and keep a job, all that coming up.
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So today we're talking about jobs and autism.
This is.
Big big subjects and I've done various videos on stuff like that.
But today I wanted to kind of put together three kind of essential oils
that you really need to learn and know about when you're trying to kind of,
um, find work or get jobs or, or, you know, be in the job market for people
on the autism spectrum, because.
It's very difficult for people on the autism spectrum to hold a, maintain a job.
You know, 80% of autistic people are not employed, which
is just absolutely shocking.
And a friend of mine actually apply for five jobs.
She got each one of the jobs, but as soon as she said she had autism, they kind
of said that the position had closed up.
So that was no good.
So it's, it's a, it's a bleak market at the moment, but we're getting there.
We're making the difference itself.
Before we go any further guys, if you haven't already downloaded my
free autism life hacks PDF book, you can do at autismhacks.net right now.
Okay.
So we are going to cover, um, a couple of ways in which you can see, can
find a job that suits artistic person.
And tips on keeping the job along the way.
So we're going to go through three tips right now, and these
are going to be super awesome.
So make sure you have a pen and paper ready to write this down or a tablet
or a phone or whatever it is, you write down stuff on and let's get stuff.
Okay.
So the first thing is local authority, right?
So most local authorities and agencies have.
Designated programs for autistic people to find work.
Um, this will usually also have, uh, like a resume building course,
or they'll maybe help you prepare for an interview interview skills.
They may actually have like a fast track program.
So you can do like internships.
They may have like trial programs where you can like go with an agency to try
out different types of job opportunities.
And if somebody that wants to keep you on, they can keep you on.
I did something similar with my local authority and it was really good.
So always your first point of call is to, um, contact your, um, Your local
authority, um, government or local council and ask them if they have
anything, um, for autistic people in terms of job seeking job, help or go
to your local job center and ask them, Hey, do you have any programs to help
with people on the autism spectrum?
Because every has a duty of care.
If you're a registered disabled, like an autistic person is, then you
should be able to access these levels of support that they have for you.
So that is your first point of call.
The next thing I'm going to talk about.
Number two is self-employment.
So a good option really is to, um, homemade on what you're good at.
Like autistic people.
You're good at stuff like, you know, I know loads of autsitic people
are good at something because they have a session of interest in a
special interest in that thing.
Right.
Um, yeah.
If you're really good in it and you love it and you can do it the best you can,
then you can charge for your service.
And this is the best way to create self-employment opportunities
with this, that local authorities.
Again, maybe it will to help you with small projects, with small grounds and
small businesses with, with different kinds of availability and how to
support somebody, because you're contributing towards the economy.
You're trying your best for your local community.
And you're trying your best for you.
You know, you're trying to have a go at self-employment and everyone salutes
people who are self-employed and.
I'm self employed and it was the best thing I ever did and it's the best choice
and the best job that I've ever done.
So definitely take my advice and look into self-employment.
If you think you have something of value to offer people and do you think
you could charge for your service?
Yeah, I'll be super, super awesome.
Okay.
So number three is training.
Now lots of new industries have lots of opportunities.
If you are well-researched and trained in that field.
So I suggest that if you're not really into anything specific, you want to
go self-employed and then you also don't know, um, you know, your local
kind of authority doesn't really have much help or training for autism.
Then why not go to the library, find some online courses and study in
an industry that you kind of want to have access to, and then you can
then apply for positions and be the knowledge base and the insight in that.
Community in that career and potentially have a really, really good job in
that area because autistic people are really good at homing in on something.
Have a very good, uh, kind of level of interest.
And this is why autism is such a unique and amazing, um, Uh, disorder
or condition, whatever you want to say.
Now, if you guys have any more tips that you could offer people about finding
jobs, keeping jobs, and all those types of jobs for people in the autism
community, then pop it in a comment down below because I read every single one.
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