This friday it will be four years since Asda took a chance and gave my DS2 a job.
He's a 22 yr old with autism and mild learning disabilities.
Over the four years they have given him support when he needed it, and in return they have discovered that employees with autism/lds can make the best, most reliable, most helpful and least likely to take time off employees ever.
The last few weeks have been tough, and he has been in the frontline every day, dealing with stressed and anxious customers, and quite a few assholes, frankly.
He is anxious (also has OCD ) and his obsession with the stats, the dates ,his huge worries about all the stores across the world dominate his thoughts (he is obsessed with supermarkets 
)
But he does his job, he does it to the very best of his ability and I am so proud of him. He faces infection every day. And he still just gets on with it.
He is a real star. As are the legions of lowly considered lowly paid supermarket workers who have dealt with loo roll fiascos, customers who refuse to keep their distance and many others.
Two of my other kids are directly covid 19 frontline ..a doctor and a nurse, but my DS2 has overcome the statistics just to be employed as a disabled person, and not once has he moaned about doing extra hours or the amount of hassle he has endured.
I'm proud of him.
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StillMedusa · 23/04/2020 23:39
Aww that made my heart warm
You have every right to be proud and brag about your DS, congratulations on raising such a wonderful beautiful person 
I'm a furloughed non essential retail assistant and the only reason I'm happy about it is because if I had to deal with some of the dicks I've seen and heard about while shopping I'd of been fired by now 😂 I have nothing but praise for anyone with the patience not to punch them 
How brilliant, well done him! This is really heart warming 
You should definitely feel proud of him!
I've got a 13yo ds with ASD. Also smiled a bit in recognition about the stats/dates stuff too. My ds being at home all the time now since schools closed the rest of us have been followed round the house with a constant "did you know..."
outnumberedwoman My boy was non verbal til he was 5.. special school all the way, no gcses or anything like that... he was always gentle and passive and happy lining up his pencils and obsessed with Shania Twain from age 3 (took him to see her in concert last year...OMG he nearly exploded with excitement!)
If you'd told me, when he was 4, that he would ever had a job..I would have laughed..and sobbed and not believed it. I never thought he would talk!
But, our children can suprise us. He is autistic to his core, he will never live independently and I have to shave him, cut his nails, he has no daily living skills... BUT he is polite and loves everyone and mencap supported him into his job..and he has become a perfect employee as once he learns a task he performs it exactly...never slacks. (he never fails the challenge 25 test ) And he is genuinely loved in store... he was employee of the year ..because he adores his job and is so happy to see his customers . I have to say that Asda have been amazing with him too..they really do support people with disabilties.
There is hope :)
(he also drives me nuts with his obsessions and repetitive conversations but hey ho, you learn to live with it...)
Amazing it made me cry a little!! I’m glad you shared that with us. Sending love to your family
What a wonderful post to read. I can understand why you're so proud of your son. Massive respect to him for coping with his anxiety and doing his job so well.
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Oh, I have nothing else to add but you got me welled up with your beautiful post. Thank you for sharing such positive news. You have done well to raise him to be where he is now
Hey, I think I remember you posting when he got the job. 4 years now? Wow. Glad to hear he's flourished.
And say thank you to him from me for keeping on, keeping on.
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