Autistic and can’t work but would like ideas of how to fill my time?

[furtheringeducation]

Once my youngest goes to school full time in September?

Im thinking about a OU course but is it worth it if it’s just for me and not towards a qualification specifically for a job but just something I enjoy ? Do they ever make you go in person or a it all done from home ?
Im also wondering about some DIY projects as I really enjoy this type of thing and the house does need a lot of work.

I don’t really leave the house much but can get into the garden although I know nothing about gardening at all. I just don’t want to do nothing I’d like to find some things to keep my mind active

Good God you really can't hear yourself can you?

Why are you assuming the OP hasn't done everything she possibly can?

@Blu3Salv1a

Exactly. I can't imagine that poster berating a mother with a physical disability in the same way.

I'm genuinely pleased to hear that

But it has nothing at all to do with the OP and her autism.

Agoraphobia is not directly linked with autism? I didn't say the children would be resentful, I said the OP herself might look back. I think OP should get this moved as people are trying to help and we are not all ND experts like you.

I'm not talking about autism. I'm talking about agoraphobia. Which is a mental health condition and not a disability!

She said she doesn't take medication since her teenage years due to a bad experience and that she doesn't do CBT or exposure therapy.

What are you interested in and what gives you a sense of fulfilment, OP?

OP has posted here asking for suggestions on keeping occupied/stimulated/ entertained.

She has not sought medical advice from anyone, let alone non-medics with zero knowledge or experience of ASD.

I really think if you have no experience of autism and can’t be arsed reading up you shouldn’t post on this thread. The amount of shite I’ve just read is unbelievable - I’m gobsmacked at the comments from some posters.
regretting the school run has the go up there as my favourite 🙄

anyway, OP, I like jigsaws, painting, I do occasionally volunteer but I find too much interaction with people exhausting. I was reading this thread for ideas too and hopefully will get some good ideas 😀

@Summerpetal huge well done to your son 🎊🥰 you must be exceptionally proud of him. Not an easy course either. Xx

Maybe you should practise what you preach and stop putting me down, you don't know my life or problems but seem intent on singling me out. Your really not coming across great.

Yes, let's pretend that's true shall we 😏

Do you have any advice for the OP on her actual problem, rather than advising her to move her thread elsewhere?

I've reported you

I’d have a think about what you enjoy. You could definitely use your English. Maybe as a PA, administrator or proof reader. There’s a lot more remote jobs out there now. I work in admin remotely and mostly from home.

Future learn is also good. Maybe look at doing a functional maths course.

MNHQ - not deleting disablism, but deleting those who call it out.

Well done, MNHQ, 👏

I haven’t RTFT so may already have been suggested.

Zooniverse coordinates volunteers (unpaid) to help various research projects, mostly just needing basic computer skills for data entry, cataloguing etc. There’s a huge range - environment, wildlife, astronomy, history, languages. I discovered it during lockdown and it helped keep me sane.

https://www.zooniverse.org/

I was going to suggest this, also. It’s wonderful and endless and so rewarding.

Have a look at Virtual Village Hall too OP. They have the activities that go on at Village Halls but they're all virtual, as the name suggests

I can see that a few posters have suggested talking to your GP about trying different medication. Are you able to get a telephone or virtual appointment?

Just want to tell you that I was horribly allergic to Prozac but have tried Sertraline and coped much better with that one.

Hi! Are you me?

Crazy; isn't it?

I got told to go fuck myself for pointing out, calmly and nicely, that one persons experience didn't make them able to judge OP ability to work.

It hasn't been deleted

Mumsnet really need to have a rethink on this topic.

They would not allow this kind of discrimination regarding race or sex but with disabilities - and specifically autism - it is left to stand again and again.

The grotesque threads where people write how horrific their partners are and claim it's because they are autistic - spreading long-discredited nonsense about autistic people having no empathy etc - when most of the posters there admit the person they are disparaging actually has never even been assessed or diagnosed with autism. They've just made this up to excuse horrific behaviour because clearly they believe autistic people are cruel, callous, abusive, lack empathy. All completely wrong. Yet Mumsnet let this stuff stand despite endless complaints.

Then other regular threads full of horrific comments spreading misinformation and calling autism "a label" and telling people "everyone is a bit autistic" or that it's "over-diagnosed". People writing unscientific crap about "levels of autism" etc. 🙄🙄

Threads have been created in Site Stuff asking Mumsnet to review their policy on this. They said they would. But have never come back to announce what changes they will make. Never removed the horrific threads.

And then this new low, with instead of speaking like this about the topic in general or third parties who are not on the thread - which is horrific enough - posters have directly attacked the OP writing all kinds of ableist comments. And then as you say, deleted the comments from those challenging the discrimination.

And in Autism Awareness week as well. The mind boggles really. It's so, so disappointing that Mumsnet can't get its act together to deal with this issue appropriately.

@furtheringeducation again I am so sorry that your thread was derailed, and by such spiteful bile.

I hope some of the posts have been helpful to you and you can ignore the ignorant and abusive ones.

Also, do you have an autism support group? I have learned so much by sharing things with other autistic women. Our (often different, but often illuminatingly similar, making me realise things that I just thought were a "me" issue are actually a common trait in autistic women!) challenges with parenting, work, people, but also the things which bring us joy and peace. It can be a lifeline to have others to speak to who actually live it every day like you do.

I couldn't agree more!!

I'm not very articulate and struggle to say things well but this is everything i want to raise with mumsnet. Sometimes they are fast to delete an ableist comment but miss the mark by not deleting the threads dressed up a faux concern which are targeting autistic people.

@teacakie I've had a post deleted that was vile to you the more we report this awful stuff the better.