If you have autism and/or ADHD and are happy in your job (if you work) what do you do?

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I'm trying to think of ideas for myself future self.

I was diagnosed with ADHD about 5 years ago but i chose not use medication, and im an A&E staff nurse. Its the best job ive ever had, i feel it works for me as its like having 5 jobs in one, each shift we are placed in a different area, so resus, minors, majors, triage, ambulance assessment area, plus a few others occasionally. I used to work in other areas, but doing the same thing day in day out id get itchy feet quickly and want to change jobs after 12/18 months. A&E is unpredictable, i meet amazing interesting people every day. I very much depend on lists on shifts, i write down almost everything i need to do or i am asked as it can get overwhelming very quickly as its so busy, but i feel i thrive in situations where im constantly reprioritising more than routine.

Offering Lego after school clubs maybe? As you know from the other thread I am a huge fan too, and I often think about this.

Autistic LSA.

I understand children much better than adults; they make sense to me, in away I just don't get one people have developed their social masks. The team around me are well trained on ND, so are understanding.

There's an incredibly fixed routine to my work and to my year, which I love. I also get a minimum of a week off every 6 weeks which prevents burn out. I also get a strong sense that I am good at what I do and am very obviously valued by the children, which I've never had in different jobs - previously just a sense I've annoyed everyone.

I work in a library 12 hours a week. I enjoy it and one of my special interests is books. I couldn’t work full time though. I applied for pip and didn’t get it. I have reapplied though due to having chronic pain. (Separate condition) My interview is this week. It would be helpful to have the extra money as it could pay for physio etc. plus some support at home. But last time the assessor tricked me (my communication skills are not great) so I will see .

ADHD and maybe also autism (definitely autistic traits). I've had lots of different jobs, but am currently very much enjoying my current one in a somewhat geeky admin role in a cultural/heritage organization with a very neurodivergent team. My job is actually three different roles stitched together, so there's plenty of variety, and my office (and workplace in general) is full of fellow weirdos, so we don't have to mask much at work, which makes work a lot easier.

The job that felt that it fit me best is when I was an overnight librarian at a university. Limited people and lots of organising things in a very specific way, what's not to love (besides the having to stay up all night, but I never slept well anyway). Unsurprisingly a lot of my colleagues were also neurodiverse, persumably drawn to it for similar reasons, which then made work socialisation way easier.

I want to apply for pip but worried AuDHD won't have enough "evidence" for them.

ADHD (medicated) and suspected autism, and I am in the police. Love it as I can change roles easily and spin plates.
In work in investigations and find running multiple things suits my skill set.

I’m a self employed artist and have been doing it for 5 years. Have never been happier and earning a much better income than I did working in corporate and where I was unhappy and clueless.

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For older people. With
Your nursing background you can help and be a face of comfort and chat for clients.

ADHD (diagnosed), probably autistic too.
Specialized statistics in insurance. Work as manager of small team, and "C" suite (again in a specific but fundamental role in insurance that doesn't exist outside of it).
I enjoy it - work is interesting, dealing with people is interesting if absolutely stressful and still years on completely 100% out of my comfort zone. Still stressed about everything every single day. Still stressed when I have to talk to people rather than immerse myself in a spreadsheet. Still battling procrastination every day.
But really unless I win the euro millions I'll always be a ball of raised cortisol till I die.

This is very familiar! I suck at writing papers so now do mostly contract research for companies based in an institute. Much shorter timescales, clearer problem definitions, with more of a corporate structure so all hierarchies are more understandable than university.

PIP is not awarded by condition, but on how that condition or conditions affect your daily life. You need to read up on it.

Look at the free CAB PIP online guide or pay under £20 for the Benefits and Work guides.

If you are turned down, appeal.

In every job I’ve ever had (mostly office based) I have worked alongside neurodiverse people. In my current team of 15 people, 3 have ASD and/or ADHD. They manage perfectly well and we all understand what adjustments they need.

Obviously, there is a huge range of neurodiversities, but I do worry that people write themselves/their children off because they have a diagnosis. A friend has a ND teenager and she seems to have written the child off completely when I comes to having a future career or even being able to drive, which is incredibly sad. She is very capable and smart.

I should add that my partner works in IT and almost all of his colleagues are neurodiverse.

I am in admin and marketing for a small charity/ community performing arts organisation. They are pretty flexible if I need to work from home, are happy for me to pick my hours and wear headphones in the office to block out noise.
I think a lot depends on the culture of the organisation, not all places would be so accommodating and flexible, but as long as the work gets done they are quite happy to give me free rein.

I'm in exactly the same situation - good luck to your daughter!

I'm a software developer. You'll find plenty of neurodiverse people in engineering, IT and software.

ADHD diagnosed, and suspected autism. Data analysis and report writing/editing for a large corporate. I'm detail-oriented and good under pressure.

Suspect I'm AuDHD. Currently a teacher but have just burnt out.

Starting my own business and looking forward to being my own boss and deciding for myself how much I take on and when.

OP, have you considered working for a company called, I think, Brick Masters? They run Lego after school clubs and parties. I think it's franchised but might be something to look at?

I am autistic and could never do a job where I had to do presentations or public speaking. I work in forestry on the grants & regulations side. Just one day a week in the office (Fridays when very few are in). The rest is WFH or outside in great landscapes with my dog. I love my job.

I'm autistic. I'm an accountant working in finance. I love working with numbers because there's a right or wrong anwer. I hated English lit at school as analysing it was subject to people's differing opinions. Numbers don't lie and are factual.

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I think ideally I’d spend half the week outdoors doing something with plants and the other half doing something with Lego. I couldn’t cope with parties though. Childrens parties are my idea of hell.