Something on my mind for quite a while now and I’ve been wanting to talk about this in my blog for a few months already (though I just kept postponing sitting down for it); As some of you know I tend to ramble a bit about AS and employment. It tends to be a bit of a sore spot for me. I’ve had mostly negative experiences, though I wouldn’t blame them exclusively on my aspieness.
So anyway, in the past few years I’ve pursued my diagnosis, I’m currently unemployed, however, as with most people, I should be employed. And earn my own money. All fine and dandy, but obviously psychologists, specialists and then some do agree that I do not function on the “regular” jobmarket as they say. I would need accommodations to make a job somewhat meaningful and actually be worth it for an employer. Luckily the government does support a lot of things financially (though the dutch government is trying to cut this down, as yet another way to save expenses. Cutting down the viability for disabled people in employment as well as cutting down benefits… it’s politics run by someone who can do some number crunching and has excellent managerial skills, yet no understanding of social matters).
As all these people agreed, I need accommodations I applied for these, because it’s clearly better to have this documented rather than just don’t to anything. If anything, at least I’m willing to give it a shot… even if I’m still a pessimist looking at the contents of the actual document. Not totally uncalled since even my social worker finds this document a bit of a joke. She can’t imagine a job fitting the profile, nor a company that would want to hire me… unless there would be a rather large compensation to just “think up” a job that fits the profile and keep me employed as long as they receive said compensation delivered with a gold ribbon on their doorstep.
Hence; this is what I have on paper as it is.
In general I’d say, that, aside from the type of work, these circumstances are pretty aspie-optimal. I can’t even argue. It looks good on paper. It just feels pretty generic. It does leave out some important pointers on a personal level. Some stuff relates to that it should be so that I can handle it, but it doesn’t state how I can handle it effectively. It effectively will turn into a lengthy process of trial and error just to see what works how, and is under the assumption that it will actually work. But as said, I’m perhaps a bit of a pessimist here. Though I guess I could also argue that by being more negative about it, I do possess the knowledge to potentially save the government some money; they’re already wasting a lot by “trial and error” as is, lol.
So, with this; “what say ye?” Do these accommodations look aspie-optimal and friendly?
I’m inclined to say, yes… I’m just not sure how this actually fits into the jobmarket in general.
So anyway, in the past few years I’ve pursued my diagnosis, I’m currently unemployed, however, as with most people, I should be employed. And earn my own money. All fine and dandy, but obviously psychologists, specialists and then some do agree that I do not function on the “regular” jobmarket as they say. I would need accommodations to make a job somewhat meaningful and actually be worth it for an employer. Luckily the government does support a lot of things financially (though the dutch government is trying to cut this down, as yet another way to save expenses. Cutting down the viability for disabled people in employment as well as cutting down benefits… it’s politics run by someone who can do some number crunching and has excellent managerial skills, yet no understanding of social matters).
As all these people agreed, I need accommodations I applied for these, because it’s clearly better to have this documented rather than just don’t to anything. If anything, at least I’m willing to give it a shot… even if I’m still a pessimist looking at the contents of the actual document. Not totally uncalled since even my social worker finds this document a bit of a joke. She can’t imagine a job fitting the profile, nor a company that would want to hire me… unless there would be a rather large compensation to just “think up” a job that fits the profile and keep me employed as long as they receive said compensation delivered with a gold ribbon on their doorstep.
Hence; this is what I have on paper as it is.
- Quiet working environment that has a minimum amount of stimulation (in the sense of sensory overload)
- Autonomy and my own place to do a job/task on my own way
- Solitary tasks
- A job that fall in line with my intellectual capabilities- Clear directions
- No pressure to complete said task
- Offer good structure I can work with.
- Additional assistance by a person with whom I can connect on a personal level to avoid any adversary and anger issues, as well as a positive vibe and communication within said company overall
- A minimum amount of interruptions and distractions so I'm not taken out of the loop when I'm working
- A maximum of 30 hours a week. Approx. 6 hours for 5 days a week, preferably during office hours or any other steady shift
In general I’d say, that, aside from the type of work, these circumstances are pretty aspie-optimal. I can’t even argue. It looks good on paper. It just feels pretty generic. It does leave out some important pointers on a personal level. Some stuff relates to that it should be so that I can handle it, but it doesn’t state how I can handle it effectively. It effectively will turn into a lengthy process of trial and error just to see what works how, and is under the assumption that it will actually work. But as said, I’m perhaps a bit of a pessimist here. Though I guess I could also argue that by being more negative about it, I do possess the knowledge to potentially save the government some money; they’re already wasting a lot by “trial and error” as is, lol.
So, with this; “what say ye?” Do these accommodations look aspie-optimal and friendly?
I’m inclined to say, yes… I’m just not sure how this actually fits into the jobmarket in general.
