whitewyrm
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Hi all, I'm new here (Obviously). I'm a 34 year old woman in the UK who was diagnosed with aspergers in her early twenties. I'm a major enthusiast towards anything Disney/animated, love musical theatre and love animals. I live with my parents which...is kind of a struggle for me. My dad is a HGV driver and he's not particularly close to me which kind of hurts and my mother...well she goes from being okay for a while and then goes into a mentally abusive stage which is really damaging to me despite the fact I've called her out on it many times she continues to do things which don't help our relationship at all.
I'm currently only employed during school term as I work as a child's entertainer/team member at a kid's play area however I would prefer to look for long term employment else where but I'm struggling at the moment due to being stuck in a town with no where I feel I could confidentally work without being overwhelmed by so many people or being judged. Up until last year I worked at Build-A-Bear where I was fine because I was really enthusiastic about the job as it supported everything I held dear to me and I had an interest in the products etc but where I live there's nothing like that. I'm registered with Mencap, Maximus and Universal Credit to try and find something I can do but we're really struggling.
I've been really under the weather atm due to the lack of close friends I have who live near by and my one real close friend currently away working in the US until the end of summer so I'm really missing him. So I figured the best thing to do was join a forum airing out my frustrations and upsets over how I'm coping and hopefully find some like-minded people here too to talk to. Nice to meet you all.
~Abi
I'm currently only employed during school term as I work as a child's entertainer/team member at a kid's play area however I would prefer to look for long term employment else where but I'm struggling at the moment due to being stuck in a town with no where I feel I could confidentally work without being overwhelmed by so many people or being judged. Up until last year I worked at Build-A-Bear where I was fine because I was really enthusiastic about the job as it supported everything I held dear to me and I had an interest in the products etc but where I live there's nothing like that. I'm registered with Mencap, Maximus and Universal Credit to try and find something I can do but we're really struggling.
I've been really under the weather atm due to the lack of close friends I have who live near by and my one real close friend currently away working in the US until the end of summer so I'm really missing him. So I figured the best thing to do was join a forum airing out my frustrations and upsets over how I'm coping and hopefully find some like-minded people here too to talk to. Nice to meet you all.
~Abi
. It can indeed be difficult to find a job appropriate for an Aspie, not only due to inherent problems getting hired, but because a lot of things that NT people take for granted as not being an issue can actually be a big deal and make many jobs seem unbearable. I'm also facing that issue as I finish up college. Hope you find somewhere where you can enjoy your work and feel comfortable!
