How I Found Autism Acceptance in the Work Place
This post is featured on The Mighty: https://themighty.com/2018/04/autism-acceptance-workplace/ 80% of people on the Autism Spectrum are unemployed. For the 20% of those of us who are employed. Only 13.9% work full-time. I am one of those 13.9% How lucky do I consider myself? Extremely. I feel like I rolled a natural 20 in D&D, found twenty dollars on the ground, and found the perfect parking spot, all rolled into one. It wasn't easy to say the least. It was a combination of determination, a bit of luck, and an amazing, supportive workplace. I started my job at the local grocery store as a co-op student through my high school. (A co-op student is someone who works for free for a few hours during the school week. And in exchange you get some school credits). I did a mock interview, which I failed. I mean, really failed. Every question I messed up, I stuttered and stammered; ummed and ahhed. It was an absolute disaster. The first semester, I think the number of words I s...