After graduating from university with a rather good degree, my eldest son has struggled to find work. He is a kind gentle chap but has very mild Aspergers. He interacts poorly with others and often misunderstands humour or irony. Today he has an interview at my old place of work. I am nervous for him and me. He will be a fabulous HCA. So keep him in your thoughts.
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In the blue-collar, factory town I grew up in, we called job-hunting "hitting the bricks". Which means one just has to be perserverant. If you hit the bricks long enough, something will turn up.
davknight
Level 8
Mar 7, 2019
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He's had work, but it almost Dickensian factory work.
He will find something, the one thing about Aspergers is that you can not do nothing. But why limit him to a job have you talked to him about starting a business, Anyone can do it, and not all businesses need high social skills or a large investment.
Fernapple
Level 9
Mar 7, 2019
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He is brilliant. He sees straight through nonsense and writes like a dream.
My brother spent more than 12 years looking for a permanent position after he graduated with his biochemistry degree. He was frustrated for the time but is very happy where he is at now. It's worth the wait.
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Mar 7, 2019
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