This week’s letter is J and I have decide it stands for Job even that I for a moment thought I should write Jesper since that is my name and that way talk about myself but I feel I do that already. Btw sorry that I was so slow to return here, I will be better now.

Job

I have decided to pick job out of the millions of words with J since Jobs is very important in life and no matter if you have one or don’t, I often feel that NT often forget that people with special needs have special needs.

Hiring

The first problem is that people often only hire those people who fits the role 100% and doesn’t look for people with special needs making it a bit hard for us to get a job but if you have a good job and allows us to thrive I am certain that your company will benefit from having a special needs person hired. As for the people with needs I think you should try find a field that both covers your abilities, your skills and your interests, I know you can say that to everyone but I feel it is very important for people with Asperger’s and others since it is hard to just do something you don’t like when you have limited energy already.

Work and workload

Just look at me I am working for a software company and I am only able to do 25 hours a week plus I have Wednesday and weekends as days off. I am lucky for that since I would not have enough energy for a normal work schedule and because I am working at a software company I am also able have some good assignments that used my abilities instead of just working at a shop with no good schedule or assignments that is inside my abilities. I know that not all people can be as lucky as me on that point but no matter what they need a job as well and that is where you come in. You are probably wondering why I say you even you the reader might not have a company or a position where you can hire someone but no matter who you are, you can always help a person with needs do his job and help he fit in instead of seeing him as something else. I think that most work places could benefit if people helped each other out instead of competing with each other. I get that some people are hard to work with or maybe you need to grow inside your own work.

Work is better than no work

Maybe your favourite thing is not able on the job market at the moment but then you should start small instead of just doing nothing since doing nothing just ends up ruining your opportunities so if you want a job as a teacher try become a scout leader, if you want to work as a programmer try find some online courses to learn so you don’t just walk around doing nothing since you need to learn the routine of working anyway

Talks

I know some bosses are bad but I am 100% sure that most people are good people so I guess it better to tell your boss you need something instead of keeping it a secret since why not get the help you can and need instead go home with pain every day because you needed a better mouse for the computer or similar. I am not saying you will get yes for everything but why not try.

Conclusion

Work can / will be hard but find something you like with your skill and interest. If you can’t find a job try give yourself some routine and get better at your skills