Would it help Aspies to band together?

[matt000333]

I have thought about this that if I were to ever get rich one day I would want to give back to those Aspies who were in my situation trying to get SSI broke get started But recently I have also thought what If we banded together while trying to get SSI if this would help honestly I think it might but not sure yet how to make it happen what do you guys think?

P.s Not a grammar freak personally don't think its all that important as long as you spell right so bear with me.

 

[FreeDiver]

I think the more appropriate question is. Can we band together in the first place?

 

[Southern Discomfort]

Personally if I was rich I would do my part to get other autistic people the chance to be employed with the company I work in or the one I own. And to get the word out there that you, like Google, like Microsoft and Facebook, are looking for people with autism because they have qualities that are very beneficial to the workplace. That's better than getting benefits in my opinion. Very few people like being on benefits because it can make us feel it is us accepting we are useless to sociality especially if we also have depression as many of us do. Being employed is so much so beneficial to our well being.

Seeing other people on the spectrum in work can help give us hope that we can too. And that views on us in the recruiting industry is starting to change.

 

[OrangeGoldGreen]

Personally if I was rich I would do my part to get other autistic people the chance to be employed with the company I work in or the one I own. And to get the word out there that you, like Google, like Microsoft and Facebook, are looking for people with autism because they have qualities that are very beneficial to the workplace.

If you get rich, I would totally apply to work at your company! That sounds like aspie heaven. I'm currently stuck in an awkward job situation: did very well in school so everyone expects amazing things out of me, got a science degree, went to work for a large company where I do very little actual science and spend 80%+ of my day doing emails, telecons, meetings, presentations, etc. I feel like I'm floundering because my strengths (very detail oriented/thorough, independent, curiosity) aren't noticed, and my flaws are constantly being exposed (difficulty making quick decisions, people skills, leadership, communication). It would be so rewarding to work in an environment where my strengths are appreciated, and others are more like me!

 

[OkRad]

I do think it would help. I lived in an area which had a great deal of understanding and help for LFA. It was a rich area (I am not rich), so they had a lot of Drs with Auties, etc.

Anyway, what they did was band together and bought strings of houses for their kids and then had the theology students at the local Uni to come and live with them for a year or two as "parents".

That way they were independent but looked after.

I often thought, what if HFA did that? Or something like it? We might not be able buy a string of houses but maybe tiny, green houses. Or maybe link with an org that would help us. They are making little houses for people with schizophrenia.

I think we would get along better than other roomates. None of us would use detergent that reeked or get drunk and play Metallica at 3am and if we all had our own room, I think it would work.

In fact, I bet it WILL happened sooner than later as these kids grown up and the parents are thinking, "HOLY CRAP!!!!! Look at the suicide rate of that last gen of aspies that are cast out!!!!!! NO!!!!! WE HAVE TO ACT!!"

They will be freaking out.

 

[matt000333]

Personally if I was rich I would do my part to get other autistic people the chance to be employed with the company I work in or the one I own. And to get the word out there that you, like Google, like Microsoft and Facebook, are looking for people with autism because they have qualities that are very beneficial to the workplace. That's better than getting benefits in my opinion. Very few people like being on benefits because it can make us feel it is us accepting we are useless to sociality especially if we also have depression as many of us do. Being employed is so much so beneficial to our well being.

Seeing other people on the spectrum in work can help give us hope that we can too. And that views on us in the recruiting industry is starting to change.

Well that is a good thought but I should clarify more If I was rich I would want to do a mentor ship thing with them not just give them money while they wait and personally I think just giving someone a job doesn't fully benefit them I think someone like myself is better working for themselves maybe they wouldn't have to wait for SSi at all but if they did I would be ok with that alot of therapist now seem to think just get a job and you wont be depressed anymore and I think that's wrong and doesn't help the situation in the long run.

 

[Judge]

I once worked in such an environment in software game development.

Though sadly didn't have a clue at the time that myself and so many around me were in the spectrum. We weren't "shiny happy people holding hands", but we just had an unspoken and quiet sense of understanding each other.

But it was really cool while it lasted.

 

[matt000333]

I once worked in such an environment in software game development.

Though sadly didn't have a clue at the time that myself and so many around me were in the spectrum. We weren't "shiny happy people holding hands", but we just had an unspoken sense of understanding each other.

But it was really cool while it lasted.

OH cool what happened I noticed you said once didnt work out?

 

[Judge]

OH cool what happened I noticed you said once didnt work out?

It was sold to a major name everyone here knows for $3 billion. But their shareholders discovered over time that it was valued at only $750 million. So they proceeded to dump this investment to a holding company that sold it off in pieces during the dot com crash.

I was unable to find work as a website designer afterwards and other unfortunate events occurred that kept me from pursuing that work.

I have some misgivings about it all as one of the big gaming names who bought the entertainment division offered me a a job as web producer. But I turned it down as this was a people-job....not a tech job that I wanted. I probably could have done the job, but it would likely carry many of the marketing stresses of the previous job I had in insurance underwriting.

Maybe I should have taken that job. Life was never that kind again when it came to work. And age has made me a pariah to employ given the cost of healthcare.

 

[matt000333]

Oh sorry to hear that are you on SSi now?

 

[Judge]

Oh sorry to hear that are you on SSi now?

SSI? I wish. That's a few years off if I make it to that point. I've tried to survive off being self-employed in buying and selling equities (stocks).

 

[matt000333]

OH cool I wish I could do that

 

[matt000333]

I think the more appropriate question is. Can we band together in the first place?

Yeah I should have never mentioned the If I was rich thing that's a hypothetical scenario I meant more what this guy is getting out how could us aspies unable to work and waiting for ssi or others help eachother in a bad spot right now if we could band together?