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I'm not autistic, do what services would you like to see?
Not op, but I’d like to see therapists that are experienced in helping autistic adults navigate and process living in a neurotypical world.
That and relational stuff.
I've only been able to attend a few sessions with an autistic adult focused therapist, and it was very helpful. They did a great job of prioritizing what we could tackle from week-to-week and it was instrumental for me getting my first job after college.
Which is the other thing that would be really great, some kind of resource that could help autistic adults with the job application process. Mostly with how to interact with recruiters, how to set expectations, and specialized interview prep.
I’d like some sort of “don’t get fired/quit” support.
I never make it long in jobs, I just can’t do all the things all the time, and burn out super quick (I know these jobs are wrong fits for me, but good fit jobs are really hard to land, and I’m already way too old to not have steady employment history so kinda fucked at this point on those)
I tried to get a regular therapist to help me with strategies, since I can’t find a specialist (from an adhd angle, which I’m also dx with) and it was absolutely unhelpful.
It was a lot of “just do this thing that’s the exact opposite of who you are fundamentally and you’ll be fine!” “What do you mean you can’t tolerate an office environment? Just ask for walking breaks!” (These jobs are rigid af) “what do you mean you are worried you’ll give too many personal details and/or irritate your coworkers with your exhausting over talking?”
Like I can get a job, but at this point I’m old enough to know I can’t hold it for more than a year (I’ve never been fired, but I think it’s because I never last long enough for it to happen), so I’m just going to go back to contracts, it’s the only way I can be employed and not have to worry about screwing it up by being who I am..