What sort of job should my son be looking for?

[Ottakee]

Could he stock shelves late night/early morning?  Some of my students with autism like those jobs and there are far fewer people.

[Clarita]

3 hours ago, DawnM said:

 He could work at some of that stores 2-3 miles away, but honestly, I don't think working in a store or restaurant will suit him.   He will have to work with too many people.

I think it's better to look for a job nearby. A store would probably be better than a restaurant, maybe he could do some non-customer service related thing like stock shelves. If there is a landscaper or a factory nearby those might be good as well.

I think the hardest part of his job search is going to be he is going to need to take directions from someone else. Sometimes a larger corporation will have the directions and rules written out clearly and I don't know if that would feel better for him because then it's some piece of paper that's telling him how he needs to do something with clear consequences. The other employees may also grip with him about how dumb the directions are, and at least it isn't a person he's butting heads with on a specific piece of "stupid" instruction.

BIL didn't learn to drive until later in life. It was spurred on by how relentlessly some of his coworkers teased him about having his mom drive him to work. Family sometimes just can't be motivating enough.  

[freesia]

So I noticed in your other thread that he likes working with dogs. Is there a place with dogs where he could volunteer or get a job? I remember how successful working with birds was for ktgrok’s ds. 

[DawnM]

21 hours ago, freesia said:

So I noticed in your other thread that he likes working with dogs. Is there a place with dogs where he could volunteer or get a job? I remember how successful working with birds was for ktgrok’s ds. 

he likes working with OUR dogs, not just dogs in general.   We have already gone around with that one here.

[Scarlett]

On 6/10/2024 at 9:47 AM, wintermom said:

@DawnM Appologies if this was mentioned in the thread, but what kind of school is your ds attending? Is there a guidance counsellor at this school and some kind of supported job placements or a COOP program your ds could access?

Different son. 

[DawnM]

3 minutes ago, Scarlett said:

Different son. 

Oldest has Autism

Youngest was adopted out of foster care and is currently in a therapeutic school for his trauma needs.   He has ADHD pretty severely but it doesn't look like anything else diagnosable other than some emotional stuff he is dealing with.   He is 6 though.

[annandatje]

My neurodivergent adult son found janitorial work to be tolerable.  

[wintermom]

1 hour ago, DawnM said:

Oldest has Autism

Youngest was adopted out of foster care and is currently in a therapeutic school for his trauma needs.   He has ADHD pretty severely but it doesn't look like anything else diagnosable other than some emotional stuff he is dealing with.   He is 6 though.

Sorry, I got confused with the different sons in the descriptions. 

All the best with your oldest ds's journey forward. Maybe something will pop up in a social media feed. My dh noticed a really cool program for our dd that includes 14 weeks of online training and then 18 weeks of paid work. It's in horse care and stable work, which is such a thrill for my dd. 

You just never know what might pop up if you're on the look out for different opportunities.

[DawnM]

8 hours ago, wintermom said:

Sorry, I got confused with the different sons in the descriptions. 

All the best with your oldest ds's journey forward. Maybe something will pop up in a social media feed. My dh noticed a really cool program for our dd that includes 14 weeks of online training and then 18 weeks of paid work. It's in horse care and stable work, which is such a thrill for my dd. 

You just never know what might pop up if you're on the look out for different opportunities.

That's awesome!   Yeah, we are hoping for something.   We worry about him but we can't push him or he shuts down.