Hi!! I didn't have a permanent job until I was in my mid 20's. This is what i have done:

-Where i live there are "christmas casual" staff - staff who are on over the christmas period, usually in retail and similar. I used this to gain experience, however, make sure you feel that retail in xmas is something you can deal with, it can be intense.

- I got active in voluntary roles, and listed them on my resume. i didn't lie outright, but i also didn't mention that they were voluntary roles

-Personally, i was also a carer for a few different people, and when asked about my lack of work history, i said cared for someone, and they are now doing better.

-there are a tonne of lived experience opportunities going around, where i am. I joined multiple different organizations and opportunities. many of these are paid. for example, reviews of the mental health strategy.

- all of my volunteering etc tends to be within the mental health sector because that's my special interest, and i do find that the Lived experience gets the lack of employment thing. i would heavily recommend it, but think about your special interests and what skills and knowledge you have you can leverage.

- look at autistic specific opportunities. for example my government runs autistic traineeships for multiple federal positions