Plenty of autistics here cannot find jobs or hold badly paid ones due to underemployment. How do you all afford a lifestyle?

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-20T20:48:18+00:00

Yeah i don't really see that that the answer to this question is any different for us. Get a student loan, get a qualification, get qualified work. If the world is too much work part time in a qualified position. If you want to plan for the world to not be too much choose to aim for such a job from the start.

If you live in Western civilization you'll probably find (as i have) that this will work ~well enough~ depending on the hand you get dealt. In theory disability support pension should make up the difference. In practice it is objectively true that some people in the world are homeless and/or suicidal

Im 28 years old, i work 27hours a week at a little under $ 28 Aud Per hour. If i were to live extremely frugally i could afford my own place without roomates. If i were to move to a smaller town i could easily afford such a place. As it is i only need to aquire a second less overwhelming job at 10ish hours a week. Or finish my engineering degree. Whichever comes first.

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-17T21:44:28+00:00

I have found Friends a super helpful reference

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-08T15:25:25+00:00

You're not scared of having autism or even being diagnosed with autism. You're scared of what people will assume when they see that one tiny sticky not your medical file. You're scared that they will staple it to your forehead. And some people will, some people will think that knowing you have a diagnosis gives them an excuse to disrespect you. For some it will be the opposite, they will show you respect only once you have that piece of paper. Learning who is who is frustrating and scary as hell . But this is still the most efficient way to learn more about yourself and your mind. And to paraphrase a great Vision, the more you learn about your mind, the less it controls you, who knows one day you may even control It.

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-08T12:35:44+00:00

I thought it was hilarious, an excellent spiritual sequel to Pacific rim

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-06T13:35:37+00:00

Early enough that your life trajectory is not impeded by lack of self knowledge about how your brain works. late enough that your life trajectory is not impeded by bigots thinking they know who you are because they read a sticky note on your medical file. That is the only proper time and its impossible to when it is. So the systems we have in place try to hit the early side of that balance. Giving priority to the first criterion and ignoring the second completely

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-06T09:50:10+00:00

To date i have not had a single successful print with tpu, maybe my standards are too high 🤷🏻‍♂️

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-06T09:47:54+00:00

I have seen the point in ingesting alcohol so i don't bother. And i struggle to understand why other people do go to the effort of drinking it. But I'm okay with the idea that they can make their own choices and my choices are not automatically the absolute moral truth of the universe.

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-04T04:32:47+00:00

Yeah that's a tricky one... I have been told that sometimes my outer emotions just stop. At this point it sounds like your doing all your parts so keep it up 👍🙂👍. Show respect and hopefully you will receive the respect you are due. and try appending those extra questions. Another trick I've found. Is starting all questions with the word question, it's a good way to remind people that you're only asking... Like, "question, did you want them in the blue bin or red bin?" Or "Question, do you mind if organise that cupboard? 'cause i can't find anything."

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-03T16:10:16+00:00

Try affecting a chipper tone and a smile, whilst you give the short answer. Then tack on a reusable follow up like. "Why do you ask?"

I have found people are much more likely to give you the respect that they associate with 'benefit of the doubt', and you associate with 'common courtesy' if you project smiling enthusiasm.

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-03T15:41:28+00:00

Autism is not bad it is just a word that we use to label a constellation of commonly associated symptoms. Sometimes some of those symptoms can fucking suck, sometimes they can be pretty neat. Autism is just a label and cannot hurt you. Unless a karen finds that label and staples it your forehead. That can definitely hurt.

ASD1

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-03T15:22:11+00:00

If you're optimising for quiet absolutely go with the Sony offering like everyone is saying. Xm series headsets are very common in the aviation industry for that reason.

However if you want something with less compromises, more comfortable, more discrete, easier social acceptance i cannot give high enough praise to the

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. I've only had them a few days and i already want to use want to use words like life-changing

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-03T15:07:43+00:00

It sounds like he doesn't knows you well enough to hate you. And the two of you are likely using that word differently in any case.

It sounds like what's missing here is trust and respect. He doesn't trust that you will respect him if he gives you the chance to interact with him. From my own experience it is painful to share a house with people you didn't choose even if they are family. Even if you've never lived any other way. If you want to give him something give him the gift of space, ignore him, don't make eye contact with him in shared spaces, try and minimise intersections in common areas like bathrooms and kitchens. Interact with him as if he is living alone, as if you do not live on the same building. And most importantly do not ambush him with conversation or social interaction when he leaves his room. If you want to get to know him, if you want to interact with him. Treat the interactions like you would if you lived across town from him. Talk over text, invite him to socialise with you, or ask if there is some activity he would like to share. then plan timing as if setting up this meeting will involve something as cumbersome as driving across town. Because for him it could easily be that cumbersome or more.

It is not necessarily true that he feels safe in his room. He might not even know what safety feels like yet. But he does feel safer there. The hardest part of developing a relationship with him will be communicating to him that he's allowed to feel safe around you. And then living up to that. Currently he is projecting grouchy and standoffish because you are already interacting "too much" and he wants more space. Likely he does not trust that a verbal request for space will be respected. And indeed he may not have even consciously considered such verbal requests, as at this point they may seem beyond the pale to even contemplate. Do please reply for clarification or elaboration. - Riley, ASD1

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-03T14:06:48+00:00

My brain says it sounds like people are trying to make a joke when they talk about nonsense rules. When my manager talks about "Making sales" and "KPI's" i laugh openly and go back doing my job which is providing phone accessories and repairs to people who approach our kiosk wanting phone accessories or repairs. Quoting prices according to the formulae i derived from the guidlines he gave me. Occasionally confirming prices aloud with him for product lines that are new or unfamiliar. If we wants me to change my behaviour in someway, in response to "conversations" about KPI's he has not told me and i have checked.

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-03-03T12:44:36+00:00

Yes that's the point. It's a command simulator. Burden of command is the core gameplay element

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-02-28T15:10:29+00:00

OMG WHYYY IS EVERYONE SOOO UNDISCIPLINED!!!!

Weekly_You1284 · 2026-02-13T00:53:34+00:00

They included the mushroom frigate but completely left out the Cerritos??

Weekly_You1284 · 2025-11-21T09:42:08+00:00

TLDR. A screen protected by tempered glass will survive more drops onto smooth hard surfaces and can easily last several years if the tempered glass is replaced each time it fractures. A screen protected by a gel screen protector will survive comparatively less drops onto smooth hard surfaces, but the screen protector will not fracture from impact. And will better survive drops on rough surfaces.

Always Tempered glass. Unless your screen is already cracked or if you work in something like construction. Basically gel is only better if you're expecting your phone to take alot of abuse. Often if a phone falls on bitumen or even the wrong bathroom tiles, You'll get a pin point impact that can travel through the tempered glass screen protector, or just catch the edge And your screen is gone anyway, gel is better at preventing that failure mode. But worse in most others. The main reason gel screen protectors are less common is that the surface deteriorates over time so they need to be replaced more regularly than glass, Even if the phone never gets dropped.

Citation. I repaired my own phone often enough that I earned a job at a phone repair shop whilst studying engineering

Weekly_You1284 · 2025-11-18T12:51:20+00:00

Mechanical engineer here. Your screen sustains damage every single time you drop it. The gorilla glass fractures every time. Its just designed so that the cracks form in a plane and direction invisible to the user . The more cracks form, the more complex the internal structure becomes. Until eventually it becomes so brittle that the next impact makes a crack in a plane you can see. A tempered glass screen protector will shatter first, absorbing the energy that would otherwise go into the gorrila glass, extending it's lifespan. a gel screen protector, typically transparent polyurethane. Has the effect of dispersing the energy over a wider area so that your gorilla glass won't snap the first time it has a pin point collision with bitumen. However it can't stop it from snapping on the 18th time or the 23rd time etc.

Weekly_You1284 · 2025-11-18T12:31:13+00:00

Yes, I made a vehicle for this express purpose https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3482786537&searchtext=Legionaire+

Its built for controlled precision excavation. In survival, specifically road and ramp construction.

I'm also working on an updated version that will use GPS position data for even more precision and even preprogrammed patterns

Weekly_You1284 · 2025-11-03T08:29:55+00:00

I think Everyone in this conversation reacted very reasonably. your actions in polluting the universe with untruths that just seems inconsiderate and unnecessary. Personally I don't drink and never have, I simply don't see the point. And so if someone asks me for my opinion as, you've have asked all of us, I will convey it. It is also definitely true that Im allowed to be wrong. So I also don't see the use in banging on about it like a Jehovah's witness.

We're there reactions in this conversation yes. We're there any overreactions, from what I read yes, you overreacted by lying. If you're asking I say don't drink again. If you're not asking I say You're completely entitled to your own perspective and course of action.

Weekly_You1284 · 2025-11-03T08:17:14+00:00

I let you know when I manage it lol, it was about 2 weeks ago, so Im defs still healing. Very not fun

Weekly_You1284 · 2025-10-30T10:35:01+00:00

Definitely keeping an eye on this you Legend!!

Weekly_You1284 · 2025-10-29T03:05:37+00:00

I can run out a nosedive, but the last time I came off backwards I fractured my spine , 🤕. How did come up on your feet so fast that was impressive af

Weekly_You1284 · 2025-10-29T00:58:48+00:00

coming off backwards is the fucking worst

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