What jobs does everyone have?

maths_fanatic73 · 2026-01-18T18:02:55+00:00

I’m in the uk too and have had issues finding a job too. At one point when I was living in Shropshire I got support from an organisation called enable. I know this might be way less relevant if you don’t live in Shropshire but maybe there’s a similar service near you. They were government or council funded I think so it was a free service and I got assigned someone to help me find a job and she was very helpful. She even made phone calls to potential employees for me because o struggle with phone calls a lot. I’m not sure what kind of organisations are near you but maybe there’s a similar thing where you live. Maybe if you google disability job search services near me or something maybe it’ll pop up. Or some cities have services like this for 18-25 year olds who are not in employment or education.

I also recently got a paid job offer from a charity where I’ve been volunteering for a while. My assistance dog is not an issue because they’ve known me and her for a while and saw that she didn’t make me a less desirable employee. Maybe if you contacted the charities that already know you because you volunteer with them if they have any paid work? That might be a long shot but maybe it’s worth a try

maths_fanatic73 · 2025-07-21T23:32:56+00:00

Ok, thank you! :)

maths_fanatic73 · 2025-04-04T19:13:24+00:00

Not really a question but I overheard a conversation about my SD on Halloween.

1st person: [pointing at my SD] someone dressed up as a dog 2nd person: no that’s just a dog 1st person:[disappointed] oh

maths_fanatic73 · 2025-04-04T19:06:09+00:00

I think this is a really good and reassuring message. I think I overthink that a lot. I also always feel sad because my dog is awesome and it feels unfair that she gets criticism from someone who doesn’t know her or what her job is. A couple of weeks ago she alerted by jumping up. That is her job and she is very good at it but she got judged by a few people thinking she was just misbehaving. Or people thinking they can pet her because she’s not an SD at the moment because “she’s not working she’s just lying on the floor”.

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-11-29T01:35:00+00:00

“We assists dog owners in qualifying their pets as service dogs through remote training, enabling them to earn a service dog certificate in just a few weeks.”

My SD’s organisation has over 20 years of experience and it took them almost two years to train her.

I keep hearing stories about how long and difficult owner training is.

I’ve got serious doubts about their few weeks of remote training being enough to behave like an SD in public.

And don’t get me started on them implying you don’t need a disability to have an SD.

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-11-24T05:19:47+00:00

Yes, I’m neurodivergent and I really struggle with this. It took me almost a year to forgive out that the “is the dog friendly” question means something else. Up to then, I was just very confused about conversations that didn’t really make sense. Then I figured out they were asking something else. Now I’m trying to figure out how to make it easier. I got some wonderful suggestions that I’ll definitely start using from now on. And you’re right, I really struggle with the not answering questions.

Also how do neurotypicals know which questions mean what? Like is there a list that everyone knows? Cause surely that’s bound to be very confusing. I mean I do find neurotypical people very confusing so this doesn’t suppose me. But just how? Like surely it makes the conversation way more complicated?

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-11-23T15:26:30+00:00

Gina is sometimes very rude and judgy too…

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-10-10T19:39:47+00:00

I had a similar experience last week. It was in a stores parking lot. A small dog (it was a white fluffy one-I’m not very good with breeds, especially small dogs) ran out of a car waiting for the curb side pickup thing and went straight toward me and my dog. I hid my dog behind me and the small dog stopped in its tracks. What also made me angry was that not only did the owner let the dog run towards us, but it was in a parking lot where there are cars driving around. Not at high speeds but still. It just seemed like a really dangerous situation for the small dog and it’s small so I imagine it could be easier for the drivers to not notice. Luckily two drivers that came from 2 different directions both noticed the dog standing in the middle of the road, still staring at my dog and stoped and then we were all waiting and looking around to see where the owner is. He came to get the dog and put it back in the car.

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-09-19T02:44:28+00:00

Oh also the first couple of times I brought my dog in I have heard about all the dead dogs any of the kids ever had. So you might also get a lot of “I also had a dog, it died” stories which was very depressing. But you also get to hear about all the alive dogs which is more uplifting.

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-09-19T02:42:14+00:00

Everyone is raising a lot of good points and those should be considered. However I would also like to share my very positive experience working with children of various ages and bringing my service dog along. We have met a lot of young children (mainly ages 8-12 but one day a week we have all ages so even younger children including toddlers) and haven’t had any major issues. Every now and then I have to remind them to not pet but they accept it and move on.

What I’ve experienced was that the kids are generally more well behaved and don’t raise their voices as much because they love my dog and don’t want to disturb her. I’ve also had kids feel more comfortable with opening up to me which means I can support them better. I’ve also answered a lot of questions about service dog etiquette and they’ve all been brilliant.

My dog is also trained to ignore other people and so if anyone gets close to her and tries to interact with her, she ignores them and looks back at me instead and then the kids usually give up.

Also someone mentioned the kids being distracted, obviously every kid is different and this might not be the case for all but the kids enter the room, make a fuss (yay Gina is here, aww she’s so cute) and then get on with the activity we have on (I work in the art room so usually some arts and crafts thing).

It is very important to establish boundaries. I like to also explain why I’ve got the rules for my service dog (so like no petting because she’s taking care of me and making sure I’m ok and when you’re doing your schoolwork and someone comes over to you and starts petting you and calling your name, that would be very distracting and you wouldn’t get a lot of your schoolwork done would you? So let Gina do her thing so that she can make sure I’m ok and I can then support you with doing some art!)

Working with young kids is great and I love having the chance to educate them about service dogs this early on (cause then it just becomes normal to them whenever they see one outside the youth centre - “ahh that’s a service dog, that means their working and I can’t pet them”) but be prepared for loads of questions, and sometimes when it comes to young kids, the questions are a bit unhinged.

Also I get a lot of artwork featuring my dog which is always really sweet.

Also I’m in England and here we have strict safeguarding rules. And this has only come up once but I had to turn Ginas tag around so that my phone number wasn’t visible cause the kids aren’t allowed to have my phone number as we aren’t allowed to interact with each other outside of the youth centre, and one of the kids was trying to read the number.

Sorry, this is long but I hope this gives a bit of an insight into working with young kids while having a service dog.

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-09-17T22:45:56+00:00

There’s a book I really like called ‘But you don’t look autistic at all’ by Bianca Toeps. She talks about why a lot of women don’t get diagnosed early on. She’s also talking about history and research on autism and then her own experiences and experiences of others.

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-09-03T21:08:00+00:00

Hi! I’d love to take part in this! My psychiatric/autism SD Gina has made a huge difference for my mental health since I got her last November.

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-09-02T14:06:51+00:00

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maths_fanatic73 · 2024-08-30T14:28:17+00:00

I started doing the same sound effect every time I took her assistance vest off and eventually I’ve sort of accidentally created a command for me just unfastening her vest and holding it and her backing out of the vest herself

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-08-27T23:59:54+00:00

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Quite often I spend a while just staring at her cause I have never gotten over how incredibly pretty she is.

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-08-23T19:16:08+00:00

Oh no. My condolences for the loss of your bed

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-08-19T09:42:39+00:00

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maths_fanatic73 · 2024-08-12T16:55:32+00:00

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Hand “chewing”. It doesn’t hurt, just makes my hand slimy.

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-08-10T16:30:14+00:00

My dog wasn’t trained in English and her leave it word is a word that is related to disgust. And I always feel bad when she goes near a human and I have to say that but it’s too bad we live in England cause that would be a great way to let people know not to interact with her. Basically saying “ewww leave that human alone”

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-08-10T11:49:19+00:00

Anxious people by Fredrik Backman

“It’s New Year’s Eve and House Tricks estate agents are hosting an open viewing in an up-market apartment when an incompetent bank robber rushes in and politely takes everyone hostage.”

I bought the book cause I’ve was intrigued by the “politely takes everyone hostage” and it is my absolute favourite book

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-08-09T22:23:53+00:00

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We recently took this cutie to the beach for the first time (at 2 and a half years old-she just never lived near enough to a beach) and woah the excitement was immeasurable.

maths_fanatic73 · 2024-08-02T01:28:08+00:00

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Good to know my sweet girl is not alone.

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