This vid had me in tears. His wanting to grow up and his struggle and the way he thinks it’s like watching myself. It’s hard to find a job and make a life for yourself when you’re on the spectrum.
I remember the struggle, right after college. I didn't know what I had that was keeping me from finding employment. I knew something was holding me back, and I would end up catching the blame for my situation. It's hard, but it can be overcome.
At least he didn't get bullied by co-workers, get interrupted times, have nice people and can hold the job over three months. Good for him and happy for him.
After two seconds listening to him i would hire him right away such a presence such a character very interesting and bright, this guy needs a job wich would allowed him to express himself , i like this family dynamic
KEEPING a job has been a struggle for me my whole working life. I seems I can get jobs, but the problem is keeping them. Right now I'm in a determined effort to find a field in which I can STAY and grow and have meaningful work at the same time. I've found that I do best working with as few people as possible, or even better One-on-One work. So that is where I am putting my efforts right now.
The longest I've managed to keep a job is 1 year. I quit before I was fired so it didn't leave a stain on my CV. I've been in my current job for 3 months now and plan on quitting in 3 months.
K's Thought Palace wow I never thought I would see or hear someone else say exactly what I been going thru my whole life! I have had so many jobs but I can't not keep one. I end up quitting with in a couple months.
I work alone in a Biotech lab ridding dust and microorganisms from the room at night. I don't know how common this job but it's awesome and works with my sensory needs. Data centers need similar work done.
Yeah same I have the same problem it’s not getting jobs I have a problem with it’s keeping them finding something I’m good at and can keep too I have a learning disability so I find it a struggle to receive instructions on the tasks that are given and it just makes me Angry and upset that I don’t enjoy going into work because of it I think I care too much about what customers are thinking and what others are thinking and it puts me in a position where I panic and stress it’s like a vicious circle my longest job was a cleaning job I was there for over 3 months so trying to look for some cleaning work now u know something just straight forward that I can do
This is such a fantastic video that had me cheering for Jimmy! Having a child on the spectrum myself and conducting my doctoral research on autism and employment, this challenge is so much greater than those who are nuerotypcial can imagine. Hopefully those watching this can gain an appreciation for the struggles our loved ones face when trying to enter the workforce.
Like Jimmy I find it really hard to find work because of my autism. It took me over two years to find my current job, which is now under threat and I might be made redundant. I feel crushed. I tried so hard to get that job. Right now I volunteer, as a way to gain experience and keep my mind occupied with something other than job searching (which has been infuriating).
I have not been able to keep a steady job for 16 years because im on the spectrum. All these wasted years and things I will never be able to have in life that many others have is something I learned to live with. Offcourse its not easy
This isn't him being funny this is the reality he lives with. I am the same way i have two friends and women hate me. Despite that im am very funny but i wouldn't give you the time of day because of how i've been treated in the past. Im not interested in having another failed relationship.
As someone with autism and other health issues part time employment was chosen as the best course for me by my job coach/employment specialist. Some of us with autism may suffer from other chronic health issues like kidney disease, diabetes, etc. That can make working hard on us in a full time job, or even working whatsoever. CKD and diabetes is different for every body. Also as Jimmy said, each person with autism maybe different. Some are good at working with numbers, analytics, etc. Some may not be.
I really enjoyed it. Jimmy reminds me of myself when I was his age. Am 51 and recently diagnosed Aspie. As for the part where Jimmy gets lost and unable to find the place he is looking for despite having a map,I can totally understand his frustration as this happens to me so often. It drives me mad...
I love this Video. I have Aspergers myself and got a job in Arts in Mental Health and doing Arts and crafts. My friend also has Aspergers. He just completed Medicine and training to be a GP.
@@wheelchairgeek maybe. Although he has mentioned that most of his fellow medicine coursemates are very privileged and went to private schools, a lot of them are egotistical and will drop out.
I work as a cashier at Wegmans and also in the accounting office and am on the middle functioning end of the autistic spectrum and suffer from major social anxiety
Thank you for making this! This gives me a heads up for when my kid joins the work force, which I've been concerned about. I never considered volunteer work to get him some practice socializing, that's a great idea!
Brilliant parents and they should, and are I don’t doubt, proud of their son. Employers please be more welcoming and supportive of people with differences.
Just know Jimmy no one is the same your uniqueness is what makes you. It is very great quality to have in the line of work you wish to go into. In fact I can say I would rather like your perspective in films. Love your attitude, Keep it up!
Those who are not better than me cannot help me. Those who are better than me don't want to help me. In the end I can only rely on myself. But I only have limited ability.
@@wheelchairgeek You can't just have an interest in anything. People also have vastly different opinions toward life. I have kept following my own heart but it doesn't work. I mean that's what people normally do people do differently in life.
I have Asperger too. Can anybody explain to me how he was hired after talking about emptying dishwasher as his job experience? A job for energetic people that are good with the public, no less? It makes no sense. And that kind of things actually prevent me from sending CVs because I read they require this and that (a bunch of requirements and I fit about 80% of them at most - I only fit the hard requirements - education and abilities) and I don't have that kind of abilities/experience so I don't apply. Well, probably that's just because it was a volunteer job, meaning free. They don't have to pay so they can "hire" anyone. But it was still risky - what if he made the cinema look bad in the eyes of the customers? I would be panicking about that if I were in his skin even though I can imagine myself in that kind of job too and i would perhaps like it (but I wouldn't be able to stand the noisy crowd and I wouldn't hear questions in that kind of environment due to auditory processing disorder). The girl in the end told him he should relax so Asperger was a big issue after all. It's problem with body language and information processing damn it. It won't go away just because you "relax". BTW. I have great sense of direction (family calls me a living gps because I always know where I am and I can understand and remember any map - I have visual memory for them and my mind is creating a mental maps wherever I go) but kill me and I won't find a place if I can't see what I am looking for and i never been there before (on the other hand I will always find any place I was in before even if there are major changes and I have to take a different route). Just like with the number and a wrong name. Another reason I am so afraid of job hunting. They will tell me to come to some place at a set time and I will find the location but won't know which door to open so I will be stuck! Even worse if there is an intercom - what do I say if i am not even sure I am ringing the right place and I can't show them the printout to ask? I tried to get a job once. I went there 30 minutes ahead of time and ended up a hour late. I was walking around for a damn 1,5h because Google Maps was showing a wrong location and the place was hidden between some other buildings 300 meters away from it, inside a restricted area belonging to some other company. How was I supposed to know?
I’m 30 years old, I have ASD The only work I’ve been Able defined is delivering for Amazon would because that job is on and on-demand bases and it’s not a stable job and I live in New York City where if you don’t have a full-time stable job it’s basically unsurvivable. Being On the spectrum it’s Bing literally impossible to find gainful employment even though I would conduct myself very professionally on interviews as soon as they find out that I’m autistic they would almost never hire me I would either not disclose my autism but my anxiety and social awkwardness would be extremely noticeable or I would disclose my condition either way I very rarely ever get hired. And I also have never been in a relationship before, And because I am autistic the girl I am currently dating her parents don’t approve of the relationship which I unsurprisingly expected
I agree! LOL. I couldn't place it until I read your comment. How funny...and he likes films...well perhaps he will be the New Zealand film maker like Louis is the England film maker. How Ironic. LOL!!! (They say we all have a twin out there somewhere!)
I loved how he walked a group of viewers down aisle, then shined his flashlight at the row behind, like they were expected to jump over to get into their seats 😂😂😂
I really wanted to iron his best shirt and pants before he went for the job interview 😆...keep up the great work the perfect job is out there for you 😊
good on him for putting himself out there like that. stuff like that can be tough for neurotypicals too, so to do it with extra challenges is admirable. i wish i had Jimmy's confidence!
thank you guys for m aking videos about people living with disabliities, I would love to see a day in the life if you had one. Yes me and three friends also have a disability
I feel so bad for him im autistic but in terms of ability im really alot more able If i didn’t have learning difficulties I’d have the education I need currently I don’t at 20 but im trying I always try
What is lacking in Jimmy also afflicts generations of younger kids these fine days, a staggering lack of curiosity. When I grew up autistic mid century, my main obsession was weekly trips to library picking dozens of random books then picking anyone's mind, loved anything science. Nothing mattered except independent self-reliance, to which I sacrificed extremes of solitude, years of bone crunching hard work and enduring endless bullying from those close to me, yet prevailed!
@@unknowntosociety01 Several occupations in my 80 years, first half was working in highly skilled crafts/retail sales, second half was medical field doing patient care and amazingly to me, learning that my metal acuity was improved w aging, probably because past distractions, socializing, have been delt with already so not bad for an aging Autist ~~ Why do you ask Jose?
