Anyone out there want to tell me about their experience using AirPods or other headphones as hearing aids?

It’s an extra cup of coffee kind of day

@Gladari yeah we’re supposed to have that too. I don’t recall if I mentioned in my initial post but previous times I’ve tried that they’ve not been any more helpful than me applying on my own.

@Boyceaz starting my own business, may not eliminate interactions, but it will eliminate The powers above me that make things so difficult and restore some sense of control to my life

@Boyceaz oddly enough I have a Security license I was just let go for asking for disability accommodations. I have been applying for more positions though. night might be a good option.

@HawkHorton thank you that gives me something to look into. I appreciate your help.

@Gladari great suggestions I am Canadian though. You’d be shocked how many businesses have no idea that they need to accommodate for people with disabilities. I was fired from several jobs for request requesting that they provide even the most basic accommodations, and I don’t have the financial assets to pursue legal recourse

@misslovelymess I will definitely look that up, thank you for the suggestion

@Boyceaz i’m very good with technology and thinking through different levels of abstraction. I have a tendency to lean towards philosophical and religious constructs. My partner thinks I would be good at teaching, but I’m very averse to the traditional system a lot of traditional systems.. I struggle at reading between the lines from a Neurotypical standpoint. I do very well with as little interaction as possible..

@misslovelymess I haven’t; who’s the author?

@KazzyH for sure something I could look into but as of yet I haven’t found any resources like that in my area that really made a difference. The few places I tried made me feel like there was no difference between using them and applying on my own.

@Boyceaz I wish there was some kind of a pattern or algorithm. I could follow to narrow that down but so far it feels like it’s been trial and error

It’s been really hard for me to figure this out. Even just to find a place where I feel I remotely belong, much less a place. I’m not terrified I’ll be forced out of. It’s time to stop thinking about it and just do something about it. If you have any suggestions, please don’t hesitate to offer them.

I am Canadian by the way if that makes a difference. I have a really varied work background because of this and don’t know where to go from here.

I appreciate your advice

What I do know is that I cannot keep looking to other people to help me succeed, I need to do that on my own, but I can’t do that without some guidance. I have a lot of ideas. I’m incredibly bright. And I’ve tried before, and I’ve been taken advantage of over and over again.

Really all I want is freedom. To not have to be worried that I won’t understand, or that someone won’t make the effort to accommodate me. I want to be able to support myself, and my family.

I’m tired of it. Tired of not being able to provide for my family tired of feeling like I’m being rejected every time I try something tired of not understanding. I really really want to do something on my own. I want to be my own boss. But at the same time, I’m terrified because I don’t know how to do that. I don’t know where to begin legally I don’t know how to find customers. I don’t know how I would fund myself. I don’t even know what idea to choose.

I wanna ask for some advice, but I’m not really sure how so I’ll try to explain and I’ll let you jump in however you feel is suitable.

To preface I’m on the autism spectrum - high functioning, but not without struggles.

I’ve lost a lot of jobs because of the side effects, because of people’s biases, or because of my own misunderstandings, and that’s exhausting and incredibly disheartening.

@wolfwoman @th3j35t3r yea got that right. They just don’t see it.

@catlynne333 @Minholkin the rock we live on produces beautiful flowers :)

Good morning CoSo

Looks like the internet misses you J https://www.reddit.com/r/hacking/s/xodHDgjUf6 @th3j35t3r