How has your condition influenced your career path or work life?

It's made it harder for me to even find a job. I cannot work and no place is willing to accommodate me.

I've tried to be more flexible but that's resulted in unstable finances and lack of routine. Often, I can disappear which has caused me to lose jobs because I'm unable to communicate. It's exhausting and gives me additional worries. I hope to find someone one day that can understand so I can work in a supportive environment and feel the need to pick up the phone when I have the bad days. Yet I understand that they have a business to run. It's a little like catch 22. I just feel like I'm getting all of the bad side.

I have not been in employment for just over 10yrs now, have tried to get a job but no success. I have spastic diplegia and malfrom syndrome

My condition has made my work life so much harder. I pride myself on dependability, but now there are days when I just can't come to work, and my employer has not been very understanding or accommodating

I just fake it honestly that's all I learned to make sure people think I can work

Hi and good afternoon. It's sounds like some of you folks need some support out rech and a caseworker to know on some doors for some good help. Have any of you folks have tried the country Mental Health system that is a good start ok .

no career yet, but I've failed a few classes. even my favorites.

I had to stop working around 45/46 years old.

Influenced by music it’s always there

I dropped out of college and can't find the will to go back 👍

as someone who has asd and a lot of mental health challenges at the start, it was really difficult cause no one didn't accommodate me. I have been a mental health and disability care giver and advocate for 11 years. So, 4 years ago, I stopped that, and now I have my own business as an advocate for asd aswell as I completed my double degree in ot and physiotherapy. I thought it was going to be really tough finding a place to accommodate me, but this place where I'm working, so accommodating from longer breaks, breaks in between my patients and more.. most of all, I'm glad that my patients understand as well.

Currently haven't finished school yet. What should be the last 2 years has taken alot longer, this year is my 4th. As my body limits me more, my goals change, like, I could still love the idea of a job but there's no practical way my body will cope. I'm 19 and have a worst case scenario job plan for if I can't leave the house much. Several drs have told me I should work in the medical field (I definitely know enough to) and whilst it does play to a strength I do worry it would feel like I never have a break, and just the physical side of things and my body being reliable to work like that. Right now just want to finish high school

I don’t have CP, But I don’t have a job because of my SB and the stupido Government wages with how much I would get. so lucky you know I’m good with my parents and they help me through all this

i want to go into performing arts and im currently rehearsing my first 2 professional shows, but as i have endometriosis and pcos and typically am too ill for 2 days per cycle (irregular) my mum doesnt think it is realistic to pursue this. I am hoping that with understudies taking a max of 2 days off every 4-8 weeks shouldnt be a problem. Its really heartbreaking and unfair though to have people tell you its not realistic to pursue your dreams because of something you cannot control