u/personalbaggage

I’m a 20-year-old man who got diagnosed with autism, adhd and dyscalculia about a year ago. Around that time I also dropped out of high school because I didn’t want to repeat a year. I live with my parents, and honestly, I can’t imagine myself having a normal job.

All I really want to do is make art. I play guitar, work on indie video games, write scripts, watch movies, listen to music basically I spend my days creating or taking in creative stuff.

That’s what makes me feel alive. The idea of working a typical job, dealing with normal people all day feels unbearable to me. Most jobs are basically adult daycare anyway.

I’m aware I’m not the easiest person.

I’m very stubborn and probably come off as narcissist.

I don’t feel like I fit into society very well.

That said, I don’t think I’m a complete loser. I speak English well (compared to other people in my country), I can program games, I play guitar, and I write movie scripts. I’ve even made a bit of money as an indie developer before but only a couple hundred dollars/euros.

Right now, I'm happy.

I can wake up, go for walks in the forest, play guitar for hours, and work on my own projects.

But I’m worried about the future. I rely on my parents, and I don’t know what will happen when they’re gone.

Also, in my country and in europe in general there’s basically no real entertainment industry, so it’s not like I can just get a job in something I care about.

I thought about becoming an Uber/Taxi driver but I failed the basic driving test (one time) because it's hard for me to learn all the rules, but I think if i tried again a couple of times I would probably be able to get a drivers license.

What job recommendations do you have?

Any advice is appreciated.

I’m a 20-year-old man who got diagnosed with autism, adhd and dyscalculia about a year ago. Around that time I also dropped out of high school because I didn’t want to repeat a year. I live with my parents, and honestly, I can’t imagine myself having a normal job.

All I really want to do is make art. I play guitar, work on indie video games, write scripts, watch movies, listen to music basically I spend my days creating or taking in creative stuff.

That’s what makes me feel alive. The idea of working a typical job, dealing with normal people all day feels unbearable to me. Most jobs are basically adult daycare anyway.

I’m aware I’m not the easiest person.

I’m very stubborn and probably come off as narcissist.

I don’t feel like I fit into society very well.

That said, I don’t think I’m a complete loser. I speak English well (compared to other people in my country), I can program games, I play guitar, and I write movie scripts. I’ve even made a bit of money as an indie developer before but only a couple hundred dollars/euros.

Right now, I'm happy.

I can wake up, go for walks in the forest, play guitar for hours, and work on my own projects.

But I’m worried about the future. I rely on my parents, and I don’t know what will happen when they’re gone.

Also, in my country and in europe in general there’s basically no real entertainment industry, so it’s not like I can just get a job in something I care about.

I thought about becoming an Uber/Taxi driver but I failed the basic driving test (one time) because it's hard for me to learn all the rules, but I think if i tried again a couple of times I would probably be able to get a drivers license.

What job recommendations do you have?

Any advice is appreciated.