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Is it general employment or employment for people with disabilities

Thank you for always being there.

I've talked to you before, but please let me talk about my developmental disability (Asperger's syndrome).

About 1 year has passed since I was diagnosed with a developmental disability (Asperger's syndrome). After the previous consultation, I discussed it with my attending physician, applied for a disability certificate and an independence support medical system, and both applications passed, and I am living while utilizing the disability certificate and independence support medical system. Among them, I'm really worried about whether to continue with general employment or employment for people with disabilities in the future. Currently, I sometimes take time off, but I'm able to go even though it's hard at work. However, when the waves come when you're not feeling well

“General employment is the limit, isn't it?”
It's also true that there are times when I think that.

However, it's not my parents' life at the same time as the feeling that I want to work a little harder with general employment (although the company adjusts the environment), but my parents say to others that their children work for people with disabilities, and when I think about the parents' feelings of worrying about their surroundings, I have a feeling that I want to do my best even if I overdo it with general employment, and I can't be positive about hiring people with disabilities...

I don't know how to sort out this feeling that general employment is close to the limit and my feelings about working with people with disabilities... I would appreciate it if you could give me some advice etc.

4 Zen Responses

First of all, I think the fact that I have faced everything myself from diagnosis to self-reliance support and notebook applications for a year, and that alone is a really big thing.

Even though accepting developmental disabilities itself is not easy, they are trying to arrange their lives while using the system. I think that attitude is amazing.

I think what is shaking right now is “where I place my value” more than “how I work.” The desire to work hard in general employment is probably true. At the same time, it is a reality that when a wave of physical condition comes, I feel limited. Then, parents' feelings and public bodies overlap there, and choices are getting heavier.

However, there is one thing I want you to think quietly about. It's up to you, not your parents or the world, to take responsibility for your life until the end.

Is it really filial piety to force yourself to get sick in order to protect your parents' “eyes around you”? I don't think so. As a result, the fact that you can continue to work peacefully for a long time should be the most reassuring.

Whether it is general employment or employment for people with disabilities is not a “top or bottom” story. It's a matter of fit which one fits your characteristics and is sustainable. The developmental characteristic is not a lack of effort, but a difference in how the brain is used.

The degree of fatigue varies greatly depending on compatibility with the environment. Don't dismiss yourself as “indulgent” if you feel limited. It's an important sign from the body and mind.

On the other hand, the feeling that “I want to do a little more general employment” is also important. If so, there is also the idea of separating deadlines. For example, let's make the most of environmental adjustments for half a year. Record your physical condition, frequency of absenteeism, and mental stability during that time. If the wave is still big, then employment of people with disabilities is not an “escape” but a “strategic change.”

I think the important thing is to “not deny yourself” no matter which one you choose.

Working with people with disabilities is a mature decision to choose a form that suits you within society. Continuing general employment is also a challenge. Both are worth it.

finally. You've already tried hard enough. Whether or not to change the way you work is a matter of your dignity, not a matter of the public body.

Please use “whether you haven't fallen down in 10 years” rather than “what your parents think.” That you are living a stable life. That's more important than anything else.

Please take care of yourself.

I read it.
I read that you have been diagnosed with a disability and are worried about how you should work from now on and how you should live. I don't know the details about you, your disability status, or your relationship with your parents, but I really understand that you are very worried.
I don't know about your specific condition, but first of all, I think the first priority is for you to continue to take care of yourself.
Whether it's general employment or employment for people with disabilities, it's probably quite different depending on the job. Even if it's a job that employs people with disabilities, if it's not compatible with you, the burden on your mind and body may be heavy, and I think that no matter what kind of job it is, it still won't work.
Why don't you ask the doctor in charge to give you advice on what kind of work is desirable for you to do in the future and consider it in your own way. Also, with regard to the form of work, if there is something you want to do in the future, or if there is something you want to aspire to, I think there are various methods and paths.
Please try to think flexibly in various ways without deciding that you must be ordinary or that you must be a person with a disability. Also, I think your own situation and the circumstances around you will change in the future. Wouldn't it be okay if it changed from time to time?
In any case, please take care of yourself and your will rather than in front of your family.
I sincerely pray that you will be blessed with wonderful encounters and relationships in the future, and that you will be able to live your life together with everyone with confidence, and that you will be able to live your own life healthily and richly from the bottom of your heart.
And I wholeheartedly support you.

If you overdo it and destroy your mind and body, you won't have any roots or children.

Thank you for contacting us. I feel precious to see you facing your own characteristics and walking hard while worrying.

The feeling that I want to do my best in general employment and the kindness of thinking about my parents will be painfully conveyed. However, in Buddhism, it is important to look at “the way it is.” The voice of your body and mind, where you feel your “limits,” is probably the surest “fact” you should face now.

According to the teachings of the Jodo Shinshu sect, Amida is not our ability or title, but rather envelops us in our worries and suffering as we are. If you overdo it and break your mind and body according to the framework of an “able-bodied person,” you will have no roots or children. From the text of the consultation, I feel that the current continuation of “general employment” is in a pretty difficult situation.

I think the best act of filial piety to your parents is not that you worry about the public body and suffer, and that even if you are employed with a disability, you live with peace of mind and a smile just like you. Please prioritize the comfort of your own “life” over the public eye. Choosing an environment where you can work safely for a long time is no escape; it's a wise choice.
We hope that the path you walk will be lively and peaceful.

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Find an environment where you can work in your own way without feeling burdened.

It makes me wonder which choice is better. Your current workplace is an environment you've worked so hard to build, and if you don't have to worry about your physical condition, you also have a great feeling that you want to continue working as it is.
Even with the previous question, it's something you've been worried about for a long time, isn't it? I think my boss is understanding too. That's why I've been able to persevere while dealing with my own body up to this point. It's really bothersome.

You may have an image of lowering your rank to employment for people with disabilities because you can't do it with general employment, but that's not the case. Some of the people I have supported have changed to employment for people with disabilities. Of course, there were conflicts, but I felt my own mental and physical anxiety, which was changing with age, and I was able to consider the fulfillment of my private life, and I continue to work stably in a way that overuses my mind and body according to my own characteristics, from a work style that overuses my mind and body according to my own characteristics, to a work style that overuses my mind and body according to my own characteristics.

You've also acquired the skills you've been able to do until now. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to find a workplace where people with disabilities can make full use of their abilities?
Please find an environment where you can work in your own way without feeling burdened by the employment of people with disabilities.