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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Head_Link_1743 on 2023-08-11 21:31:22.

My partner (35M) has recently been diagnosed with autism. He’s known he was different for his whole life but problems at work and some research led him towards the assessment. He says he is happy that he has the diagnosis as it’s helped him to explain a lot of his behaviours over the years.

In March, he lost a job he loved. The problems he had was timekeeping and meeting deadlines and feeling a lack of support when asking for some reasonable adjustments. Since then, he has applied for many jobs but has only gotten to the interview stage three times, none of which resulted in a job offer.

Last week he interviewed for a job he really wanted and was one of three candidates who made it to the interview stage. He was unsuccessful.

I’ve noticed his mental health decline over the last couple of months. He says he always feels tired and anxious and feels guilty that he isn’t able to contribute to the household at the moment. I’ve reassured him that the income I have leaves us financially stable and that I’d rather he find a job he loves and that makes him happy rather than taking anything just to have a wage.

My question really is - how can I best be supportive? We’re in the UK so I’m not sure if there are any charities or agencies that support neurodivergent job seekers that we can get advice from.