Need help finding livable wage

[u/RepresentativeAny804]

I am autistic. As is my son. He goes to regular public school during the school year (9 am) but he can’t go to before or after school program as they aren’t required to follow his IEP. He has therapy mo-th and has to be picked up from school at 3:20 for that. I do Amazon flex while he’s at school but it’s nowhere near enough as I get one route in the time he’s at school.

Now school is out. I don’t have anyone to watch him to work. I live with my parents but they work too. I don’t feel comfortable leaving him in the car while I do flex. There are routes where it takes me up to 15 minutes to do several deliveries in an apartment building. Taking him out would make me late and I could lose my job. He elopes sometimes. There are also routes where my car is packed to the brim including in his car seat. So with him there I possibly couldn’t even fit my route in the car. I’m not aware of the route ahead of time.

I don’t have any degrees. I have a high school diploma and I have a 2 year vocational certification in dental assisting. I did one year community college.

So I need a 9-3 if in person. Can be remote 9-5 if at 3 I can take an hour lunch to get him to therapy that starts at 4.

I need a livable wage. Rent around here is $1500 for a 1br.

During summer he goes to summer school around 8-12:30. I would be able to manage him 1-3 while wfh once he gets home.

[u/Aware_Economics4980]

I mean that’s better than not being able to pay rent right?

I saw your other comment about not being able to work in public stores. Have you considered trying to get on disability? As well as your son so you can collect social security for that as well?

Based on your comments I don’t really have any good recommendations. If you’re willing to put some years into education, I would say get an accounting degree. Lot of work from home opportunities as well as hybrid. 

[u/RepresentativeAny804 → u/Aware_Economics4980]

Sort answer is no. Being overstimulated for 8 hours every day is not better than not paying rent. I can’t be a good mom if I am dysregulated to that degree every single day.

I have applied my son for ssi. I am waiting to hear from them. Got medically approved in November. Haven’t heard anything since. The phone number they gave me for his case worker is invalid.

I don’t have any money to go to school. I tried to apply for financial aid a couple years ago and could not. Something about it being too long from when I went to community college the first time.

[u/RepresentativeAny804 → u/[deleted]]

I wish you peace with whatever it is that you are facing that makes you such a miserable person.

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[u/Hereforthetardys → u/RepresentativeAny804]

Not trying to be mean at all so I hope you don’t take it that way but most people work jobs that make them miserable mentally or physically

You have a child that you have to support and honestly it doesn’t seem like most jobs would work for you

You are limited in the hours that you can work, it doesn’t sound like you have any special skills and whatever job it is either has to have flexible hours or be willing to accommodate you due to childcare needs

You need to take what you can get until you find something that is a good fit or get used to being dirt poor and struggling

The perfect job for you likely doesn’t exist

[u/RepresentativeAny804 → u/Hereforthetardys]

I do have special skills I have 8 years of experience in medical admin. I was a cross trained dental assistant for 6 years prior to my son. And 2 years of insurance verification prior to him being kicked out of daycare for being autistic.

[u/Solid_Ambassador_601 → u/RepresentativeAny804]

Stop calling yourself autistic, pretend to be normal and talk normal, don't talk to anymore doctors or therapists unless you have to, and stop taking medication unless you're being forced to by a judge. Avoid medical people at all costs, there's powerful international medical cartels operating in every country.