Career advice
Deciding what sort of work you’d like to do isn’t easy for anyone.
You need career advice.
There’s a terrific page on the Get Ready For Study and Work website which give an overview of this topic.
The Federal government's Job Guide gives descriptions of hundreds of different types of jobs and is a good place to browse.
There's a useful brochure which looks at careers that can follow from your favourite subject: Bullseye find it here.
Job Jumpstart is a federal government career planning initiative, with three sections: Looking For A Job, Building a Career and At Work.
Click on Our Stories on the right hand side of the page or click here for personal stories about getting career advice.
Aspect Capable
Aspect Capable, part of Autism Spectrum Australia, is the only autism-specific service for individuals and employers in NSW.
Aspect Capable offers specialist advice, training and support. This is a private service, not part of the Disability Employment Service. Aspect Capable can help with career choice and job mentoring.
Read more on Aspect Capable here.
Other places to find careers advice
- Your careers adviser at school
- The staff at your post school program or disability employment service provider
Remember, sometimes we can’t get the job we want straight away!
It might be better to take a job that is offered than to wait for a dream job to show up. Volunteering and work experience are often used as a gateway into paid employment.
You can always work towards a job you’d like more, and it’s often easier to find a job if you already have a job.
JobTips
The JobTips website has a large section on choosing careers, starting with questionnaires to help determine interests. There's also a section on environmental demands, that is the types of workplaces out there and how they might affect you.
Career Advice
Like all other young people, our kids need career advice. There are several places that can help with this.
‘I really don’t know what my son can do, but it would be so good if he could have work based around his passions.
He knows everything about rock music and about soccer, especially the English Premier League.
Surely there’s going to be a career in there somewhere??!!
Seana S.
A great place to start is the Get Ready For Study and Work website which has a Career Advice page here.
If you haven’t already downloaded the Get Ready Top Tips parent guide already, do so here.
The Federal Government’s Job Guide gives descriptions of hundreds of different types of jobs and is a good place to browse.
Another great source of information is the Generation Success website section on career planning. Here you will find some career quizzes that will help your son or daughter decide what kinds of jobs may be right for them.
You will also find links to videos that show you a day in the life of a range of professions.
Click on Our Stories on the right hand side of the page or click here for personal stories about getting career advice.
Aspect Capable
Aspect Capable, part of Autism Spectrum Australia, is the only autism-specific service for individuals and employers in NSW.
Aspect Capable offers specialist advice, training and support. This is a private service, not part of the Disability Employment Service. Aspect Capable can help with career choice and job mentoring.
Read more on Aspect Capable here.
Other places to find careers advice
- Careers adviser at school
- Staff at post school programs or disability employment services
JobTips
The JobTips website has a large section on choosing careers, starting with questionnaires to help determine interests. There’s also a section on environmental demands, which can very much impact workers with autism spectrum.
