Rich - you're obviously a smart, capable guy. I have no doubt you would do well in some kind of job. What kinds of things do you like? What are your talents and abilities? Your best interview/job application will be in a field that you do well in because you can explain why you want that particular job, your qualifications, and why you'd be a dependable employee. I know you only through your postings here but you seem gregarious, people-oriented, articulate and educated which are qualities favored by prospective employers.
Please forgive me for sounding "preachy" but as a self-employed professional for over 30 years, I've hired - and fired - many people in my lifetime. I prefer to hire people who value their job because they will show up for work on time, not make flimsy excuses for failing to perform their jobs, will take personal responsibility for their successes and failures, don't create conflict within the office with other employees, are honest truth-tellers, and possess or quickly learn the skills needed for the job. I've found that handicapped and/or elderly retired people, who possess or can learn the necessary skills for the job, often make the BEST employees because they value their jobs. Try to convey this in your next job interview! Be upfront and honest about your diagnosis, explain your strengths and weaknesses if asked, stress that you are capable of doing the job and would appreciate the job more than other applicants, and therefore would be a good employee. Be sure to look well-groomed and don't bite off more than you can chew! Don't interview for a nuclear scientist job if you aren't a nuclear scientist. Consider that you might make a great office courier, errand runner, handyman, file clerk, computer archivist, parking lot attendant - or whatever is within your abilities - for that same nuclear science employer. Look at law, accounting and engineering firms, universities, even banking institutions, for those types of jobs.
Here in the US, it is illegal to discriminate against the disabled or elderly but those laws are virtually unenforceable because most states have adopted what are called "employment at will" laws. The law says that employees work at the will of the employer. In general, employers can fire anyone at any time for any reason, without explanation or legal justification and it's nearly impossible for the fired employee to successfully sue for illegal discrimination, let alone find an attorney willing to take the case because attorneys know these are lost causes under our legal system.
Keep on trying - I think you have the ability to get a job!
Please forgive me for sounding "preachy" but as a self-employed professional for over 30 years, I've hired - and fired - many people in my lifetime. I prefer to hire people who value their job because they will show up for work on time, not make flimsy excuses for failing to perform their jobs, will take personal responsibility for their successes and failures, don't create conflict within the office with other employees, are honest truth-tellers, and possess or quickly learn the skills needed for the job. I've found that handicapped and/or elderly retired people, who possess or can learn the necessary skills for the job, often make the BEST employees because they value their jobs. Try to convey this in your next job interview! Be upfront and honest about your diagnosis, explain your strengths and weaknesses if asked, stress that you are capable of doing the job and would appreciate the job more than other applicants, and therefore would be a good employee. Be sure to look well-groomed and don't bite off more than you can chew! Don't interview for a nuclear scientist job if you aren't a nuclear scientist. Consider that you might make a great office courier, errand runner, handyman, file clerk, computer archivist, parking lot attendant - or whatever is within your abilities - for that same nuclear science employer. Look at law, accounting and engineering firms, universities, even banking institutions, for those types of jobs.
Here in the US, it is illegal to discriminate against the disabled or elderly but those laws are virtually unenforceable because most states have adopted what are called "employment at will" laws. The law says that employees work at the will of the employer. In general, employers can fire anyone at any time for any reason, without explanation or legal justification and it's nearly impossible for the fired employee to successfully sue for illegal discrimination, let alone find an attorney willing to take the case because attorneys know these are lost causes under our legal system.
Keep on trying - I think you have the ability to get a job!
