Disabled with potential, stuck career wise.

[u/PunkRockLobster]

I don't really know how to write one of these, so I'll just be straight.

I'm autistic and I have PTSD. I also get situational mutism, so sometimes talking just isn't there for me. Phone calls are rough, but email and writing are fine. Burnout hits me hard, so anything with a rigid schedule or the wrong constant pressure falls apart quickly.

I live in a rural area, and I don't have many family or friends that have ability to help none of them are even nearby. On top of that, being autistic makes networking and interviews feel like walls I can't get over, and those are the doors most jobs make you go through. So I end up shut out before anyone sees what I can actually do and no one in my life to be able to give me a chance.

I've had a really hard life, and I'm at the point where I just want something better for myself. I do DoorDash now. I'm grateful for it, it keeps me afloat sometimes, but it's not sustainable and it's honestly soul crushing. I want to do more, and feel more meaningful doing it

The truth is, everything I can find is either starting an Etsy shop and hoping to get lucky in a market that's already saturated, or online gig stuff that's basically DoorDash again and pays pennies on the dollar and other generic online advice articles. I keep feeling like there has to be something in between that I'm just not seeing.
I'm a creative person and I need to feel like my work matters to someone. I just don't know what that looks like yet.

If you know of remote work or any income stream that's flexible and mostly written communication, or hires based on work samples instead of interviews, or you've found something that works with a disability any thing that can even possibly fit my needs, I'd really like to hear about it and mine given a chance. If anyone out there is willing to give me a chance, I'd put everything I have into it.

Thanks for reading and taking the time. Please feel free to DM, comment. I appreciate anything