Where I work they have hired two guys-mid twenties in our department. They have some kind of personality dysfunction. I'm glad our community finds meaningful work for them. It would really be depressing to spend a lifetime at some home sitting all day.

I'm just wondering what classification they are in. Maybe two different ones, but they seem to have similar problems. It might help me to know that so I can help them more. I thought it was Asperger's but they don't really fit the description for it. Both are quite chatty/social. One is taking a welding class, (I can't see any factory hiring him as he's so slow)the other is going deer hunting using shotgun. They have mentioned girl friends. When it comes to performing the job duties they do not do well. Slow and one is very slow and can't seem to understand how to work quickly and efficiently even after working with him and coaching one on one. The other is similar. They have difficulty following instructions for even simple tasks. They seem to learn slowly but very slowly. If a customer should ask either one a question they are mostly incapable of understanding or giving a meaningful answer, so they will ask someone else to help. T's speech is clear but slow and J's speech is slow but frequently mumbles so it can be hard at times to understand what he's saying. T has more of an ego and gets offended and down when he realizes his position in life and that he can't perform like the rest of us. J always seems happy and chatty. I try to help them by explaining how things are done, and having them watch me as an example but I don't know if it helps much.