I would like to hear any coping strategies that those with AS/NVLD and depression have developed to succeed in school, work, and/or life. I have unremitting clinical depression. Even when I am feeling all right, like now, I can feel the depression simmering beneath the surface, waiting to jump out. If you deal with this, what coping strategies do you use to recover from a bout of clinical depression/anxiety while also dealing with NVLD/AS/Autism? I am very worried about this because I intend to pursue a PHD after grad school, which I'm in now, but both issues have put substantial roadblocks in the way of me completing work on time, both at school and at my jobs. I'm so worried that the depression will never go away and that, combined with NVLD/AS, will prevent me from obtaining and holding a job, much less one that I actually enjoy. Any thoughts?