Can people with Klinefelter Syndrome work? What kind of work can they perform?

They can do all the works because some of them have a higher IQ than normal people.

Every ks can easily work. I am a chief coordinator in a small business unit but every ks should work into offices. I advise you to not work in some places which can prove your articulations or bones.

Majority of people with XXY can be successful in many different employment fields. Very individualized.

yes, you can work in any field, current work at USPS, owner my lawn service business, build houses, work commercial construction and so much more

Yes, I was in the US Army as a Military Policeman for 3 yrs then reenlisted to become a Combat Medic then a Behavioral Science Specialist. I have been a long haul Truck driver for 8 plus years. Then returned to school and worked as a Respiratory therapist for 18 years. Most any field is appropriate for a person with Klinefelter's. But with this syndrome there is a wide variety of debilitating medical conditions attached to it. That extra chromosome seems to open ones body up to additional malformations. I would venture to guess 99% of people work in any chosen field.

Anything they set their mind to do, sky's the limit!

Yes you can work, it won't hold you back from leading a normal life like anyone else does. I work in a finance office performing a whole range of mixed tasks, I don't allow anything to hold me back.

yes, anything they put their mind to

KS Firefighter was main career for over 25 yrs, served in the US military for 4 yrs. KS does not mean your less than anyone else its what's inside that drives you. Try anything that interests you

its interesting to me that some of you are saying you were ok to be in the military. My husband was told he was disqualified because his man parts were not normal size and that because of that he lacked testosterone and would not qualify.

The military doesn't allow people who have klinefelters syndrome to serve in the military!

I have a hard time learning & my body hurts after 20 minutes of work. I don't take TRT replacement therapy because it almost killed me!

I want to work but my joints swell up & can't continue even a half day 4hrs!

Most these people developed low testosterone later in life & are not born with xxy. They hot early diagnosis & treatment. I didn't find out till 18 years of age & I have problems with mental health big time! Cry fits almost daily. Avolition & depression run my life. Because I have a father who doesn't believe I ever have a problem. I get yelled at constantly & told I am stupid by my own family!
Yeah I'd leave but being homeless doesn't see fitting..
People must have had their butt cleaned for the.

I ask for help & people steal from me & take my things.
I got disability because my girlfriend at the time said I needed help after I caught her cheating on me.

It's like a waste for me to try anything. I have cars & I can't even fix them because I am not strong enough to twist bolts.
Asking for car help has destroyed my cars! People are theives!

Believe I can do things hasn't worked we for me..
I do drugs because my parents do drugs & don't care if kids are in the car while they do drugs.
You want truth. Xxy has been horrible. My teachers put me in a box to isolate me from others because apparently it helps kids who are struggling to understand things better. I probably have schizophrenia from all the trauma I've been through.

I was diagnosed with XXY in 1999 when I was born. Currently I'm just a 23 yr old at uni studying data science. But I came here to see what others have to say for their experiences in working too. As I have the same low self esteem and anxiety each day. Having this blatant idea that I just can't perform selected tasks at a place of employment.

To to tell you the truth, We're just people, here to survive and make a living. So what, we have an extra "X"? It doesn't make us any different than anyone else. You have ears, I have ears get the gist? We might need a push of extra testosterone or a little help with learning disabilities. Still I say the same "so what". There's a pharmacy at every Wal-Mart. Well I don't if you noticed but people go there all the time. We as humans will always have some sort of problems. So there is no need for shame. No need for worry. All that matters is effort and a willingness to try. When you try something and it doesn't work out the first time. Try it again and again and again. Dont be upset when you feel like you can't, open your mind to new perspectives, have patience or fake it til you make it. If you still can't figure out your problem. You must find a way. If there is no way you create a way. And for no matter what reason, could be anything. YOU NEVER GIVE UP. Life is a game you were put here to play now you have to find a way to win. Despite what your mind tells you. Despite what other people tell you(including your friends) to bring you down to make you feel less. In the end we all sit on the can. The key to all success is taking that first step. People tend to wait on things. Saying like "Its rainy outside I'll do It tomorrow". Next day; another excuse. The cycle repeats and before you know it years have gone by. Unfortunately, not everyone has someone to push them. Sometimes you have to be your own bestfriend. Sometimes you have to stop moping around for something to happen like the idea of that "special someone". Sometimes it's not about finding the perfect person, perfect job, perfect life like you see the lies on instagram. It's about living in the moment, not reacting to the environment. Life is really really short. We only get one. Yet here we are instead of embracing life for what it is, how wonderful and precious such a life can be. We waste it by filming ourselves and others doing obnoxious acts for entertainment bringing our attention away from the world and towards social media. We as humans have so much to live for. So if you ever feel like you can't do it. Other people can. And you are the same as those other people. Fear is a good thing it happens to all of us. It happens to me. Persistence is key. Sometimes you just have to take that first step in life, whatever it may be and keep going and never look back. Being successful is hard. Its supposed to be its a lifestyle. "Suffer now and in the end you'll be a champion" - Muhammad Ali. Essentially speaking be comfortable with the uncomfortable. Change is hard but it brings the vulnerability out in people and helps them improve as a person. But you have to try and you can't give up whether you want to scream or cry or throw your computer out the window. Fuck Klinefelter syndrome, you can be whoever you want to be. And people that put you down do so because they know you have more will courage they are willing to work for. You have your life. Don't let others put you down for being different. Besides being weird is cool. Normal is used to too much. Normal people don't exist. Normal is just a coined term to determine what is morally correct in the world. When I mean morally correct I mean relative truth. KS people can work. KS people are just regular people,we have ten toes too. Forget about having KS and live life like to the best of your ability. Worry is too much for the heart. Live a little.