Is it possible to work on your own terms?

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I've been let go from 6 jobs in the past 4 years. I'm desperate to hold down a job and I don't think it is possible to find a work environment compatible with my Asperger's. Has anyone been successful with working on their own terms and how do you do it?

I have been working on my own since october. Almost a year. I can get a job. But I know it will drive me nutz. Don't really know what the heck I'm doing. it is not really legal. (Mostly cash) The money keeps coming in, and that is all I care about.
I would hardly call myself a success, but I just work alot. Being as skilled as I am, is the only reason I have been getting by. I am an advanced master auto tech, and I do my own thing. It sucks, but I get by. When most people walk into a mechanic shop, they look for someone like me. But that person is not there. The best guy is working out of his garage, and if you don't know him, your stuff may not work right. Don't piss him off either. He will do good for you, and if you make him mad, you will have to go see that other guy, and get lied to, and raped.

Have you ever tried working for a temp agency? Most times you can work assignments around your schedule when you want to work and you'll have recruiters who will help you make sure you are placed in the right job. I will admit temp agencies are a roll of the dice. Some can be great and some can be nightmares. It all depends on the agency you go to, who your recruiter is, and who the client companies are that you're placed in. But if you go to the right one and are placed with the right client company, you can be hired on as a permanent employee if you do well enough after a certain amount of time. If you don't do well with an assignment, you can be pulled from it and placed in another one.

I mention temping mostly because you are seeing more and more companies using temp agencies to find applicants because they are losing so much money between the cost of training new employees and having to replace them if the turn over rate is high. Temp agencies help those companies who won't be stuck with an employee if they aren't the right fit because they won't be on their payroll anyways. But if they are the right fit, they can then hire them because they already know what they will be getting. If temping isn't for you, really the only option of working on your own would be if you somehow were able to work online or own your own business but nevertheless, good luck.