Working while autistic can mean a revolving door of jobs that offer much lower pay than others with more responsibility and pressure.
Most diversity and inclusion initiatives fail more than 90% of the time. Here is how to implement a successful diversity and inclusion initiative in your workplace.
Dr. Marcia Eckerd was going to write a blog about employment resources, but her search became a rabbit hole that lead her to connect with employers and support programs all over the US.
Coming out at work is taking a risk. It should only be done if you feel it’s the best decision for your personal situation, and only to the people you can trust. Don’t feel like you “have to” or that you “owe” it to your boss–you don’t. It is entirely up to you.
It’s not uncommon for a whole group of reasonable, otherwise “good” people to decide collectively that an innocent person is a threat. Here’s how.
After telling his boss that he was autistic, one man found himself in a position where he would be constantly watched, yelled at, and eventually worse… On how employer bias affects autistic employees.
Any time an employer beckons with, “Can I just have a quick word,” the results are often devastating for autistic people.
I’ll only flourish in an environment that lets me be authentic, so I need to channel my grandmother and keep her influence around me. It’s not about being better. It’s about maximizing my unique, clumsy effort.
The reality of what it is like to be masked autistic seeking help: gaslighting, dead ends, and dismissive, vague suggestions are the pinnacle of “support” available.
Those who are different are excluded, bullied or at best dragged down from above as mascots. An ideal team in reality seems to consist only of “Leonardos,” people pretending to be Leonardo, people imitating Leonardo, and people obeying Leonardo…