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> Disclosing a mental illness at work sounds like the worst idea you could ever have. I dunno, I worked with a small number of people on the spectrum before an
by blattimwind 8y ago
> Disclosing a mental illness at work sounds like the worst idea you could ever have.
I dunno, I worked with a small number of people on the spectrum before and it wasn't like it required a lot of disclosure to get that.
- sidlls 8y agoNot all autists have the same collection or severity of symptoms, though, so it's not always obvious.
- loriverkutya 8y agoBecause a lots of people on the spectrum learned (or forced to learn) how to hide the obvious behaviours and you just can't tell about them. After I was diagnosed and I invested some time into studying about autism, I realised that there is handful of colleges, who are most probably on the spectrum, but they have a really systematic approach on hiding shortcomings and using autistic traits to their advantage. Also I'm pretty sure I have collegues, who hide it so well, that nobody notices it at work.