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I want to understand about autistic adults difficulties which they face in workplace.

NAS36517

Hello everyone,

I am postgraduate student and I am working on a project to understand about

difficulties faced by autistic adults in their day to day life particularly in workplace.

By research, I came to know that autistic adults are facing a lot of problems in workplace,

but I am not clear about what exact problems they face. I want to create awareness

about their problems in offices so that they get maximum support at workplace. By doing so,

the gap between autistic adults and their colleagues may disappear.

Hopefully, everyone will start understanding them better. If anyone knows about it,

could you please help me in understanding about their problems?

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  • I have the same difficulty understanding the various informal cliques at work, and I accept that it's seen as normal to fit in, but some days it's hard to try. It can take a lot of mental effort to put yourself "out there" when all you want is to be on your own and somewhere quiet. I wish there was some way of doing that without offending people, as a retreat (physically or mentally) is often seen as a sort of insult. Although there are a few people I work with who will now accept my silence as humorous, calling to me to "keep the noise down", while I jokingly apologise for the racket.

    It's hardest at the beginning of a new job, before people get to know you. Acceptance is hard won, and takes time, probably a lot more time than average. It would be good if employers (and employees) could take that into account, and not jump to the conclusion that you are being deliberately aloof/stuck up/judgemental or just plain rude.

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  • I have the same difficulty understanding the various informal cliques at work, and I accept that it's seen as normal to fit in, but some days it's hard to try. It can take a lot of mental effort to put yourself "out there" when all you want is to be on your own and somewhere quiet. I wish there was some way of doing that without offending people, as a retreat (physically or mentally) is often seen as a sort of insult. Although there are a few people I work with who will now accept my silence as humorous, calling to me to "keep the noise down", while I jokingly apologise for the racket.

    It's hardest at the beginning of a new job, before people get to know you. Acceptance is hard won, and takes time, probably a lot more time than average. It would be good if employers (and employees) could take that into account, and not jump to the conclusion that you are being deliberately aloof/stuck up/judgemental or just plain rude.

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