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What to tell employer about recent diagnosis?

Zomted

Hello? I’m new here! Can anyone help? I finally received an ASD diagnosis last week (in my 40s, but think that’s far from unusual for women). It’s a massive relief and pretty much explains everything. But the issue:

So I told my boss, and they’d like some info about ASD in women to help them understand? I’m a bit stumped because I can’t find something concise that sums it up - and explains the positives as well as the challenges. I’m quite ken they get both sides obviously. I have loads of info (I may have got a little obsessive about this recently... ) but I can hardly give them a whole pile of books! Also because I’ve been pretty good at masking (hence all my mental health problems...) I think they do need female specific info.

Does anyone have any ideas? 

Thanks so much for your help 

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  • When I was in a similar position of sharing information about my hearing loss with colleagues I condensed the vast amount of information I had gathered and been given by clinicians into a 2 page summary. In this I provided some information about my hearing loss, emphasised actions I was taking to help myself (lip reading / hearing loss support) and identified ways in which my colleagues could help me to hear better. Maura Campbell has written a lovely piece about autism in the workplace which Identifies quite a few autistic strengths. This is one of the resources I will draw on once I get my ASD diagnosis (I've just started the process) and have the opportunity to share information with my colleagues. http://www.spectrumwomen.com/employment/autism-in-the-workplace-maura-campbell/

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  • When I was in a similar position of sharing information about my hearing loss with colleagues I condensed the vast amount of information I had gathered and been given by clinicians into a 2 page summary. In this I provided some information about my hearing loss, emphasised actions I was taking to help myself (lip reading / hearing loss support) and identified ways in which my colleagues could help me to hear better. Maura Campbell has written a lovely piece about autism in the workplace which Identifies quite a few autistic strengths. This is one of the resources I will draw on once I get my ASD diagnosis (I've just started the process) and have the opportunity to share information with my colleagues. http://www.spectrumwomen.com/employment/autism-in-the-workplace-maura-campbell/

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