Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello all. I’m new here and hoped someone may be able to help me, or whether anyone has experience with this. I have searched the forum but couldn’t find anything quite like the issue I have.
I have been in continuous employment at one company for the last 7 years. I am a female in my 30s.
I am currently going through the autism diagnostic process with the NHS. I have completed Stage 1 and have been invited back for Stage 2, though I don’t have a date for this yet.
I do intend to tell work if a diagnosis is confirmed, however something has come up and I may need to disclose this earlier than anticipated.
Has anyone been in a situation like this before? Is it worth telling them even though I don’t know if it will be confirmed?
Hi faithfulfluff
I asked a question about disclosing at work about a month ago, and have received some helpful replies. There are a lot of stories that people have shared, and it may be helpful to you too to look at the different stories (disclosing or not disclosing and the different outcomes).
https://community.autism.org.uk/f/adults-on-the-autistic-spectrum/15386/question-about-disclosing-at-work
I suppose another question you are having is that you are still in the diagnosis process, and worry what will happen if the results don't turn out as expected?
I will have a look.
That’s correct. I don’t want to tell them in case it turns out to be negative.
I wanted advice about disclosing before getting a diagnosis as the company is making some redundancies and if they look at how awkward I can be with other people, and the various staff members I have had problems with, it will make it more likely that it will be me leaving the team.
I think I do have positives as well but I guess my thoughts are usually negative!