Trouble at work

With a formal ADD and Asperges diagnosis, your job can’t legally fire you for reasons related too your disability, if they try you can easily prove that the reasons you were wrotten up for are connected too your disability so their protected under law

I understand I’m under the equality act but it’s worrying when I get an offal letter, I work at local Gov, 

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Paul, I also work at local government so I know how hard it can be, the corporate world is a difficult one to navigate. I probably don't need to tell you that whatever you muttered as you walked away doesn't help your case. While you can fight for your mental health, rudeness is still rudeness. I learned along time ago that you can't fight rude people by using the same behaviour. We aren't nearly as good at getting away with it as NT people and it makes it impossible to justify the times we honestly can't help it.

With that out of the way, you should

a. Join the union. They can offer support and guidance. Be aware they may not be able to do as much if it's an issue that started before you became a member so do so sooner rather than later.

b. Look at your policies. They will have things like reasonable adjustment policies, dignity at work, that sort of thing.

c. See if you can access a company like Remploy Access to Work Mental Health Support Service | Remploy. They are currently helping me over the course of several months. I had always managed my depression and anxiety disorder but following an accident, I'm trying to come to grips with the addition of PTSD and subsequently finding out about the Autism. It's a lot to take in within a short period of time and while I've been struggling to balance it all out, it's caused a number of issues with my management team. I imagine your dealing with something similar. My Rep from Remploy is helping to bridge the gap between the support that I need and my management team who have no idea how to help me. 

d. One of the first things we've done is to fill out a Wellness Action Plan. If you don't already have something at work, you should be able to find it on the Mind website - which also has a load of other helpful information.

Find out why you got a verbal warning in regards to the sickness. It could be that they blindly followed the policy without taking into consideration what the cause could have been? Some managers are completely inflexible when it comes to that sort of thing. They should be working on a case by case, unfortunately some managers / businesses don't consider that. A final warning doesn't mean it's all over but you will have to tread carefully from now on. You can do it. Just remember that they don't understand you so they are working on limited information from a point of view that they probably can't relate too.

Thanks Loz

Learning to swear in sign language is also helpful!

I love that. There's always a way!

i sat beside a guy who had Tourettes syndrome which made him swear randomly as people passed our desks. I used to fall over laughing. But it really upset him because they would complain to HR about him.

Anyways i decided to teach him swear words in italian and french ( over months we practised )  and  eventually they took hold ---- so no one ever knew he was swearing anymore 

I'm Australian, so swearing is a part of my culture. I had to learn that I had to be very careful with my language. We wouldn't swear at someone, call them names or anything, but a situation, the weather, how you might refer to a good friend... All fine. Here, people can hear a swear word in any context and potentially think it's been said to offend them. It may be part of my culture, but sometimes it's not worth the effort of having to explain myself later. 

I swore quietly to myself as I walked away but not quite enough

I swore quietly to myself as I walked away but not quite enough

Thanks Loz

Learning to swear in sign language is also helpful!

I love that. There's always a way!

i sat beside a guy who had Tourettes syndrome which made him swear randomly as people passed our desks. I used to fall over laughing. But it really upset him because they would complain to HR about him.

Anyways i decided to teach him swear words in italian and french ( over months we practised )  and  eventually they took hold ---- so no one ever knew he was swearing anymore 

I'm Australian, so swearing is a part of my culture. I had to learn that I had to be very careful with my language. We wouldn't swear at someone, call them names or anything, but a situation, the weather, how you might refer to a good friend... All fine. Here, people can hear a swear word in any context and potentially think it's been said to offend them. It may be part of my culture, but sometimes it's not worth the effort of having to explain myself later.