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Adult diagnosis - experiences informing work

JohnnyBeGood

Hi

I'm looking at getting a formal diagnosis, after speaking to a psychologist who can help me with it. I mostly want it for myself, my own understanding, and not feeling like a "fraud" in the ND community. 

However, I would love for a diagnosis to allow me to gain some kind of understanding of me by my work place (at least my managers). 

What experiences have you guys had with informing your work places of your diagnosis? I have read a post where someone had a very negative experience. I am wondering what other experiences people have had. Especially where adjustments had been made to accommodate. 

Cheers

Dave

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  • When I started my current role, I was about 6 months into waiting for for the assessment and knew I still had another year at least before I was due to be seen. A few weeks in I decided to have the conversation with my manager and let him know I was waiting to be assessed and how I feel it affects me at work. He had already seen many of the examples I was giving and for the most part I am very good at my job. Its when I am dealing with other colleagues I am learning and trying to manage outbursts at them. I have found over the years I do much better in a role that has very high standards and everyone strives to meet them. Its the jobs where people do not care and do things I find completely baffling that I start struggling to manage working with others. 

    My manager was very easy to talk to and gave me the impression that he has a better understanding of ASD than most, nothing was an issue. Then we went into lockdown .. I was furloughed right up until these last lifting of restrictions and had my assessment and got diagnosed during this time off work. On my return he has been great and kept me informed as much as he can, and we have the next few months set out with an idea of what we will be doing. I'll be predominantly from home with regular check ins and when we do go back to the office fulltime I have showed directors I can work just as effectively, if not more so, with some time at home and this will be integrated into my role on a permanent basis. I will only need to go into the office when I am actually needed in person, everything else I will be able to do from home. 

    I don't know for sure but I think my manager has someone close to him who also struggles in similar ways and he has come up with different ideas and options moving forward that can make things a little easier for me. I do think it depends on the manager and the role you are in to how easy that conversation will be. I feel better for having it with him as I knew, eventually in time, it would have been clear to him that i was struggling if I didn't have a few adjustments.

  • in reply to Bumblebee

    Wow. That sounds really positive. I think you're right. I really depends on your particular manager and their knowledge and understanding. Thank you for sharing. 

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