Hi I realised I was autistic about 2 years ago and have been on the NHS waiting list for 20 months. Work wise I have always done jobs within my comfort zone and never pushed myself. Have been with the company for 12 years and work as a IT repair engineer going to customers sites fixing printers and PC's, and some time working from home. I had a big meltdown last year when my dad died and had to put my mum into care but I was on furlough so I got throught it without work being affected. Since then work has been slow but is now ramping up again.
I now have a new line mamanger and department manager. The new department manager wants us to take on news things and merge engineers into one team. My team has shrunk from 15 to 3 over last 10 years and are the smallest of the teams and do a very diffrent job to them. The thought of being asked to learn lots of new stuff I have no interest in is stressing me out. I get on very well with my new line manager and confided in her last week about my autism and asked that I be left to just do my job and not be expected to learn too many other things and she was sympathetic. I was going to tell work oficially when I get my full diagnosis, but can i do it before then? How does it work under disability rights act, do a i need a bit of paper to say I am autistic to get help from this? Is being disgnosed by my GP enough? I have also been treated for depression for 10 years. Any ideas?
thanks
Rob