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When looking for a job should I disclose a disability

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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/do-you-have-disability-why-should-click-yes-jan-johnston-tyler-ma/

This linkedin article suggests that I should disclose having a disability in order to increase my chances of getting a job.

I am considering checking yes because I have autism and anxiety.  I normally would never consider this, but I feel that I'm at a huge disadvantage in the job market as a white, straight, male.  Does anybody have any advice on this?   If I did check yes on my application, what kind of additional questions or proof might they ask me?

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  • It all depends on whether you consider autism a disability. Autism brings a lot of special talents to a job and sometimes in unexpected ways. Try googling Autistic Salesperson for example and look at the entry on LinkedIn. Look at what you see as negative traits and see if you can think of the positives they would bring to the job as well as any other positive Autistic traits. If you mention all these as positives then you are nit hiding your Autism just describing it.

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  • It all depends on whether you consider autism a disability. Autism brings a lot of special talents to a job and sometimes in unexpected ways. Try googling Autistic Salesperson for example and look at the entry on LinkedIn. Look at what you see as negative traits and see if you can think of the positives they would bring to the job as well as any other positive Autistic traits. If you mention all these as positives then you are nit hiding your Autism just describing it.

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