So I'm proud to say I have recently passed my PCV driving test which means I can now drive buses/coaches for a living. The only problem is that during a conversation amongst three of us one of my new bosses overheard me tell my new work colleague I'm Autistic. I only mentioned it because he said his son was so I understand things can be difficult.
Now firstly I don't allow myself to be held back on anything I want to achieve even though I struggle in social situations at times and it's usually the bigger the crowd the worst it will be, but generally one to one I'm not too bad.
I was looking forward to learning the new routes for my new bus driving job when one of the managers suggested it might be a good idea to let people know about my autism when I'm working with them something I feel a little uncomfortable about. It's not that I'm ashamed of being autistic as that's a big part of me, but because not a lot of the general public know much about us, it does make me want to keep my diagnosis to myself as I don't want people treating or speaking to me differently than they do to others. Not only that I don't want it to be an excuse to get rid of me after my probation period even though I stuck my last job out 22 years.
I don't know if I've put my problem across in an easy to understand format but what I'm basically trying to say is - 'would you keep your diagnosis to yourself? Or let people know when you work with them? When people meet me I don't think they'd even know unless they lived with me as I'm very good at masking so I don't see the point in telling people. The reason I had a referral a few years ago was to see for my own benefit and understanding why I am the way I am and seeked a professionals diagnosis.
Hope everyone is well I've not been on here for a while.
