Published on 12, July, 2020
One of my greatest difficulties at work is managing change. When there is a major change ahead I plan as much as I can and each day I tend to plan what order I will do things in. Some things I do in the same order every day.
This week I was thrown by a sudden one off change that was a change from the norm and I couldn't understand the reason for it. I ended up having a discussion with my team leader and getting quite emotional. To a NT I guess they would not understand the impact of a minor change with no warning, which affected my plan.
I was wondering if anyone could point to any useful information that might explain how this feels to an autistic person. I am not very good at explaining this myself.
Here are some articles that may be useful. The first makes the important point that difficulties with change are central to receiving an autism diagnosis.
https://theautisphere.com/why-autistic-people-find-change-difficult/
https://thinkingautismguide.com/2022/04/understanding-how-routines-can-help-autistic-people.html
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/women-autism-spectrum-disorder/202211/why-autistic-people-can-struggle-in-the-workplace
Homebird said:I often get told I just have to get used to it.
It annoys me so much when people say that and it shows such a lack of understanding of autism. If you were able to 'just get used to it' then you wouldn't be autistic
Thank you for the additional links. I have saved one which explains very well to send next week.