Do autistic people get screwed over at work more?

From personal experience I can't say this has happened to me; as of now I am doing a full-time council job and am on a decent(ish) salary of nearly 29K (which at 24 I am surprised with). I did disclose after interview about my autism and have support/tools for mental health and such (as my job offers various services). I can say from what I have researched online, it can be difficult for autistic people (depending on circumstances) to stay in consistent employment because majority of employers don't really understand autism well.

Disclosing can be a catch 22 aswell, especially because you don't know how an employer will react when you mention autism. I personally feel that there is not enough support in terms of finding suitable work for autistic people, most get written off or pushed into jobs that don't suit their needs and it is so sad to see.

Aww sorry this has been your experience. I haven't worked before but it sounds a bit of a lottery when it comes to autism

At school it's a crazy place. I feel like the black sheep and literally everyone ignores me and I hear a lot of talking about me behind my back

In the toilet last year I heard girls saying about the retard which is what I'm called.

Never understand name calling lolol it's such a waste of time and literally gains nothing at all

It sounds like in a way that's what working can be like. People judge and mock rather than taking the time to get to know you.

Its their loss Billy your worth more we all are

Only recently I have been diagnosed and have not worked since very early sepetember 2019 due to being off on sick while waiting to be assessed... But to be honest I am not able to work as it stresses me too much due to the past.

The truth is I have sufcered so much past workplace abuse that it mentally effected me to the point that though the last time I worked the guys were so caring and great, msmories from the past kicked in time and time again to the point that I kept having repeat burnouts/breakdowns. 

So the answer now I know I am on the spectrum is a definate "YES" to the question "Are those on the spectrum more suseptable to workplace abuse". 

i spent several years working and recieving payslips where I later found out the company never knew I was working as I wasn't on their books and it was way below minimum wage for the next few years when I was due to a staff member in charge of the wages also insisting I did lots of "Compulsary" overtime to keep my job.  But the mental results of this hit me so hard  and kept repeating in serious burnouts where I went for a year or two with no income during the recovery from these. (Didn't know how to put feelings into words so could never explain to doctors or even go to doctors because I never knew what to say! I begged my Mum to arrange for me to see a vet as one disn't haveto talk to a vet! :D ).

Yeah... No! 

I suppose to clarify, I don't want to stand out, because the attention that draws is just bad, in so many ways. 

If people think you're not like them, it can easily lead to persecution. 

In my experience 

Question.....

Pegg said:

It's like always being an outsider - as usual.

Do you actually want to be an insider?

For ages, I thought I did......then I realised that I didn't, and now I'm pretty sure I still don't !

I am always an "insider" with one other soul at a time, but when it comes to 'groups', I seem most happy being the "other" bloke.

i get screwed alot at work and everyone else gets better treated. can be the best worker but will be hated by management and then management will reward and praise the laziest worthless ones seemingly to spite your hard work more.

Yes, we do. I have been taken advantage of in almost every job I have had. I now volunteer alone, litter picking and love every minute of being alone and in charge. 

Yeah, 

Similar to my experience, I have to say. It's like always being an outsider - as usual.

My job now is ok, still an outsider, but my colleagues are ok, they're not unkind, which is a good thing. 

I think maybe we're treated like alien idiots because we don't speak the NT language- which leads many of them to assume stupidity. Selective mutism, which some of us have, leads people to assume a lack of understanding. 

I've had that a lot. 

I don’t think I’ve been screwed over any more than anyone else, but I have made career mistakes at times and they have always resulted from one of two things:

• Political naïveté. Just not understanding organisational politics and blundering into minefields
• Inappropriately expressed emotion. I have learned the hard way that if something upsets me I should wait until at least the next day before saying anything or sending an email.

This is an oft reported common autistic experience (being taken advantage of in the workplace)....many of the more learned and well read people will be able to supply facts, articles and explanations I'm sure.  Personally, I definitely suffered from this in the past, with a few fair minded and 'kind' individuals even confirming that this was 'my attraction' to them.  For a while thereafter, it seems I recoiled and went on the attack - or at least ensured that I wore a metaphorical ex plosive ve st to cause mutually assured destruction if it was 'tried' on me again.  It was.  B O O M.  As the saying goes....."Ain't nobody got time for dat she-heat!"

Now, I think I have finally found my sweet spot.  I'm more confident and experienced in my world.....but most importantly, careful.

I hope you are not feeling too brow beaten?  What doesn't kill us makes us stronger...and hopefully makes us more successfully careful too?