Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi, my name is Matthew. I'm 27 and I have autism. I'm really interested in joining the Army but I've read that they don't accept autistic people which I disagree with as I think due to our excellent observation, honesty, loyalty and dedication a lot of us would be perfectly suited. Maybe I'm wrong in that but I'm sure some would do amazingly in the Army. I think I would.
I'm really intent on joining but my diagnosis of autism is a problem. I'm tempted to try and get the diagnosis removed but I don't know who to ask about that and worry it will not be removed.
I've always dreamed of being in the Army and now I feel crushed that I can't.
HMO said:Autistic people not being accepted into the army (as a general rule) is as much for our sake as theirs.
Autistic people not being accepted into the army (as a general rule) is as much for our sake as theirs.
I tend to agree with this here. There are many Autistic people who have sensory overloads where loud noises such as gun fire can be very overstimulating to Autistic people and if they become overwhelmed who’s to say what could happen, not to mention the PTSD that a good majority of service members get. It’s not all roses when it comes to something this… extreme, for lack of a better term. I find the rule very fair and agree it’s there for our safety just as much as theirs.