I’ve been on the hunt for a new job for some time after packing in my job working at Lidls. I managed three and a half weeks with Lilds but had to call it a day in the end as it was getting too much for me, the loudness of customers and some people’s hostility towards me at times was difficult to deal with.
Feeling a lot better mentally since getting away from that harsh environment! Definitely not an ASD friendly place to work.
I’ve been looking for a job for a while and on Monday saw that an elderly man is looking for someone to help him around the house, take him to the shops and to hospital appointments if needed. I don’t mind doing housework, Rena and I are 50/50 with that anyway, and I love being out in my car so chauffeuring someone about appeals to me too.
To be honest helping this elderly man out just appeals to me because I’ll be making a difference to his life. On the page I read it said he’s now a widower so I’m hoping, if I am successful, then my being there might be a help to him. I emailed his daughter back, she made the application and I received a reply this morning saying about an interview with her and her dad tomorrow.
At the bottom of the email she asked if there’s anything I would like to add about myself that they might need to know and I immediately thought of the ASD. It’s now like a life threatening condition but it is something big I struggle with each day. It affects me in many different ways but even so I don’t know if it’s worth mentioning.
If you were in my position would you mention you have autism?
I’m in two minds. I know a lot of people are accepting of ASD now but there’s still a lot of people out there who have a bad impression of it and I worry they will misunderstand me if I say about it but I also feel like by not saying it’s like lying and like I have something to hide, which I don’t.
Unsure on what to do regarding this situation.
Any help and suggestions are welcomed.
