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60 Miles in June for The National Autistic Society - by Mrs Snooks

mrs.snooks

Hi there. 

So, as some of you know, I have come out as Autistic at work. This has been incredibly stressful. A couple of weeks ago, I told the higher management of where I work. Yesterday, things then came to a head and I ended up having to tell the rest of my team that were in on the day.

Now that I have come out as Autistic, I'm thinking that the next step is to do the 60 Miles in June for The National Autistic Society.

https://www.autism.org.uk/get-involved/raise-money/fundraising-events/60-miles-in-june

Now, I can't ask you to sponsor me, but I wondered if I could use this thread to let you know how things are going for me and hear from you, if you decide to get involved.

Thanks,

Mrs Snooks.

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  • Congrats on coming out at work. I'm sorry it's been stressful but I hope it gets better. When I was working briefly I came out as autistic and it didn't go well at all.

    mrs.snooks said:
    I'm thinking that the next step is to do the 60 Miles in June for The National Autistic Society.

    Well done what an amazing thing to do!! Keep us updated on how it goes.

    Rooting for you!!

  • in reply to LightspeedKitty

    Hi. I hope it gets better too. I'm not sure which way it is going to go with coming out at work. I'm so sorry to hear about how it went for you. There are so many of us that have had bad outcomes.

    It makes me feel so angry. That we are judged for not working when the same poeple say that we are not team players, that our interviews are a train-wreck, that we are not welcome in the workplace, that we are rejected just for being how we are.

    Thank you for your kind words. Thank you for rooting for me. That means the world to me.

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  • in reply to LightspeedKitty

    Hi. I hope it gets better too. I'm not sure which way it is going to go with coming out at work. I'm so sorry to hear about how it went for you. There are so many of us that have had bad outcomes.

    It makes me feel so angry. That we are judged for not working when the same poeple say that we are not team players, that our interviews are a train-wreck, that we are not welcome in the workplace, that we are rejected just for being how we are.

    Thank you for your kind words. Thank you for rooting for me. That means the world to me.

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