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In the process of being diagnosed

MindfulMatt

Hi,

I'm 32 years old and I've always had issues with anxiety and depression, it's lead to me alienating the small amount of friends I had and lead to so much chaos in my brain, in the last few weeks I have been learning more and more about autism, I spoke with my mother about this and she agreed, I've had a preliminary assessment and am currently awaiting my full assessment in the next few weeks, I strongly feel that I'll be diagnosed, so I was wondering, can you make reasonable adjustment requests in work without a diagnosis? I'm really struggling at the moment but this could be a long term job that really suits me and I don't want to blow it while waiting for my assessment, thanks 

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  • I remember i had some reasonable adjustments at work in my previous company,  without knowing, that I might be autistic and without any long explanations to the management.  I just explained to them, why it's hard for me to do it the same way others do and usually they were fine and not even asking, if I have any health issues etc. In my current company I just shared the suspected diagnosis with my manager and explained to him with my own words, why socialising is hard for me, assured him, that I don't hate people. I also do my best to show them some smile, even though at small talk I usually fail and get embarrassed. I also do my best to work best I can, so I can kinda earn my right for my little weirdness. And as I heard, there are gossips about me, that im kinda weird, but hard working.

    Everyone situation is different,  it's not always possible to give the maximum of us. Sometimes the job is not suited at all. Like for me 2 years on a call center info line was a torture, although my results in quality were excellent and I had often questions from my peers how do I do it. At the same time I had reminders from management that I have to make more small talk and modulate my voice while talking to customers. But good analytical skills and attention to detail.

    You deserve support with or without autism diagnosis. 

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  • I remember i had some reasonable adjustments at work in my previous company,  without knowing, that I might be autistic and without any long explanations to the management.  I just explained to them, why it's hard for me to do it the same way others do and usually they were fine and not even asking, if I have any health issues etc. In my current company I just shared the suspected diagnosis with my manager and explained to him with my own words, why socialising is hard for me, assured him, that I don't hate people. I also do my best to show them some smile, even though at small talk I usually fail and get embarrassed. I also do my best to work best I can, so I can kinda earn my right for my little weirdness. And as I heard, there are gossips about me, that im kinda weird, but hard working.

    Everyone situation is different,  it's not always possible to give the maximum of us. Sometimes the job is not suited at all. Like for me 2 years on a call center info line was a torture, although my results in quality were excellent and I had often questions from my peers how do I do it. At the same time I had reminders from management that I have to make more small talk and modulate my voice while talking to customers. But good analytical skills and attention to detail.

    You deserve support with or without autism diagnosis. 

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