I am a support worker for autistic children and adults. I would like to be open about my own diagnosis but am wary of sharing some of my own struggles. Is anyone here in a similar situation and been able to navigate it successfully/have any advice?
I am a support worker for autistic children and adults. I would like to be open about my own diagnosis but am wary of sharing some of my own struggles. Is anyone here in a similar situation and been able to navigate it successfully/have any advice?
I’m sure some others will share their personal experiences. In the meantime, you might find the advice in these articles helpful. Both of them include insights from other autistics:
I'm more thinking of disclosing to service users..?
You should speak to your company about this as you are acting as their representative and disclosing personal information like this may be against their wishes.
Personally I would adivse against it, but this is your employers decision and they will need to know, understand and decide for you.