Working with autistic people (as an autistic person) and professional boundaries

If you want to build a rapport it can be helpful. But I'd be wary of sharing too much. If you are comfortable sharing you are diagnosed it may help and does not give much away.

I assume you are there to provide support but not to be a friend. If you want to share more, you might want to pick a couple of examples to use with everyone,  so there is no favouritism and you don't then get sucked in and overshare.

I think the idea is to give something so that they trust you and can talk, but not too much. If they open up to and work with you anyway, then maybe don't share anything.

It is you and your time and attention they want. The rest is only to help them have some perspective, but that could be done with anonymous stories or general info about common struggles people have, so they don't feel alone.

Thanks Stuart333  - I'm generally quite closed and not prone to sharing but every so often I'll get caught up in the moment and suddenly I've said too much! Yes - def there to give support and not be a friend :-)

Thanks Stuart333  - I'm generally quite closed and not prone to sharing but every so often I'll get caught up in the moment and suddenly I've said too much! Yes - def there to give support and not be a friend :-)