Diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome - not allowed back to work

Have you tried contacting your HR department, if you work for a big company and arranging an appointment. (or the manager if it is a small company).   You could then try explaining that any issues they have with Aspergers only affect your work in x, y, z way and that these can be alleviated by a, b, and c.  But take some one with you to the interview, a work colleague if you are not in a union.

What Aspergerix says I agree with, with certain provisos.  The law is expensive and things do not always go the way you want.  Even an Industrial Tribunal costs to lodge the case and this with up front tribunal fees adds up to £1200 which is forfeit if you lose.     There are also other considerations: how long have you been working there (under 2 years and you have no rights against unfair dismissal unless it is directly as a result of the dismissal). 

It is better to negotiate a proper arrangement with the employer.  The employer can suspend you if it believes there are good reasons, but ask to see the occupational health (or the company doctor) for their assessment on how your condition affects your wok and whether there are reasonable adjustments that can be put in place.  Your place place of diagnosis should be able to recommend some workplace adjustments as well as they will know the severity of your condition.  Even if you are employed in a customer/public oriented role, it may be possible to give you another job within the company which doesn't involve contact with the public if this was affected by your Aspergers.  And don't let the blighters get you down!

I suspect the company are just reacting in a way that should be unacceptable in todays society, using the same sort of justification that used to be used to justify racial discrimination, sex discrimination and discrimination on sexual orientation grounds.

Have you tried contacting your HR department, if you work for a big company and arranging an appointment. (or the manager if it is a small company).   You could then try explaining that any issues they have with Aspergers only affect your work in x, y, z way and that these can be alleviated by a, b, and c.  But take some one with you to the interview, a work colleague if you are not in a union.

What Aspergerix says I agree with, with certain provisos.  The law is expensive and things do not always go the way you want.  Even an Industrial Tribunal costs to lodge the case and this with up front tribunal fees adds up to £1200 which is forfeit if you lose.     There are also other considerations: how long have you been working there (under 2 years and you have no rights against unfair dismissal unless it is directly as a result of the dismissal). 

It is better to negotiate a proper arrangement with the employer.  The employer can suspend you if it believes there are good reasons, but ask to see the occupational health (or the company doctor) for their assessment on how your condition affects your wok and whether there are reasonable adjustments that can be put in place.  Your place place of diagnosis should be able to recommend some workplace adjustments as well as they will know the severity of your condition.  Even if you are employed in a customer/public oriented role, it may be possible to give you another job within the company which doesn't involve contact with the public if this was affected by your Aspergers.  And don't let the blighters get you down!

I suspect the company are just reacting in a way that should be unacceptable in todays society, using the same sort of justification that used to be used to justify racial discrimination, sex discrimination and discrimination on sexual orientation grounds.