Hello!

Hi there,

I thought I'd start here as a way of introducing myself. I'm a 25 year old woman and although I've had my diagnosis (high functioning ASD) for a few years now I've not really joined anything like this. I think it's because I was still in denial and thought that with enough camouflaging I'd be able to 'hide in plain sight' - which as I now understand is not that unusual, particularly with women and girls. 

I've just been signed off from work with stress, and I think I need to ask my employer to make a reasonable adjustment to my conditions of employment (shorter working day, unambiguous description of tasks). I've only been working there for two weeks so I'm not sure how they're going to take it. Does anybody on here have any experience of asking an employer for reasonable adjustment? What did you ask for and how did it all go? 

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  • Not a problem. Ask questions when you like and we will respond with our best advice.

    Since I finished full time education, I have only managed to attain one paid job. That was for 15 hours a week on a nine month temporary contract. Before that, I did do a couple of voluntary work placements for DWP and my county council.

    I like visiting gin distilleries and micro-breweries to sample the tipples on offer.

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