Hey everyone

Hi and welcome.

My diagnosis has been the best thing to happen and also the worst.

It is best because I now have an answer to what was 'wrong' with me as I always felt different but did not know why. I struggled with social situations and these were extremely difficult in work. I think I can relate it to dealing with a large group of children who can do no wrong! So now I could say 'hey it's not me but my autism that makes these thing different' and ask for help and support with reasonable adjustments at work.

That leads neatly to the worst!! Due to me requiring reasonable adjustments and asking for them, I was refused, removed from my role in a field I had spent over 30 years studying and working in and told to find another role in the organisation (public sector / healthcare)

I am now only weeks away from my employment tribunal hearing, which is costing a fortune.

So thats me on the scrap heap in my fifties, no chance of resuming my career elsewhere due to travel anxiety and the lack of equivalent roles elsewhere. It is a small market where the managers all talk, so who is going to hire me.

I have been fighting this for 3 years and I am so so tired and just want an answer (the uncertainty is killing me).

I have heard similar stories from many folks on here during that time.

I know there are good employers and managers out there but not in my profession.

Best of luck

Hi and welcome.

My diagnosis has been the best thing to happen and also the worst.

It is best because I now have an answer to what was 'wrong' with me as I always felt different but did not know why. I struggled with social situations and these were extremely difficult in work. I think I can relate it to dealing with a large group of children who can do no wrong! So now I could say 'hey it's not me but my autism that makes these thing different' and ask for help and support with reasonable adjustments at work.

That leads neatly to the worst!! Due to me requiring reasonable adjustments and asking for them, I was refused, removed from my role in a field I had spent over 30 years studying and working in and told to find another role in the organisation (public sector / healthcare)

I am now only weeks away from my employment tribunal hearing, which is costing a fortune.

So thats me on the scrap heap in my fifties, no chance of resuming my career elsewhere due to travel anxiety and the lack of equivalent roles elsewhere. It is a small market where the managers all talk, so who is going to hire me.

I have been fighting this for 3 years and I am so so tired and just want an answer (the uncertainty is killing me).

I have heard similar stories from many folks on here during that time.

I know there are good employers and managers out there but not in my profession.

Best of luck