Autistic school employees & reasonable adjustments

I work in a non-teaching but student facing role in a large secondary school. Just wondering if there are any other autistic educators on here who might share some tips or anecdotes on how they make the usual work stressors more manageable?

For context, I’m fairly newly diagnosed and am trying to get my school to consider some reasonable adjustments. I know schools are dynamic places with lots of moving parts so I’m trying to be thoughtful and realistic with what I’m asking for. This has not been a positive experience for me so far, and process of requesting adjustments seems really opaque at my school.

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  • Hi JRB23, and thanks for reaching out.  I am sure that there are plenty of other folks on here working in the education/teaching sector who can chime in with some ideas and guidance for you.

    In the meantime, you may like to have a look at this page: What are reasonable adjustments and when can they be requested?, which discusses when employers must make reasonable adjustments for you under the Equality Act, what happens if they refuse, and also includes examples of types of reasonable adjustments you might consider requesting based on your own needs.

    I hope you find this information helpful, and best of luck in your job going forward.

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  • Hi JRB23, and thanks for reaching out.  I am sure that there are plenty of other folks on here working in the education/teaching sector who can chime in with some ideas and guidance for you.

    In the meantime, you may like to have a look at this page: What are reasonable adjustments and when can they be requested?, which discusses when employers must make reasonable adjustments for you under the Equality Act, what happens if they refuse, and also includes examples of types of reasonable adjustments you might consider requesting based on your own needs.

    I hope you find this information helpful, and best of luck in your job going forward.

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