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Disclosure during the hiring process

You have been invited to an interview with a potential employer. During the interview you learn that the company has a comprehensive Diversity and Inclusion policy. This provides you with some reassurance that now might be a good time to disclose your autism.

How will you approach disclosure in this interview ?

Disclose right away after hearing of the Diversity and Inclusion policy.

Choose not to disclose until you have had time to consider if you are comfortable with doing so.

Ask questions and seek clarification about the diversity and inclusion policy and identify what reasonable accommodations can be provided to employees.

Disclosing to your hiring manager

You have started a new job, congratulations. While at work, you realise that you might need some reasonable accommodations, and want to avoid having any misunderstandings with your new manager. Therefore, you decide to tell your manager.

What’s the best way to disclose to your manager ?

Disclose during an induction meeting.

Disclose during a team meeting

Disclose during a 1 to 1 meeting with your manager.

Considering the Benefits and Risks of Disclosure

Before you disclose to your manager you think about different benefits and risks of disclosure. You think carefully about how disclosue might benefit you and your concerns around it.

What’s the best way to assess the benefits and risks of disclosure?

Avoid the topic of disclosure all together

Ask family or friends if you should disclose.

Do your own research and reflect on your needs.

Asking for Reasonable Accommodations at work

While at work you realise that you could benefit from some reasonable accommodations.

How will you ask for reasonable accommodations at work.

Speak to your colleagues, and ask them if it is ok if you dim the lights and wear ear defenders.

Speak to your manager about getting reasonable accommodations.

Talk to your local human resources department.

Bullying in the workplace

Bullying in the workplace can happen. Therefore it is important to prepare for it no matter how unlikely it is for it to occur. This scenario is designed to help you identify different methods to report bullying at work.

If you encounter bullying in the workplace how do you intend to address it ?

Do nothing, and accept it as part of work.

Discuss it with your team and see if they have any advice.

Report it to a manager or the human resources department.

Following Up After a Networking Event

You met a few interesting people at the event and exchanged contact information. Now it’s time to follow up, but you’re not sure how.

What’s the best way to follow up with the people you met?

Wait a few weeks to see if they contact you first.

Message them immediately and ask if they know of any job openings

Send a message thanking them for the conversation and express interest in staying in touch.

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Disclosing Autism at work

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