Autistic At Work
@autisticatwork.bsky.social
Late-diagnosed autistic person working in a professional-level job in healthcare.
Interview feedback included like "perfect" and "impressed with my skills & experience". But the job went to the candidate who "performed better at interview".
That's why #autistic people find it hard to get a job. It doesn't matter how qualified or skilled we are: we're not neurotypical enough.
That's why #autistic people find it hard to get a job. It doesn't matter how qualified or skilled we are: we're not neurotypical enough.
The Buckland Review of Autism Employment: report and recommendations
www.gov.uk
October 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Interview feedback included like "perfect" and "impressed with my skills & experience". But the job went to the candidate who "performed better at interview".
That's why #autistic people find it hard to get a job. It doesn't matter how qualified or skilled we are: we're not neurotypical enough.
That's why #autistic people find it hard to get a job. It doesn't matter how qualified or skilled we are: we're not neurotypical enough.
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Brandolini’s Law (also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle):
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Brandolini’s Law (also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle):
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
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![Comic. [block quote] “Far better an approximate answer to the *right* question, which is often vague, than an *exact* answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise.” -John W. Tukey, The Future of Data Analysis (1962) [caption] Happy Approximate Birthday to John Tukey, author of my favorite statistics quote, who was born 110.000 years ago sometime this week.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreid4vie3df7ltmh7capumhhqcpbejyr7ya7y762fasdeq46ud3gyva@jpeg)
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“Why Is My Autistic Employee So Rude?”
"Why is my autistic employee so rude?" You may be misunderstanding their intentions.
(Click the link below to read the full article.)
www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-is-my-au...
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
"Why is my autistic employee so rude?" You may be misunderstanding their intentions.
(Click the link below to read the full article.)
www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-is-my-au...
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
“Why Is My Autistic Employee So Rude?” - Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic
"Why is my autistic employee so rude?" You may be misunderstanding their intentions. Learn more about how autistic people communicate at work!
www.thearticulateautistic.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“Why Is My Autistic Employee So Rude?”
"Why is my autistic employee so rude?" You may be misunderstanding their intentions.
(Click the link below to read the full article.)
www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-is-my-au...
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
"Why is my autistic employee so rude?" You may be misunderstanding their intentions.
(Click the link below to read the full article.)
www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-is-my-au...
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
This is interesting. Preference for "autistic" over "person with #autism" (which positions autism as separate from the person), is not new. However, interesting to note that "disability" is liked by autistic people. Possibly because they don't see disability as a morally bad thing, just as a thing.
📰 New autism research
"Both autistic and non-autistic participants in this study robustly preferred neurodiversity-aligned terms, such as “neurodivergent” and “difference,” to traditional terms assuming pathology and deficiency"
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
#autismresearch #LTU
"Both autistic and non-autistic participants in this study robustly preferred neurodiversity-aligned terms, such as “neurodivergent” and “difference,” to traditional terms assuming pathology and deficiency"
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
#autismresearch #LTU
Neurodiversity Movement Identification and Perceived Appropriateness of Terms Used to Describe Autism | Autism in Adulthood
Background: Autism terminology is highly controversial. The debate regarding person-first and identity-first language is particularly well-studied, but the present study explores views on different te...
www.liebertpub.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is interesting. Preference for "autistic" over "person with #autism" (which positions autism as separate from the person), is not new. However, interesting to note that "disability" is liked by autistic people. Possibly because they don't see disability as a morally bad thing, just as a thing.
And the other way around, the answer to your autistic spouse asking, "Did you take out the trash?" is either "Yes" or "No". It's not, "Well, I've been really busy and...."
If I'm asking, I want to know YES or NO. You don't have to justify it. Just answer!
#ActuallyAutistic #Autism
If I'm asking, I want to know YES or NO. You don't have to justify it. Just answer!
#ActuallyAutistic #Autism
“Do you want to take out the trash?”
Commands posed as questions can be confusing for autistic people. If you want your autistic loved one to do something, give them clear instructions.
“I need you to take out the trash by 7:00 PM tonight.”
#Autism #AutismMom #ActuallyAutistic
Commands posed as questions can be confusing for autistic people. If you want your autistic loved one to do something, give them clear instructions.
“I need you to take out the trash by 7:00 PM tonight.”
#Autism #AutismMom #ActuallyAutistic
![“Do you want to take out the trash?”
Commands posed as questions can be confusing for autistic people. If you want your autistic loved one to do something, give them clear instructions.
“I need you to take out the trash by 7:00 PM tonight.”
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May 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
And the other way around, the answer to your autistic spouse asking, "Did you take out the trash?" is either "Yes" or "No". It's not, "Well, I've been really busy and...."
If I'm asking, I want to know YES or NO. You don't have to justify it. Just answer!
#ActuallyAutistic #Autism
If I'm asking, I want to know YES or NO. You don't have to justify it. Just answer!
#ActuallyAutistic #Autism
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Being suddenly accused of lying can make an autistic person look like they’re lying.
Startling easily, lack of eye contact, and struggling to speak can all be autistic signs of anxiety due to an unexpected confrontation, not due to “being caught” in a lie.
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
Startling easily, lack of eye contact, and struggling to speak can all be autistic signs of anxiety due to an unexpected confrontation, not due to “being caught” in a lie.
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
![Being suddenly accused of lying can make
an autistic person look like they’re lying.
Startling easily, lack of eye contact, and struggling to speak can all be autistic signs of anxiety due to an unexpected confrontation, not due to “being caught” in a lie.
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May 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Being suddenly accused of lying can make an autistic person look like they’re lying.
Startling easily, lack of eye contact, and struggling to speak can all be autistic signs of anxiety due to an unexpected confrontation, not due to “being caught” in a lie.
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
Startling easily, lack of eye contact, and struggling to speak can all be autistic signs of anxiety due to an unexpected confrontation, not due to “being caught” in a lie.
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
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People say "you don't look autistic" like it's a compliment. But at this point I just find it incredibly insensitive. Either you are questioning my diagnosis or you're telling me you think autism is something to be ashamed of. Either way, it's not the compliment you think it is.
May 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
People say "you don't look autistic" like it's a compliment. But at this point I just find it incredibly insensitive. Either you are questioning my diagnosis or you're telling me you think autism is something to be ashamed of. Either way, it's not the compliment you think it is.
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The most frustrating thing about being autistic but only being diagnosed in your mid-30s is that it means you're quite good at behaving in a way that means people don't notice, so when you suddenly do or say something that doesn't blend in so well, people think you're just being a dick.
May 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The most frustrating thing about being autistic but only being diagnosed in your mid-30s is that it means you're quite good at behaving in a way that means people don't notice, so when you suddenly do or say something that doesn't blend in so well, people think you're just being a dick.
I disclosed my #autism diagnosis to my manager pretty much immediately. But since the reason for the diagnosis was to stop me being "managed out" by switching me to a role I wouldn't have been able to cope with, that's not surprising.
Autistic adults talk about disclosure: "assumptions and lack of understanding about autism meant that not only did disclosure not lead to the desired effect of having their needs met, but they were also either dismissed or discriminated against" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... free
‘Am I gonna regret this?’: The experiences of diagnostic disclosure in autistic adults - Sheena K Au-Yeung, Megan Freeth, Andrew R Thompson, 2025
An increasing number of people receive autism diagnoses in adulthood, and there are few studies investigating autistic adults’ experiences of disclosing their d...
journals.sagepub.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I disclosed my #autism diagnosis to my manager pretty much immediately. But since the reason for the diagnosis was to stop me being "managed out" by switching me to a role I wouldn't have been able to cope with, that's not surprising.
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Autistic adults talk about disclosure: "assumptions and lack of understanding about autism meant that not only did disclosure not lead to the desired effect of having their needs met, but they were also either dismissed or discriminated against" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... free
‘Am I gonna regret this?’: The experiences of diagnostic disclosure in autistic adults - Sheena K Au-Yeung, Megan Freeth, Andrew R Thompson, 2025
An increasing number of people receive autism diagnoses in adulthood, and there are few studies investigating autistic adults’ experiences of disclosing their d...
journals.sagepub.com
May 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Autistic adults talk about disclosure: "assumptions and lack of understanding about autism meant that not only did disclosure not lead to the desired effect of having their needs met, but they were also either dismissed or discriminated against" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... free
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[1]🧵On 19 May, we hold an evidence session on key barriers hindering autistic people from finding and staying in work, and solutions to such barriers. At 14:45, we hear from the following witnesses:
- Prof Kim Hoque, KCL
- @annaremington.bsky.social, UCL
- Laura Davis, @base-uk.bsky.social
- Prof Kim Hoque, KCL
- @annaremington.bsky.social, UCL
- Laura Davis, @base-uk.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
[1]🧵On 19 May, we hold an evidence session on key barriers hindering autistic people from finding and staying in work, and solutions to such barriers. At 14:45, we hear from the following witnesses:
- Prof Kim Hoque, KCL
- @annaremington.bsky.social, UCL
- Laura Davis, @base-uk.bsky.social
- Prof Kim Hoque, KCL
- @annaremington.bsky.social, UCL
- Laura Davis, @base-uk.bsky.social