Too many requests for accomodation?

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So i had to to talk with HR last Friday about the noise in the office. They told me no on my request to move my desk without even listening to my plan. And I was told they are already accommodating me and they just can't see how they can do anything else.

I told them it was fine - my desperate need to run out of that office!! ! Ended up head banging without realizing it until it was done. Now I am back at work and my heart is racing. I can't even describe the horror I feel at being here or anywhere with humans who do not understand. It was beyond horrid. It was so full of hate and tossing up hands without listening to my simple suggestions.

i go to see my therapist today for an emergency session. I feel like the entire universe is crashing ontop of me.

Sounds ridiculous to me. The amount of accommodation they should do is the amount that enables you to work effectively - unless it costs them a huge amount, which moving a desk doesn't.

You could at least ask again. If they don't listen you might have a case for appeal, depending on which country you are in.

What are the accommodations you're already receiving and what are the circumstances that would be involved in moving your desk?

Is your direct boss more understanding than HR?

That particular place may not be a good fit for you. Reasonable accommodations are what you should expect. However reasonable accommodations doesn't mean everything reasonable that can be done should be. Reasonable amount of accommodations is also important.

You said noise was bothering you, so have you considered headphones or ear plugs? There may be a reason that they need someone right there where you are and if you can't deal with it with reasonable accommodations then they may not be a good fit for you and you may not be a good fit for them.

I would start looking around at other places if I were you and getting out resumes. When you interview and talk about accommodations, I'd suggest asking to see your work area during the interview so you can find out what it's like and what they will do to accommodate you and decide if you can work there like that.

We aren't guaranteed that everything that can be done to make it easier will be done. And we shouldnt feel that we have the right to force what they may see as disruptive on them for our own sake. Just because they aren't on the spectrum doesn't healthier preferences dont count.

Many people don't fit at a workplace and need to find a different one. Being autistic doesn't make you exempt from that. That office maybe a perfect fit for someone else on the spectrum with a different disability, even if it isnt for you. Just because you can't deal with it there doesn't mean you can't deal elsewhere and since they have done things to accommodate you and are willing to, they do have a right to sat how far they will go just as you have a right to say what you can and can't tolerate.

So Iwould get resumes out and start looking and grit your teeth and bear it the best you can, knowing that soon you will be at a better suited place.

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