I told my boss...

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18 Feb 2016, 2:41 am

That I have Aspergers and ADHD.

I've never told anyone before and I've always seen it as a gamble to be honest because I was afraid that I would get stereotyped or perceived differently.

I think it went well because he's not treating me any different and i feel somewhat better as well.

I just thought I'd share that as it was a big deal for me.

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18 Feb 2016, 2:58 am

Congrats!
I think it will always be a gamble to come out and say things to people about your diagnosis. I feel the same way. I'm glad it is going well for you! :mrgreen:

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18 Feb 2016, 3:10 am

Awesome!

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18 Feb 2016, 4:13 am

Nice one BB.

It's good to know that you are accepted for being you, it sounds that you made a good decision too.

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18 Feb 2016, 4:35 am

Nicely done, I had a boss learn of mine & I guess it took about 5 minutes until he tried to actually fight me. The other staff gave me a free year's shop membership & I still have to go get myself paid. Should be fun when I do!

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18 Feb 2016, 8:26 am

[quote="cberg"]Nicely done, I had a boss learn of mine & I guess it took about 5 minutes until he tried to actually fight me. /quote]

He tried to assault you because you have a Spectrum Disorder? WHY???

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18 Feb 2016, 8:31 am

Babybird: I hope it goes well. It seems like it has, so far.

What made you tell your boss?

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18 Feb 2016, 10:07 am

cberg wrote:

Nicely done, I had a boss learn of mine & I guess it took about 5 minutes until he tried to actuallyfight me. The other staff gave me a free year's shop membership & I still have to go get myself paid. Should be fun when I do!

What the hell is wrong with your boss? Did you like fight back or what? :?:

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18 Feb 2016, 11:53 am

That's great, babybird! It's good to know you can be honest with your boss and be understood. It's also great he's not really treating you differently. I have a couple professors who know about me, and that's very helpful.

Wow, cberg. Your boss physically attacked you? Or verbally assaulted you? Either way, that's a really crappy reaction to get.

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18 Feb 2016, 12:04 pm

I'm glad to hear your disclosure hasn't had any repercussions. Kudos for taking that bold step!

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18 Feb 2016, 3:27 pm

Right on babybird Glad to hear it was a positive thing.

Told my boss a few years ago (gave him a nice letter from my psychologist) and - for me - in hindsight it was the right thing to do.

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19 Feb 2016, 2:14 am

kraftiekortie wrote:

Babybird: I hope it goes well. It seems like it has, so far.

What made you tell your boss?

I told him because I had a one to one meeting with him and I just felt it was an appropriate time and I wanted him to know about me really. Also I hate having to hide.

It has gone well so far.

Thanks for all your kind comment everyone as well.

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19 Feb 2016, 3:08 am

Well done, Babybird!

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