thought i'd post this, as it makes a change from all the horror stories about AS and employment, and put it here rather than in the "Work" bit, so more people will read it.
one of my "bosses" mentioned to personnel that i have AS (i am completely open about this, btw, so he wasn't doing anything i wouldn't want him to do). i received a letter from personnel asking me to ring them if i wanted to discuss this. although the letter didn't sound threatening, i thought it was another one of those "are you actually competent at your job, if you have AS?" type letters.
i phoned, with mild trepidation, i must admit. instead of me having to explain that i have, in fact, been teaching for nearly 16 years, and so am obviously competent, the phone call was about personnel (please note NOT "Human Resources") asking if there was any way they could support me, anything in particular i needed as someone with AS.
Bloody hell!
i was a bit discombobulated, to tell the truth, and said i couldn't think of anything right at that moment. the reply was, and i quote: "well, we have an open door here, so please let us know if there's anything we can do to support you in the future." she also asked to be included as and when i circulate information about AS (see my post in the education bit - any more replies would be welcome).
so there ARE people out there who care, who are interested, and who are prepared to actively find out about AS.
what a ray of hope!
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