Mock Interviews?

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Sooo... We have to do mock interviews next week, and are graded on such aspects as eye contact and handshaking.



Am I screwed? Or is there a way to pass through a mock interview when you cant socialize to the satisfaction of NTs?

I had to go through that nonsense once when the state started picking random people who were drawing unemployment and putting them through a "How to Get Hired" training seminar - just another word for Behavioral Modification Therapy. I hated it, too.

All I can tell you is treat it as though it was an acting job and play the part as best you can (pretend you're a fictional character), just keep reminding yourself that it'll be over soon.

Actually, I am an actor. But I can't act unless it is in a literal acting setting. On stage or TV, I do fine. But in this case, no.

Would disclosing my AS help me in this situation

Presumably you are doing this in school to help you prepare for real-life interviews. That being the case, it would seem sensible for your teacher to give you advice on employment and disability laws in your area. You have a formal diagnosis, and for this process to be in any way helpful for you as an individual then they should be giving you guidance on what information you should provide at which stages in the application/interview process and how to ask for reasonable accommodations, and what you may ask for.

Grading someone with autism on a very common difficulty, such as eye contact, is like grading someone who uses a wheelchair on how confidently they can walk into the interview room.

Look at their nose.

^ Actually, this makes a lot of sense. ^

Good News: They were postponed for another 2 or 3 weeks

Bad News: "Fidgeting" marks you down heavily. Stim unfriendly interviewers!