What is the best way to tell your boss you're Aspie ?

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Don't.

It's none of his/her bussines. Only tell your boss if it affects you work.

Don't tell your boss.

If there is some specific thing that is driving you nuts, address that with as many positive suggestions as you can think of, but otherwise, there is no point telling your boss, and lots of good reasons not to.

I just tell my boss to F#*K OFF!! ! It's his job to figure out what I mean by that!!

Simply put: Dont!

best way is to show off your aspie-ness, in a non disruptive manner. Your boss doesn't need to know that you have an actual recognized condition, only that your mind works differently

Singing Telegram? Maybe never.

oh i didnt see this topic worked, when i posted i got a debug error, something like that...

Let me put it this way:

my boss is very satisfied of my work, and i already told someone else in my department of my condition after she told me about somebody who acted like me (and turned out to be Aspie, once i transmitted him the contacts where to get a dx)...

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I still wouldn't volunteer the information.

If he asks - you might as well tell him, but don't volunteer it.

If anything ever goes wrong at any point in the future, chances are they will find a way to hold your Aspergers against you. It may limit your chances for promotion and such like.

Remember Dr Phil equated Aspergers with uncontrollable temper tantrums. You don't need that kind of ignorance influencing how people treat you at work.

ok thanks. Indeed, i reflected that it may change the way they look at me.

I told mine because I think it may help her decide on which things I would be good at and which I'm not.

eg. meet and greet. NO.

research on the p.c. YES.

Going into clients houses to have a chat. NO.

Creative ideas. YES

She showed interest and I showed her a few tests on the net she could have a go at just out of curiosity. She scored definite n.t. Her husband, whom she also showed the tests scored border line on them all. Funny how things unfold sometimes don't you think ?

this is weird, mine know (mom told) and it is the reason i am not on a computer. i let her know i can handle it she just don't want me to mess up... i think the other people have a better chance of messing up...

this is another reason i would not recomend telling your boss, some don't know what autism is and won't listen to an explanation.

I did it by email - with a link to Wikipedia, a couple of months ago.

Then recently, I had to do it again with an official letter from my psychiatrist (long story - and only as a last resort).

Something to avoid if you can, but it can make work life a lot easier if management knows.

My main reason was to emphasise that I do not respond well, indeed not at all, to other people's anger. And to get angry at me is counter productive.

It doesn't help if management knows, it only helps if they understand.

Here's why it should be don't ask/don't tell:


No matter how proud we are of the positive ASpects of our condition, sadly, we are more often judged by its negatives.

2 people are not interested in hearing the positives