Applied for a job and did not mention I am autistic

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I kind of regret it, but I know that I would regret mentioning it because places don’t want to hire anyone with autism. Seems like a good job too.

You did the right thing.

Most employers are not exactly enlightened when it comes to autism.

I've been on my job 40 years, and I have civil service protections----yet will not disclose my autism.

They had something about how they are diverse in their hires and will not discriminate, but I know businesses will rather avoid dealing with all disabilities by not hiring them in the first place.

Yep....pretty much.

And when you're hired, and you disclose, probably most will seek an excuse to fire you.

They have to have something about being diverse and not discriminating; it's the law (at least in the US, and probably in many other places).

If you didn't lie and don't expect special accommodations then it sounds OK to me. (Though I'm not a lawyer...thank goodness!)

Especially when you're not asking for special accommodations, there's no use in "disclosing."

I am not going to disclose anymore.

I’m still faced with rabid ageism, though.

I’ve never disclosed my autism to employers, but they can tell I have a disability. I don’t pass as NT. Some of them thought I had a intellectual disability. Which I don’t at all my IQ is at least above average.

Some countries have laws about disability accommodations

However, the employers can hire anyone they want and unless a former flunkie wins a civil lawsuit against the company, the flunkie can do nothing about it

Lawsuits sometimes take a lot of time cash and energy

Outcome not guaranteed

At work I reported that I was disabled, but not in what way. On a recent application I did the same. I also am concerned about the current ignorance about Autism. That said, it would be "fun" to apply to a job and disclose, just to see if it went better than I expected. Test the waters, so to say. I'm learning to address my idiosyncrasies with simple statements: it really helps me to put my meeting notes in writing... I know I am smiling right now and it's b/c this is very sad and serious... (inappropriate by most NT standards, but many ASD persons would get it)

Why do you need to mention it, unless the job is at an organization that specifically works with autistic/neurodiverse people?

I don't disclose it either, it's none of their business.

They already think I'm weird, I don't need to spell it out for them.

what's the job?

Nor do I. I learned my lesson. I disclosed and it was used against me. So I won't do it again.

I don't think, my autism would prevent or affect the way I will do my job as an Executive Secretary.

On the previous job I was fired, partly for being autistic, but I did my job well. Fired despite of doing my job well, was strange for me, but that did really happen. On my current job, it was a reason to not let me grow. "Someone on the spectrum won't "grow"," they think. It is about what they think, not what the reality is. I don't get more experienced.

An executive secretary job would be too hard for me, but I don't know how I will handle things. They don't know either, they just assume and therefore they think I am not suited for that. Although... I know people on the spectrum that are also executive secretaries. I know I would have to able to switch between tasks, and get interruptions, but I don't know whether I will handle that well. They don't know either, because they never really tried. They don't want to try, because they think it is not a good idea. But... too little stress gives... too much stress!

Now - and that is a good thing - they finally think of a career development or support to that. Then I will get somewhere.