I've realized talking about ASD at work is not a good idea

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First off, I have 3 non speaking ASD kids at the moment. I am ASD but have told no one at work. Some of these coworkers I have known for years and never talked about anything remotely personal.

I decided to test the waters about ASD opinions by telling a few coworkers about my kids. Result? I now know that many of my coworkers believe the vaccine crap about autism.

Its depressing me, and makes me think I should remain quiet about anything remotely personal.

I think if you disclose at work that you are ASD, it makes people think you are setting up the stage to make excuses for poor performance. Really all I would hypothetically want is the ability to dim the lights over my cubicle.

That's gotta be frustrating.

My experiences have lead me to have the attitude that if there's one thing the average neurotypical loves, it is to take one scrap of one fragment of of one bite/byte of information and employ it as a foundation for passing negative judgement on a thing or a person.

Speaking of testing the waters, might there be a way to test the waters on the lights via simply remarking that it would be nice to have the option to turn them down a bit, without mentioning autism?

I agree. It’s not a good idea to “disclose” at work.