Thank you for sharing this, Jodi. We have had issues for years with my son’s disabilities and disclosure. Some of his physical is - at times - visible (after surgeries), but his invisible ones obviously aren’t. And he was also only recently diagnosed with ADHD too. He didn’t disclose to one employer then didn’t pass his 3 month trial period. He had a job he loves now, but he is standing the whole shift and I have badgered him (carer-mum mode for 26 yrs!) to make sure they know, but I don’t know if he has disclosed. But as an adult, I have to stop interfering. I know he has historically felt “othered” and uncomfortable, which with my own health issues (especially mental health) I totally understand. It’s a difficult decision, as you say, especially in terms of legal protection. I hope the job search goes well and you work out the right way for you x
Aw, thanks, Kay. I am not familiar with disability laws in the U.K. so I'm not sure if the same is true there in terms of protections under the law. I just wish people (managers) would make at least a little effort to understand their workers' diverse experiences in the world and to respond and accommodate accordingly. Unfortunately, there so much misunderstanding and even fear around disability particularly for people who are neurodivergent. My strategy is to focus on the superpowers I am afforded as a person with ADHD -- creativity, tenacity, hyperfocus ... to name just a few.
Thanks so much for reading and for your support. Hugs!
Thank you for sharing this, Jodi. We have had issues for years with my son’s disabilities and disclosure. Some of his physical is - at times - visible (after surgeries), but his invisible ones obviously aren’t. And he was also only recently diagnosed with ADHD too. He didn’t disclose to one employer then didn’t pass his 3 month trial period. He had a job he loves now, but he is standing the whole shift and I have badgered him (carer-mum mode for 26 yrs!) to make sure they know, but I don’t know if he has disclosed. But as an adult, I have to stop interfering. I know he has historically felt “othered” and uncomfortable, which with my own health issues (especially mental health) I totally understand. It’s a difficult decision, as you say, especially in terms of legal protection. I hope the job search goes well and you work out the right way for you x
Aw, thanks, Kay. I am not familiar with disability laws in the U.K. so I'm not sure if the same is true there in terms of protections under the law. I just wish people (managers) would make at least a little effort to understand their workers' diverse experiences in the world and to respond and accommodate accordingly. Unfortunately, there so much misunderstanding and even fear around disability particularly for people who are neurodivergent. My strategy is to focus on the superpowers I am afforded as a person with ADHD -- creativity, tenacity, hyperfocus ... to name just a few.
Thanks so much for reading and for your support. Hugs!