As an #ActuallyAutistic man, I wondered whether an employer could make me take a personality test here in the UK. It could (accidentally otter deliberately) detect #neurodivergence, which is a protected characteristic here: I'm not obliged to disclose my #autism to my employer, and my employer is not allowed to discriminate against me on the basis of it.
That was exactly my thought when my previous employer started rolling those out to new candidates. As a candidate I would never accept to disclose any medical information to a company, even if it's "just a psychometric test". I tried warning management about that but they didn't understand my concern 😕
So, it's cool enough that I finally have the urge to put on my zippered hooded sweatshirt again. Part of my #Neurodivergence involves being comfortable with fabric against my skin -- and not having that (and having to wear short sleeve shirts) has been unbearable. That means it's way too hot for me. #ActuallyAutistic#ND#SkinSensitivity
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@DoomsdaysCW@actuallyautistic have to wear socks, but hate wearing shoes indoors. Very much dislike having bare legs unless it's very hot. Absolutely hate skirts and dresses, especially if I'm outside. I wear light, summery trousers all year. I'm okay with short sleeves but usually wear a cardi or shirt over a T.
@Aerliss@DoomsdaysCW@actuallyautistic I have a problem with parts of my skin – especially on the torso and arms - becoming hyper sensitive from the fabric, touching it. It is not uncommon at all for me to take off my shirt and bra and run around topless in the middle of the workday.
One of the many reasons that remote work is important ;)
This could be the connection between Ehlers-Danlos and neurodivergence. (People with EDS, like me, are 7 times as likely to be autistic and 5 times as likely to have ADHD -- also like me.)
My limitless desire for information always gets hindered by my very limited memory.
There's nothing like the ADHD experience of going to google something and immediately forgetting what you were going to search so you have to look through your recent apps to find whatever triggered the thought, but then get distracted in the apps, then just rinse and repeat.😩
Very likely. I find it also has a lot to do with environment, like work is the place I go to get stuff done, home is the place I play games and chill. So when it's time to get stuff done at home, the wires get crossed a bit.
ADD/ADHD is an executive function failure related to feedback and it’s relationship to motivation. Normies never experience that on anything approaching a regular basis. As such, trying to explain that to them is like trying to explain what the colour of the number seven smells like. They’ll be all, “well, just do it. How hard could it be?”
They’ll be all, “well, just do it. How hard could it be?”
Though sometimes that’s exactly what I need someone to tell me. To the point that I do this with some of my other ADHD friends. “Do it right now. I’ll wait.”