Interview feedback included like "perfect" and "impressed with my skills & experience". But the job went to the candidate who "performed better at interview".
That's why #autistic people find it hard to get a job. It doesn't matter how qualified or skilled we are: we're not neurotypical enough.
Brandolini’s Law (also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle):
The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
Good. Sick of the cruddy weather the American forecast company has been giving us! Wettest… hottest… no idea of moderation. 🙄
![Comic. [block quote] “Far better an approximate answer to the *right* question, which is often vague, than an *exact* answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise.” -John W. Tukey, The Future of Data Analysis (1962) [caption] Happy Approximate Birthday to John Tukey, author of my favorite statistics quote, who was born 110.000 years ago sometime this week.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreid4vie3df7ltmh7capumhhqcpbejyr7ya7y762fasdeq46ud3gyva)
Comic. [block quote] “Far better an approximate answer to the *right* question, which is often vague, than an *exact* answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise.” -John W. Tukey, The Future of Data Analysis (1962) [caption] Happy Approximate Birthday to John Tukey, author of my favorite statistics quote, who was born 110.000 years ago sometime this week.
Tukey
xkcd.com/3104/
Also, the discussion is not over until it is dead, dissected, and pinned out on a card with all the parts neatly labelled.
Do not expect us to stop until it’s done.
#AutisticLife
“Why Is My Autistic Employee So Rude?”
"Why is my autistic employee so rude?" You may be misunderstanding their intentions.
(Click the link below to read the full article.)
www.thearticulateautistic.com/why-is-my-au...
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
Actually, a complaint to GPhC I was told about in a seminar run by my union was fairly similar. The accusation was black magic, not being a werewolf… but plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose…
Or are independent but have achieved far less than their potential. Autistic people are the disability group most likely to be under-employed for their abilities/qualifications, due to discrimination & lack of adjustments. www.gov.uk/government/p...
The neurotypical definition of "arguing" is actually, "Anything you say that doesn't agree with what I said, if I find it embarrassing or inconvenient, regardless of relevance or accuracy." #AutisticDefinitions
This is interesting. Preference for "autistic" over "person with #autism" (which positions autism as separate from the person), is not new. However, interesting to note that "disability" is liked by autistic people. Possibly because they don't see disability as a morally bad thing, just as a thing.
And the other way around, the answer to your autistic spouse asking, "Did you take out the trash?" is either "Yes" or "No". It's not, "Well, I've been really busy and...."
If I'm asking, I want to know YES or NO. You don't have to justify it. Just answer!
#ActuallyAutistic #Autism
![Being suddenly accused of lying can make
an autistic person look like they’re lying.
Startling easily, lack of eye contact, and struggling to speak can all be autistic signs of anxiety due to an unexpected confrontation, not due to “being caught” in a lie.
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Being suddenly accused of lying can make an autistic person look like they’re lying. Startling easily, lack of eye contact, and struggling to speak can all be autistic signs of anxiety due to an unexpected confrontation, not due to “being caught” in a lie. [ID: White text on very dark green text box with a white border. Text box sits on a light, medium, and dark green swirl pattern]
Being suddenly accused of lying can make an autistic person look like they’re lying.
Startling easily, lack of eye contact, and struggling to speak can all be autistic signs of anxiety due to an unexpected confrontation, not due to “being caught” in a lie.
#Autism #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent
People say "you don't look autistic" like it's a compliment. But at this point I just find it incredibly insensitive. Either you are questioning my diagnosis or you're telling me you think autism is something to be ashamed of. Either way, it's not the compliment you think it is.
The most frustrating thing about being autistic but only being diagnosed in your mid-30s is that it means you're quite good at behaving in a way that means people don't notice, so when you suddenly do or say something that doesn't blend in so well, people think you're just being a dick.
I disclosed my #autism diagnosis to my manager pretty much immediately. But since the reason for the diagnosis was to stop me being "managed out" by switching me to a role I wouldn't have been able to cope with, that's not surprising.
Autistic adults talk about disclosure: "assumptions and lack of understanding about autism meant that not only did disclosure not lead to the desired effect of having their needs met, but they were also either dismissed or discriminated against" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... free
[1]🧵On 19 May, we hold an evidence session on key barriers hindering autistic people from finding and staying in work, and solutions to such barriers. At 14:45, we hear from the following witnesses:
- Prof Kim Hoque, KCL
- @annaremington.bsky.social, UCL
- Laura Davis, @base-uk.bsky.social