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arjun~
1mo ago in Adults: workplace & life
Do I tell them about my diagnosis? Navigating work + ADHD/autism
Diagnosed at 32. After ten years in corporate, I finally understand why every job felt like drowning. Now the choice: do I tell my current employer and request accommodations, or keep masking and risk another burnout?…
aarti~
1mo ago in Adults: workplace & life
Building a career around my brain, not against it
I keep getting told I should be in tech or data because 'ND people are good at that.' But I hate sitting at a screen eight hours. I thrive on variety, human connection, solving problems in the moment. So I'm building…
aarti~
1mo ago in Adults: workplace & life
Asked for accommodations at work today and it went… fine?
31 and I finally did the thing. HR was actually kind. I got: noise-canceling headphones reimbursed, an end-of-day 1:1 with my manager instead of a Friday-afternoon team meeting, and explicit permission to skip the…