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Recent content by CDove

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    I figured some things out about myself, and now I have new problems....

    Got some misinformation here. Having health benefits does *not* give the employer access to your medical records due to HIPAA protections. Also, while ASD is not covered by the ADA explicitly, many this which are symptomatic of ASD (learning, ability to function in a workplaces, etc) *are*...
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    I figured some things out about myself, and now I have new problems....

    I agree, I mean, it's illegal to force someone to disclose a disability in the USA. However, if I don't disclose it, then the issues I have in the workplace with open, no-wall spaces or aggressive, team environments or fuzzy, nebulous goals don't have any excuse and come off as incompetence or...
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    I figured some things out about myself, and now I have new problems....

    ...but isn't that just the way? I'm middle-aged and have struggled in the USA South my whole life. I am a software developer who does well in very tech-oriented jobs, but poorly when programmers are treated like engineers and technicians and neurotypicals with business degrees control the...
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