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discrimination

  1. Clarebear

    Workplace discrimination?

    Hello everyone, my apologies if I’m posting this in the wrong space. I had a very disturbing interaction with my boss today and I would greatly appreciate your thoughts on it. Please be kind. I work as an arts teacher for a non-profit organization. For the past 3 years I have been...
  2. W

    Autism discrimination

    My wife is in a group for spouses of people with Asperger's. One of the moderators of the group, in addition to having a husband on the spectrum, has a son with non-verbal autism. Her neighbor has continually harassed her and told her to lock her child in a shed. I'm sharing the link to her...
  3. gaffaglow

    Amazon discriminates against Autistic people?

    I recently had my ability to ask questions or post reviews on Amazon terminated due to “unusual activity.” The only thing unusual about my activity is the fact that I am Autistic and focus very intensely on what I’m looking at or searching for. I have never accepted payment or products in return...
  4. c4e461

    Would you be interested in completing a survey on microaggressions?

    Hello again – my name is Jolynn Haney. In September I posted a request asking for folks to participate in a research project on Microaggressions. Most of the research on autism has focused on children, and many studies don't directly ask the autistic person for their views (instead they ask...
    • c4e461
    • Thread
    • ableism discrimination labels microaggressions negative comments research stereotype
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: General Autism Discussion
  5. c4e461

    Have you experienced microaggressions?

    Hi – my name is Jolynn Haney. I am a member of AutismForums. As I explained in another post, I am a parent to an adult daughter who is on the spectrum. She has inspired me to do research that can be used to educate the public about autism, particularly about women on the spectrum, and to...
  6. Chris Russell (The Talentless Liar) Blog

    Cut on the bias? (First published in December 2017)

    I suppose seven days is enough time to tell if one has made a terrible decision in leaving one job and starting another, wouldn't you agree? Time enough to feel the familiar lick of flame as you realise you have inadvertently left the frying pan for the fire, or to realise that the grass, did...
    • Chris Russell
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • aspie cognitive bias communication daniel kahneman discrimination employment peter flowerdew potential transactional analysis
    • Category: General
  7. dragoncat16

    Do you need to have informed your employer of your disability (UK)

    If someone is harassed/discriminated at work on the basis of "poor people skills" or something similar, and has later (within a few months) been diagnosed with Aspergers, is the harassment/discrimination still considered unlawful? Would the condition have had to be diagnosed and disclosed...
  8. Gritches

    Institutional Employment Discrimination

    Employment Discrimination Hey, guess what's grinding my gears today? The issue of unemployment in the autism community, as well as the issue of employment in the autism community. Both are problematic, and as with most things it's an institutional problem. The figure I hear is 90% unemployment...
    • Gritches
    • Blog entry
    • 3 min read
    • autism discrimination employment social justice unemployment
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: General
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