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How do companies that champion diversity and inclusion know which differences should be respected?
I have long pondered over what companies call their Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) policy. Most companies claim to be in favour of diversity and to be inclusive, yet at the same time they lack basic information on, for example, autism and how an autistic colleague behaves. In Finland, when I was first diagnosed, I was…
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“You have to be healthy to have the energy to be ill”
“You have to be healthy to have the energy to be ill” is a saying I have heard many times since I was first diagnosed and started therapy. Put simply, it means that everything that comes with sick leave, benefit applications, medical investigations, and so on demands a great deal from the individual, and someone…
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Double the Effort for the Same Task
I do not have the same preconditions as a ‘normal’ person to carry out tasks. I am autistic—correct diagnosis Asperger’s syndrome—and all autistic people have a need for support, regardless of where they are on the spectrum. I also struggle with complex PTSD and depression. I have an official decision regarding ‘partial work ability’. Despite…