Im in software development and the current company (that i already want to leave after one year because a collegue/teamlead suddenly is an asshole, nitpick and does not communicate clearly to help me at my job!), the senior developer litterly on my first day getting to know him said: “we are are a little special. We all are not normal” as i told him about my conditions.
I HATE IT SO MUCH WHEN PEOPLE SAY STUFF LIKE: “We all have a bit autism/are hyperactive”. ITS NOT QUIRKY IT IS A DISABILITY! ITS NOT ALL SUFFERING EITHER THOUGH BUT PLEASE TAKE IT SERIOUSELY!
I agree the stance is invalidating and wrong. That said highly technical jobs strongly favor neurodiverse people. I know my last job (engineer at aerospace company) had a very high percentage of neurodivergent engineers, like probably over 90% from what I could tell, including myself. Not in a subtle way either, like most of them had diagnoses already and the rest showed so many signs I don’t doubt an expert would diagnose them pretty quickly. I doubt that’s what he meant but you probably really are surrounded by neurodivergent people at work (even if they don’t know they are).
Yeah, I’ve met neurotypical engineers, but there’s a reason we’re treated as different from most careers especially in how we interact with people and need to be managed.
I think most folks mean an expression like this to be welcoming, but it does matter in how its is said and used.
If you’re bringing your condition up to highlight specific challenges and to look for help in finding solutions, then an answer like this can be very dismissive.
I do agree that the second kind happens way more than it ought to.
Omg Yes!!
Im in software development and the current company (that i already want to leave after one year because a collegue/teamlead suddenly is an asshole, nitpick and does not communicate clearly to help me at my job!), the senior developer litterly on my first day getting to know him said: “we are are a little special. We all are not normal” as i told him about my conditions.
I HATE IT SO MUCH WHEN PEOPLE SAY STUFF LIKE: “We all have a bit autism/are hyperactive”. ITS NOT QUIRKY IT IS A DISABILITY! ITS NOT ALL SUFFERING EITHER THOUGH BUT PLEASE TAKE IT SERIOUSELY!
I agree the stance is invalidating and wrong. That said highly technical jobs strongly favor neurodiverse people. I know my last job (engineer at aerospace company) had a very high percentage of neurodivergent engineers, like probably over 90% from what I could tell, including myself. Not in a subtle way either, like most of them had diagnoses already and the rest showed so many signs I don’t doubt an expert would diagnose them pretty quickly. I doubt that’s what he meant but you probably really are surrounded by neurodivergent people at work (even if they don’t know they are).
Yeah, I’ve met neurotypical engineers, but there’s a reason we’re treated as different from most careers especially in how we interact with people and need to be managed.
One defenetly. A few, in 2 i can see low traits, but nah not the rest.
I think most folks mean an expression like this to be welcoming, but it does matter in how its is said and used.
If you’re bringing your condition up to highlight specific challenges and to look for help in finding solutions, then an answer like this can be very dismissive.
I do agree that the second kind happens way more than it ought to.