Disclosing Autism During an Interview

• By: Mike Dierdorff Autistic Self-Advocate Autism Society of Iowa
• June 25th, 2021
• actually autistic, adults, employment, interviewing, job search, neurodiversity, self-disclosure, Summer 2021 Issue
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A question that is widely debated in the Autism community is whether a prospective employee should disclose during the interview process they are autistic (I use identity first language). Opinions vary on this topic. It is my opinion that the comfort level the interviewee has is a determining...