APPENDIX: Reasons to Disclose or Not in the Workplace
Reason to Disclose (or not) in the Workplace
Below are a list of resources to support you in your disclosure decision:
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
- Job Accommodation Network list of articles regarding disclosure for different scenarios
- Research Study, “People Might Understand Me Better”: Diagnostic Disclosure Experiences of Autistic Individuals in the Workplace
- Scroll down and read the “Qualitative Results” section and the “Discussion” section of the research report. (Research report by Autistica)
- Adults with ASD: Deciding When To Disclose, Interactive Autism Network
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission–know your rights
- Career Exploration & Student Employment Resources: Disclosing A Disability