autistic meltdown and 1st warning legality
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carlymart said:
Hi All
I hope you help
the action has concluded and I have been given a 1st warning. I am not intending on fighting it as I just don't have the energy.
2 years ago I was told I have autism and I am still learning to live with it. I have problems and when I get stressed I tend to have a meltdowns that can ben saying things or want to run and hide.
I was under a lot of stress at work due to changes and things I did not agree with and said some stuff about a member of staff. this was picked up and reported. I don't remember it, but I have bene told I said it. it was caused by a melt down. so my question is this,
stress etc caused by work makes me have a autistic meltdown and say something I would not normally say, I have been given a 1st written warning is this legal as it is a result of a well documented disability,
I don't think that a diagnosis of autism gives you the right to say anything about anyone without repercussions. Therefore, I would says that it is fair to do so. Whether your disability was adequately considered during the investigation is impossible to say without knowing more about what actually took place.I hope you help
the action has concluded and I have been given a 1st warning. I am not intending on fighting it as I just don't have the energy.
2 years ago I was told I have autism and I am still learning to live with it. I have problems and when I get stressed I tend to have a meltdowns that can ben saying things or want to run and hide.
I was under a lot of stress at work due to changes and things I did not agree with and said some stuff about a member of staff. this was picked up and reported. I don't remember it, but I have bene told I said it. it was caused by a melt down. so my question is this,
stress etc caused by work makes me have a autistic meltdown and say something I would not normally say, I have been given a 1st written warning is this legal as it is a result of a well documented disability,
So I have had a very similar experience and am diagnosed as moderate autistic. In my case the situation was resolved by a mutual decision to go (There where many other reasons as well but it wasn't a good fit for either party).
However, as diagnosed autistic person I have the following advice...
1) Be careful who you talk to crap about and to whom. That's not an autism thing, that's a general thing!
2) If you are formally diagnosed, it does help to share with your employer. It does give a level of protection if you have an autism related f-up.
3) Doing 2 means that they should also help you with reasonable adaptions, whatever they may be in your case.
4) You didn't say how big or small your employer is. If they have private healthcare it should hopefully cover issues around autism.
However, as diagnosed autistic person I have the following advice...
1) Be careful who you talk to crap about and to whom. That's not an autism thing, that's a general thing!
2) If you are formally diagnosed, it does help to share with your employer. It does give a level of protection if you have an autism related f-up.
3) Doing 2 means that they should also help you with reasonable adaptions, whatever they may be in your case.
4) You didn't say how big or small your employer is. If they have private healthcare it should hopefully cover issues around autism.
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