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Anita Harper
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Deli Clerk at Safeway

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Ok if you were diagnosed in 1992 as having Aspergers syndrome, is it something your employers should know? It seems it affects my social skills, my ability to not see myself as nothing but excrement, react to situations like a normal person, and handle my anger in a way that is normal.

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Patrice McAra
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Cap 1 Team Member at Walmart

You should definitely disclose this.One of my lifelong friends has this.Some job classifications will be better for you.And we have them !

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Steven Ransom
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Asperger's syndrome a developmental disorder affecting the ability to effectively socialize and communicate. To answer your question yes it is something that your employer should know about.

Asperger syndrome is a condition on the autism spectrum, with generally higher functioning. People with this condition may be socially awkward and have an all-absorbing interest in specific topics. Communication training and behavioral therapy can help people with the syndrome learn to socialize more successfully.

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ANNE MARIE Bell
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As far as handling stress/ anger, he would get Peppermint and suck/chew, ( depending on anxiety level). If level was low-sodium, he would sucks on the mints. If high medium-rare high, he would chew on mints one after another.

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ANNE MARIE Bell
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I have a friend with Aspberger Syndrome and, with rare exception, he was able to work. I WOULD make y I urge employer aware of it and provide the required documentation. By law, they cannot deny you a job or terminate you because of it. Recommendation: he found the busier he was kept, the less time his mind had to roam.

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G Casey Eldridge
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Anita Harper: If you have a handicap, disclose it to an employer, & tell those who work around you that you have a specific condition that can lead to you just falling, or rending you incapable of working for several minutes. Explain to them that you will be fine & they don't need to call an ambulance.You are also required to disclose if you have a disability that will interfere with accomplishing any assigned task. You should complete that section of any application. Yes you are handicapped. Accept that fact, and you need to disclose that fact to any employer.

An employer is around you for 8 to 9 hours per day. If anything happens to you that renders you incapable of working for any amount of time, the employer will need to know how to treat you, or get you assistance. The employer will have to decide if the plant medical team can assist you, or whether they have to call for assistance. Knowing that you have a condition, can have an affect on you as well. You could survive a incident, and continue working, or you will need assistance now & can't continue working.

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Donna Padilla
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Yes you do because you necer know what can happen later. For liability reasons i would.

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Nick Gorbunoff
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If you were terminated under weird circumstances make a complaint with. The eeoc

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Kasean Young
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yes so they will know and so u won't get fired. And so they wont mess with u

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Adam Hovey
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I think it depends, I was diagnosed in 1994, when I was six. I don't put that I'm disabled on job applications, because to be quite honest with you, I don't feel all that disabled. You're right about the social skills, but I feel like there are ways to work around that. That said, if you think it is something that is going to affect your work, than do tell your employer. You're not excrement, you're a person, just like me, just like any other aspie, just like anyone else

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Heather King
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In before "pray to Jesus/god/buddha/etc/etc . . ."

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