If you listen to corporate Human Resources departments, the modern workplace is a bastion of “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI). We are told that talent is the only metric that matters, that different minds are valued, and that we are living in the golden age of accommodation. The data proves this is a lie. For us, the modern workplace is more than difficult. It’s a system of structural exclusion designed to filter us out, grind us down, and eject us. The unemployment statistics are not a “coincidental gap” they are a chasm of wasted potential and ruined lives at the hands of systemic failure and brutal human nature. UK data consistently shows that while roughly 80% of non-disabled people are employed, only about 29-30% of autistic people are in full-time work. This is the lowest employment rate of any disability group. This isn’t an accident. It is the result of a labour market built by neurotypicals, for neurotypicals, where “cultural fit” is a weaponized term used to enforce n...
Autism. ADHD. Writing my experiences.