Declaring Asperger syndrome as a disability on job application forms?

DKLS

I would mention it on applications in the public sector, but would leave it out for commercial roles.

robpw2

Conor wrote: »

It's a shame it is looked on negatively by a lot of people. My brother has Aspergers and he is absolutely brilliant at what he does because of the behavioural aspects of the condition. Many sufferers settle into one type of job but they end up excelling in it above and beyond what most "normal" people would. He may only do one thing at a time but he does it damned well. For example, because of the repetitiveness suffers do things like watching DVDs repeatedly, he can quote you off the top of his head chapter and verse of the Council and Housing Benefits regulations because he's read it so many times which is a bit disconcerting for some of those he works with at the council. Downside is that due to the interaction bit, he goes overboard with helping claimants with genuine problems (he even writes down the regs for them to put on their claim forms when they have problems) and tends to be extremely blunt with the dodgy ones having called quite a few thieves to their faces when they've come in ranting and raving why their claim has been stopped when they've been caught screwing JSA.

i would love to have him as a benfits officer sounds brilliant and did anyone see that program last night on benfit cheats he would have been brilliant with dealing with those people