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Why being the token neurodivergent employee is exhausting and unfair

I'm the only autistic person on my team and they keep asking me to be the 'neurodiversity representative' on committees like it's not additional unpaid labor.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Visibility becomes a burden when representation is demanded without compensation or genuine systemic change.

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“Where Are You with Neurodivergent identity — autism and ADHD?”

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