I’m an autistic software engineer. Here are the work accommodations I’m sometimes too afraid to ask for.

This is about work. If you want to know a little more about the human and how it actually feels to be autistic, I’ve also written about that here. It’s worth a read if you want to get to know us a little better!

That said, here’s the list!

1. Concreteness and clarity

I do my best to default to action, but an extra one-on-one to go over ticket requirements can make a huge difference for…