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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by SchrodingersPat@piefed.social to c/autism@lemmy.world
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Hi there, Apologies for such a long post.

I have an employee with autism who let me know it can be really difficult to call out for work when they are experiencing a verbal shutdown and was wondering if there was a more accessible way to communicate when calling out.

Right now, We use a single phone number to call out because all managers and schedulers have access to it where due to permissions not everyone had access to the same email accounts, and we are unable to create new email accounts.

Normally I would say just text me or email me, however if I am off there is a real chance if the text or email getting missed.

Would it be weird to suggest something like recording a message what he can play into the phone, or having a friend/SO call out on his behalf, or even just knocking 3 times and letting the other managers and schedulers know that it means he is calling out?

Also If you have other ideas l'm all ears.

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[–] Ellvix@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Approaching the problem mechanically is perfect, and saying 'well if X doesn't work what about Y or Z' is the right approach. If you lead with that he may have some refinements or suggestions. When he hears that you're open to this, being helpful, I'm sure he'll have ideas as well and you can figure something out.

Depending on what he's experiencing, he may be able do a one word answer, and then he can give you a word that he can rehearse that's code for 'Yo I'm calling out for today, but can't actually get those words out'. If he's able to give a yes / no, then he also could call you with silence, but then you see that he's the caller and say "Hey [name] I don't hear anything, are you in a shutdown and trying to call off?" and he can respond Yes (listening comprehension is often less affected). There also may be tech solutions, like Google Assistant making calls for people, that might be able to be pre programmed to make the call for him.

Nice that you're putting effort in, that alone is a huge help. I'm no expert in autism or even general cognitive disabilities, but your suggestions are pretty good, and not weird at all.