Why would you mention to an employer that you have a learning disability?

@raysam363 Well what happens if you’re worse than everyone else because of it or they’re pushing you too hard?

@ShaythePanTransMan Also rough. However, any employer with a certain amount of employees needs to comply with FMLA guidelines and provide reasonable accommodations. Contrary to what your HR person will tell you, the only ones that need to know specifics are you, your doctor(s), and the insurance company handling the FMLA.

Don't fall into the trap of telling your boss details.

@raysam363 so, uh, you get the insurance company involved?

@ShaythePanTransMan Technically, bigger companies have an outside company handle FMLA for legal reasons. With a smaller company that does it all in-house, you just have to be very cautious.

@raysam363 Oh.... So what is FMLA?
Actually I was tagged with a learning disability late 2018 and I don’t even think I have it that badly. It just sucks because the learning disability is pretty bad for the career path I want

@ShaythePanTransMan FMLA is family and medical leave of absence, but really it covers the spectrum. With a learning disability, you can legally request an accommodation which would be protected by the government. Something like inability to do a certain task, hour limits, etc. It has to be reasonable to both you and the company.

The only real problem is that you need concrete evidence, but if you have that and a good doctor you just have to survive the paperwork.

@raysam363 oh. I do have concrete evidence
I don’t even know how the learning disability affects me though so how would I even ask for accommodations

@ShaythePanTransMan Think it over, and when it comes up imagine in what ways the job can be more accessible.

@raysam363 I do see a lot of the characteristics of the disability in me but the problem is that I’m not sure if that affects my learning a lot. I just need to do things involving numbers and logic a bit differently that takes longer but I wouldn’t say “longer” to the point where I need accommodations.... I mean I finished the AP CS Principles test before almost everyone else (I think) and I got a 4/5. Then again CS Principles doesn’t have that complicated math or logic I guess. Although logic gates and outlining for loops/algorithms were difficult.
Maybe when I get to more advanced math and logic in programming in classes I’ll see it?
Or maybe the disability isn’t that bad in me XD

Could be, but keep it in the back of your mind. Sometimes we don't realize how things affect us until we're in the thick of things. Plus, never a bad idea to have a safety net.

@raysam363 I guess you’re right, okay.