The Cost of Disability Disclosure: When Support Turns Into Set-Up

The provided text describes Johnny’s experience as an autistic individual seeking a reasonable accommodation for remote work. It highlights his sensory sensitivities to the office environment and the daily exhaustion of masking his true self to meet neurotypical expectations.

With a neuropsychologist’s formal recommendation, a history of stellar performance, and a role fully suited for remote work, Johnny finally feels empowered to make his needs known.

HR approves the accommodation. Leadership seems supportive. But just three weeks later, that trust is shattered.

Johnny is abruptly reassigned to a high-pressure, unfamiliar process during a peak workload period—without training, support, or even a heads-up.

The move not only threatens his performance but raises critical questions: Was this retaliation in disguise? A setup masked as opportunity?

This episode exposes the cracks in corporate accommodation systems—where approval on paper doesn’t always translate to real-world support.

⚠️ The betrayal begins here. And Johnny saw it coming...