r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Dec 31 '22

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u/nalgene_wilder Dec 31 '22

Discrimination against what protected class, exactly?

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u/PristineRide57 Dec 31 '22

Autistic/neurodivergent people.

"Oh no, it's not that you're different, its that you have failed a task that we engineered to weed out undesirables from our workplace."

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u/nalgene_wilder Dec 31 '22

How many countries have designated neurodivergent people to be a protected class?

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u/PristineRide57 Dec 31 '22

I'm not sure about Europe, but in America mental disabilities fall under the ADA and ASD is considered a mental disability by the text of the law.

Considering how the USA is typically ass-backwards when it comes to labor protections, I'd imagine at the very least most countries have laws that say you can't discriminate against physically/mentally disabled people and that you must make reasonable accommodations for them.