"Don't you understand other people are worried about you?"
Today, I had a conversation with my boss, in which she tried to talk me into quitting my job - for no other reason than my autism, and her profoundly wrong conception of how my autism impacts workplace safety.
First, she tried to convince me that quitting would be in my best interest. Then, when she finally realized that I am too smart for that, she tried working on my empathy towards my colleagues, and (ironically) my dedication to the company: she expressed that others had been worried about me (for simple things like the occasional sensory overload), and had apparently shared their worry with her, rather than with me.
Well, my dear friends at work: I deeply appreciate your concern for my well-being, but I would have appreciated it far more if you had just told me, so I could have put you at ease - and you would not inadvertently have given any more ammunition to that perfidious, ableist witch.