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The cost of transparency: Living with schizoaffective disorder in tech
August 2025 "We celebrate mental health awareness until someone actually needs mental health support." In The Inclusion Illusion, I explored how tech
Each departure follows a similar script: initial excitement about my technical contributions, growing discomfort as my condition becomes visible during routine workplace stress, and finally the careful choreography of making me unwelcome without explicitly mentioning my mental health. This means flexible work arrangements during symptom management, understanding that medication changes affect performance temporarily, and recognizing that mental health disclosure should be met with support rather than suspicion. The Python community, and tech culture generally, must move beyond celebrating abstract diversity toward actually including people whose neurodifference challenges social norms.
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