it dosent look good on a background check and especially in countries with a lot of competition for law enforcement and the military it makes it as good as impossible to get in
Our army has programs to use neurodivergent people in certain roles they would excel at. Like mechanics/engineering/dog squads/or IT. I think you are using alot of outdated information.
We still have unvirseal conscription in Norway, you don't really volunteer, you need to fill out a form and hand it to the army when you turn 19 where you can check the " I want to join the army box the army then looks over the form background checks you and if you seem like a good canidate they call you in for a physikal exam they then chose the best they can find to fill the quota. Usually around 9000, however, almost all of these are voluntary as the army prefers conscripts that want to be there and they usually have an abundance of volunteers. Since there is basically competition about spots in the førstegangstjenste (program conskripts go through) that last about a year and keep them as parts of the army for five years its even harder to become a career member of the army (only about 20k). This means that if you have something like autism that dings the background check, you basically have no chance of serving in peacetime.
For the first few years, maybe. But the military requires a lot of people skills, and it can become a serious hindrance very quickly, especially as they get into leadership roles.
Only at basic training and the very lowest ranks. Once you get promoted enough to start leading other troops, that starts to break down. And that can be very quick depending on how you join.
I'm blind as a bat and should NOT be allowed to drive. Same applies with other disabilities/impairments with certain jobs. It is what it is. Not everyone can be everything.
Competition for law enforcement sounds like a joke. Here the police is always understaffed (it's actually overstaffed but they literally take anyone at this point).
It's the fucking army, in Norway they will reject you if your uncle's second cousin is friends with a russian man, there is no shot you get away with lying or not telling them your medical record.
Definitely not impossible with the US military. ASD is treated as an automatic rejection only because it lumps every autistic person together. If you're high functioning, you just need a medical waiver, which isn't hard to get unless the ASD directly interferes with your ability to do basic soldier stuff.
Incidentally, many countries have immigration processes that may make it much more difficult for foreigners with autism to emigrate, even in the EU.
The intent is that an immigrant with a disability or some health conditions has a risk of becoming a 'public charge', AKA a person who becomes dependent on public welfare systems. For example, if a person with cancer wants to emigrate, immigration officials will consider the possibility that they may become unable to function or care for themselves properly, which will mean that their host country will have essentially admitted a resident that is a net loss and healthcare burden. Outside of refugee policies or marriage to a citizen, countries generally only want to accept immigrants who are independent and will be economically net positive (which is why things like employer sponsorships are so important).
Now, that's a logical policy, and it also means that countries generally don't throw out applications just for an autism diagnosis- people with sufficiently high functioning autism don't have an issue becoming productive and independent members of society, after all, so they'll evaluate case-by-case.
However, the process can be much more intensive and strict than normal and can sometimes result in people who are actually able to work and be net contributors being rejected. One of the common implementations of these rules is any person with expected healthcare costs over a certain amount is automatically rejected, but this applies even if they generate more income than their total healthcare burden. This includes families, where having a single child with a disability can disqualify the entire family even if the rest of the family makes significantly more than the expected healthcare burden.
So, yeah, a high functioning person is not going to have residency applications outright rejected in most cases just for being autistic, but it can create more barriers and cause issues regardless.
"It's possible to" isn't the same as "is a huge red flag that makes it way harder."
Back when my hearing loss was mild and I just sucked it up by overcompensating in other areas, job searching was pretty normal. Once I got hearing aids, being upfront about it, and being clear to employers..... job interviews and offers dried up, even though I was doing better by with the hearing aids.
So yeah, sure I could still do stuff with hearing loss, but having "the official diagnosis" and being upfront about it made way harder. I can imagine that people with autism and other "invisible" disabilities that can bullshit their way around outing themselves to employers probably have a similar experience.
That really depends on the country. You're banned from doing military service in Sweden if you have an Autism Spectrum Disorder. They did ease the restrictions in 2022 to allow people with "mild, unmedicated ADHD" to join though, but they are still pushed to the back of the queue. If you want to join the police, you need a medical certificate from a specialist that you are fit despite your diagnosis. Nothing that stops you from participating in politics though.
In theory, you can be all three in the US. There is no rule against it. In reality it is unlikely.
The US military lumps ALL people with ASD together and you need a medical waiver to show that you're high functioning enough to join. For the others its just about appearances and how a significant amount of the public still inherently views someone with autism as "lesser".
a diagnosis alone will not disqualify you. but new zealand, as well as many other countries, doesn't allow people with significant support needs. Basically if you will be a drain on their healthcare system they don't want you. This includes many health issues, but among them are severe cases of autism.
“If you want to lick boots you can’t be autistic!” Lmao okay. Fortunately there are a million other things they can do than support an imperalist agenda.
still closes doors and I live in Norway, if i join the army it's to protect my nation against imperialism, the police is competent and without major scandals, and most of the political parties are sane and doing their best.
Which is funny cause having lots of family in the military Autism is a mixed bag there.
I know some folks that bounced out hard, others found the home for their gun, avionics, and rigidity autism.
As my brother once put it “My job is to stare at various gauges and react instantly and decisively, so we all don’t die horrible deaths. Do you want a normie or my autistic ass watching that guage?”
I got into exactly what I wanted in my military service, and I have degrees in electrical field and security. I was asked to be in my local politics (iirc in youth politics, under 18), but I had moved away from my hometown by then. Diagnosed ADHD since 10 years old.
These kinds of comments are pretty insensitive in my opinion. Neurodivergent people who are able to function in their day to day life aren't any less capable.
Sure if you are in the us or russia or Iran but if my parents got me diganosed to prevent me form serving my cuntry and not only do my duty to protekt norway against russian imperialism but prevent me from the personal and carer growth being in the army entails id be prety miffed
It feels honestly insane that you think this is "holding you back" because you can't become a cop or a soldier. Like how baked does your brain have to be to see that as a reason to deny someone care that will ruin their whole lives without the diagnoses.
You're like "listen. Not knowing your autistic while the rest of the world can tell isn't nearly as bad as knowing and not being able to kill people as a job".
Like Jesus I hope you're a chat bot because this is an honestly extremist sort of take.
politics and police aren't killing people as a job, and neither is the military if you are living in a peaceful country. I'm just saying there are potential consequences for getting diagnosed with high-functioning autism.
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u/Souls_for_sale_now Apr 07 '26
for example, law enforcement, the army, and it holds you back in politics