Anticipating the outcomes: how young adults with developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental health conditions make decisions about disclosure of their mental health conditions at work.

Purpose: Little is known about how young adults (YA) with developmental disabilities (DD) and co-occurring mental health conditions navigate workplace disclosure of their mental health condition(s). We sought to understand the guidance professionals provide regarding disclosure and the decisions YA makes about disclosure of mental health conditions.

Methods: We conducted focus groups with professionals who support YA with DD to attain and maintain employment ( = 17) and individual interviews with YA with DD and co-occurring mental health conditions ( = 12; DD diagnoses: autism,  = 9, other DD,  = 3).