[WalterGR]

Is the author in the US? There are laws about this. Here's one resource:

https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/job-applicants-and-ada

I have no idea how that turns out in practice.

[Gigachad]

It is legal to discriminate there is a valid reason to believe the disability prevents the person from doing the work. For example someone in a wheelchair isn't going to be able to work jobs which require standing. And it could certainly be argued that someone who freezes in communication situations could be unfit for many programming jobs where communication and confrontation is common.

Honestly the ideal situation here would probably be for OP to receive some kind of disability payment from the government and continue to work on open source projects.

[WalterGR]

> And it could certainly be argued that someone who freezes in communication situations could be unfit for many programming jobs where communication

OP said selective mutism, not the inability to communicate.

“I work best when I am able to sit alone in relative quiet, and when I am able to communicate asynchronously via text.”

> and confrontation is common.

A healthy back and forth about how to solve problems, sure. But “confrontation is common”? Only in toxic work environments.

Our field is perfect for OP, and few are better. Especially in remote and async situations.

[kyawzazaw]

Ideally if OP could be sponsored by GitHub or Patreon, that could be great

[Cherub0774]

Canada! Thank you for responding and sharing this, though. :)

[theluketaylor]

If you’re in Ontario the AODA would provide for reasonable accommodation like text during both interviewing and employment.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/about-accessibility-laws