Autism @ Work: Insights From a World-First Global Study on Employing Autistic Adults

• By: Charmine E. J. Härtel, PhD Monash University Anna Krzeminska, PhD Macquarie University Australia
• September 15th, 2021
• accommodation, adults, assessment, diversity, employees, employing autistic adults, employment, Fall 2021 Issue, hiring programs, inclusion, neurodiversity, research, unemployment, work
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 Since the emergence of Specialisterne, a growing number of multi-national organizations have implemented neurodiversity hiring programs including SAP, JP Morgan, Microsoft, IBM, and several others. Alongside them are the innovative pioneers within the social enterprise and...

Neurodiversity Hiring Programs – A Path to Employment?

• By: Marcia Scheiner Integrate Autism Employment Advisors
• June 25th, 2021
• corporations, diversity, employers, hiring programs, interviewing, neurodivergent talent, neurodiversity, recruiting, Summer 2021 Issue, unemployment, vocational rehabilitation
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Standard recruiting and interviewing processes are designed for the ways neurotypical candidates think. Unfortunately, these practices often obscure the talents neurodivergent candidates can bring to an organization. While some autistic individuals do obtain employment through an employer’s...