Find Autistic Talent with Hire Autism

• By: Courtney Carroll Hire Autism
• January 10th, 2024
• autistic job seekers, employment, inclusive hiring practices, inclusive workplace, interview accommodations, interviews, learning opportunities, social and communication differences, Winter 2024 Issue
• 875    0

Unemployment rates for autistic adults in the United States are staggeringly high. Recent statistics show that between 50% to 90% of autistic adults are unemployed or underemployed, making autism the highest unemployed disability (Steven Zauderer, Cross River Therapy). In addition, studies in the...

Identity Language: In Service of a More Inclusive Workplace

• By: Jillian Noyes Planning Across The Spectrum
• June 25th, 2021
• actually autistic, diversity, history, identity, identity language, inclusion, inclusion training, inclusive workplace, language, neurodiversity, person-first language, stigma, Summer 2021 Issue
• 2426    0

As diversity and inclusion initiatives grow in popularity, it is important to consider how they contribute to shaping workplace attitudes. Programs that do not take current developments happening in the communities being serviced into account will come across as outdated at best, and harmful at...