Tag: aspergers employment
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Training New Autistic Employees: Considerations for Employers
Introduction Although I’m not ungrateful for my tenure with the United States government by any means, the first year at my job was extremely difficult. Much of this had to do with the fact that I had just been diagnosed with ADHD and autism spectrum disorder not even eleven months after my agency hired me.… Read more
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Virtual Meeting Considerations for Autistic Individuals
By Rebecca Rachel Moody Autistic Employees and Virtual Meetings One thing that many autistic and neurotypical employees alike can agree on is that meetings aren’t fun (especially when the subject of the meeting could have been in an email). Having said that, being able to come together to collaborate and share ideas is a necessary… Read more
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Portraits of Strength on the Spectrum: Haldan
Haldan (who asked us to publish this article using his first name only) is an old friend of mine from my community college days. We met when I was in my early twenties, and this funny, intelligent gentleman was actually one of the first people to invite me to explore my own neurotype. Haldan was… Read more
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Hacks for Improving Workplace Communication from an Autistic Perspective
Introduction As an autistic adult working in various types of workplaces since I was nineteen years old, I’m no stranger to how difficult it can be to navigate a world where it feels like I speak a foreign language. Although I consider myself well-versed in speaking allistic in the workplace, this is a muscle I’ve… Read more
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How to Succeed in Remote Work: Tips for Autistic Adults
INTRODUCTION: As a Millennial, I am no stranger to the dynamics of online classes having taken more than my share of them in college. In graduate school, I earned extra spending money by working a few “gig” jobs online where I proofread articles and wrote English product descriptions for European gift shopping websites. Although I’d… Read more