How employers are biased against autistic people (and how to fix it)

Описание: Autistic people bring unique skills and strengths to their jobs but face strong biases in the hiring process, especially job interviews. Research shows that employing autistic people can benefit both employee and employer. How can we move toward acceptance of autism in the workplace?

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Further Reading:

Sasson, N. J., Faso, D. J., Nugent, J., Lovell, S., Kennedy, D. P., & Grossman, R. B. (2017). Neurotypical peers are less willing to interact with those with autism based on thin slice judgments. Scientific reports, 7(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep40700

Whelpley, C. E., & May, C. P. (2022). Seeing is Disliking: Evidence of Bias Against Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Traditional Job Interviews. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05...

McMahon, C. M., Henry, S., & Linthicum, M. (2021). Employability in autism spectrum disorder (ASD): Job candidate’s diagnostic disclosure and asd characteristics and employer’s ASD knowledge and social desirability. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 27(1), 142.

Maras, K., Norris, J. E., Nicholson, J., Heasman, B., Remington, A., & Crane, L. (2021). Ameliorating the disadvantage for autistic job seekers: An initial evaluation of adapted employment interview questions. Autism, 25(4), 1060-1075. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361320981319

Scott, M., Jacob, A., Hendrie, D., Parsons, R., Girdler, S., Falkmer, T., & Falkmer, M. (2017). Employers’ perception of the costs and the benefits of hiring individuals with autism spectrum disorder in open employment in Australia. PloS one, 12(5), e0177607. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone....