(recommended article) Autistic workers: loyal, talented... ignored

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I thought this was a positive little article about spectrumites in the

workforce. Perhaps a few unnecessary generalizations about traits, but

otherwise a good read, IMO.

Autistic workers: loyal, talented... ignored

Employers could recruit a whole army of unique workers. But ignorance

and fear get in the way. Lynne Wallis looks at why autism is so

misunderstood and what sufferers can offer

Lynne Wallis

Friday 6 April 2012 17.57 EDT

Penny s has a chequered CV for a 31-year-old. She struggled in her

first job as an editorial assistant, which ended in redundancy. Her next

employer disciplined her for publicly discussing colleagues' pay rises,

while another let her go for lacking initiative. Others insisted she had

no common sense and was " ditzy " . Both descriptions are inaccurate, she

insists.

s comes across as sharp and self-aware, with a perceptive

intelligence. Currently studying for a degree in IT and communications

with the Open University, she recalls: " I never fitted in. I was an

observer rather than part of the team – 'the tribe' as I thought of them

– because I never understood the unwritten rules. "

more...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/apr/06/autistic-workers-employers-ignorance\

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or at

http://tinyurl.com/cjrlv93

Enjoy (or not),

~CJ