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Janis Joplin aside, sometimes freedom's just another word for nothing left to confuse. Too much running about can cause chaos – sometimes it's just better to savor some silence and solitude.
For those who "think differently," the endless rounds of water-fountain socializing and group brainstorming might actually be counterproductive.
Kate Kelland of Reuters reports that people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum are now in demand by employers who value their "intense or obsessive focus and unwavering attention to detail," as well as their "ability to approach an issue in a different way – often a creative or counterintuitive one."
These employers are not just acting from a sense of "corporate social responsibility." They instead see the hiring of differently-abled workers as good business sense. Pilot projects in India and Ireland have shown that many autistic workers "can and do succeed in a wide variety of professions."
Ari Ne'eman, President of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), stated: We need to see neurological
diversity in much the same way as we've seen
workplace diversity efforts in the past on the
basis of race, gender and sexual orientation.
Employers can choose to either label people or to place them in jobs where they can really shine. More and more are
wisely making the latter choice.
Resource
http://news.yahoo.com/thinking-differently-autism-finds-space-workplace-124035753.html
Copyright June 4, 2013 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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