This is how to hire and keep autistic employees
We’re not suggesting you should start interviewing and hiring autistic adults—you already did.
It’s very likely you already interviewed and hired autistic folks.
- Autism prevalence in the US is 2.2% (that’s over 5,500,000 autistic adults, or 1 autistic person out of 44 people).
- According to StackOverflow, that number almost doubles among tech employees.
- Autism prevalence has increased by 243% since 2000.
And so, this pool of employees is only growing. But autistic folks have long been in the shadows of workplace diversity and inclusion—this course is going to show you how to unlock that pool of talent.
We will teach you how to help autistic candidates and employees perform at their best
Here’re a few examples of the actionable lessons you’ll learn:
✅5 common types of accommodations that autistic people need to work:
- Accommodation for candidates
- Sensory accommodations
- Social accommodations
- Emotional regulation
- Productivity accommodations
✅How to craft an (also) autistic-friendly job description
✅How to create an autistic-friendly hiring process (other candidates will thank you as well!)
✅How to retain autistic employees
✅How to identify and deal with burnout
✅ There's more!
After watching this course, your company will really get how to be autistic-friendly, here’s why:
Imagine companies would only learn about gender inclusivity from men. They wouldn’t be able to turn their workplace into a women-friendly one.
This is exactly why we chose Vanessa Blanchard (they/them)—autistic with ADHD—to create this course. Spectroomz also ran surveys that collected input from autistic people from around the world. This course was built with those voices to tell you, directly from autistic people, what they need and why they need it.
After watching this video course (3h:28m), you will be in a different, much more inclusive place.