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Wired to Deliver Part 3: What Organizations Gain When Autistic Project Managers Thrive
Part 1 and part 2 of Wired to Deliver explored two sides of the same coin: (1) why autistic professionals often bring cognitive strengths well suited to project management, and (2) how organizations can create environments where those strengths are recognized and used effectively. Part 3...
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Wired to Deliver Part 2: How Organizations Can Help Autistic Professionals Thrive in Project Management
In Part 1 of Wired to Deliver, I explored why many autistic professionals may be particularly well suited to project management. Project management is, at its core, the discipline of bringing order to complexity – recognizing patterns, managing dependencies, detecting risks, maintaining...
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Profiling Neurodiverse Hiring Initiatives and What They Actually Deliver
About 15% to 20% of the global population identifies as neurodivergent, yet these same individuals experience significant employment disparities and unemployment rates ranging from 30% to 85%. Today, a lot of the conversation around employment is one-directional. Prospective employees are more...
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Wired to Deliver Part 1: Why Many Autistic Professionals Excel in Project Management
Today, approximately one in 31 eight-year-old children in the United States has been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to the CDC’s 2025 Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network report (Shaw, K. A., et al., 2025). As this generation enters the workforce,...
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Working While Masking: An Autistic Professional in the Neurotypical Office
Opening Act: The Choreography of Office Life Today’s office culture is a choreography of managed impressions. It rewards employees who can handle small talk with practiced ease, tolerate fluorescent lighting without flinching, and treat every ritual — from over‑the‑top celebrations to...
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Broadening Employment Opportunities for Adults with Autism and/or Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD): A Call to Action
Every morning at First Place–Phoenix, a supportive housing property in Midtown Phoenix, Arizona for adults with autism and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), residents head out with determination and hustle. Some volunteer. Some hold part-time or full-time jobs. Others are still...
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Enhancing Communication: The Case for Teaching Public Speaking Skills to Autistic Individuals
“My stomach feels kind of weird,” an autistic middle school student once said to me when I asked him how he was feeling before he went on stage to co-host a talent show with me. I told him that he was experiencing anxiety, and people describe this as having “butterflies in your stomach.” As...
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Creating Autism-Friendly Environments for Workplace Inclusivity
In an increasingly diverse and inclusive world, creating autism-friendly environments in the workplace is not just a noble endeavor but a practical necessity. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects millions of people worldwide, and many of them possess unique skills and perspectives that can be...
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ASN Spring 2014 Issue
"Autism in the Workplace" Articles in This...
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Creating a Win-Win When Hiring People with Autism: How One Small Company Made it Work
A wave of high school and college graduates with talent, ability, and a tremendous capacity to contribute are hitting the job market but they are not getting hired. Recent statistics show that 75% of people with autism spectrum disorders are either unemployed or under employed. Many of those that...
