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What to Know When Coworking with Someone with Autism
- teddyc 10y agoAt my current job, I disclosed my autism diagnosis after I was hired but before the first company-wide meeting. I didn't get too technical in my explanation, just went over some of the strengths and weaknesses that it brings. If a co-worker complains to my boss that I didn't act appropriately in a social situation, he knows the deal.
- rhema 10y agoHighly related research: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/understanding-the-challenges-faced-by-neurodiverse-software-engineering-employees-towards-a-more-inclusive-and-productive-technical-workforce/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/underst...
- magic_beans 10y agoThis article hardly explains what to know about working with someone who has Autism...
- jsprogrammer 10y agoI think it was covered in the first sentence of the second paragraph: “If you’ve met one person with Asperger's syndrome, then you’ve met one person with Asperger’s syndrome.” However, I think this could be replaced with the simpler: If you have met one person, you have met one person.
- dghf 10y ago> However, I think this could be replaced with the simpler: If you have met one person, you have met one person. But that's exactly the point. The quote is pointing out that people with Asperger's or autism differ just as much as people without; the latter is commonly accepted and expected, the former less so.