> In the ideal world there'd be no companies explicitly seeking or denying the autistic, just jobs available and anyone applying and then viewed as more than a

> In the ideal world there'd be no companies explicitly seeking or denying the autistic, just jobs available and anyone applying and then viewed as more than autistic or not autistic. Perhaps, but this only works in a world in which our evaluation criteria and processes are sophisticated and mature enough to be fair to all applicants. The article illustrates a few reasons this is not the case (such as expecting candidates to look you in the eye when talking to you). Interviewers (and systems/processes) have biases - the first step to eliminating those subtle (or sometimes not-so-subtle) biases is to be aware of them and actively work to eliminating those biases, not pretending that being {race,gender,disability,etc.}-'blind' is the same as being 'neutral' and therefore unbiased. > Secondly, but perhaps more important, I see companies that solely hire the autistic more as taking advantage than as providing assistance. This may be true; I'm not familiar enough with programs such as the one mentioned in the article.