Expecting autistic people to 'fit in' is cruel and unproductive; value us for our strengths
- Written by Peter Sun San Wong, Researcher, Southern Cross University
It takes all sorts: workplaces can harness as strengths the differences that usually disadvantage people with autism.Shutterstock
Just 16% of adults with autism are in full-time paid employment, and this situation is not improving. The Economist has described this as “a tragic toll, as millions of people live idle and isolated outside the...