Op-ed: Two-thirds of our team is autistic. That's helping us survive the coronavirus.
David Aspinall, CEO of Auticon USThe company has found that workers with autism communicate better in remote work settings and often excel at business intelligence, quality-assurance test automation and complex software development projects.
At Auticon, a global IT consulting and social enterprise firm, 200 of its 300 global employees have autism.At Auticon we support our client's technology needs. Our firm, founded in 2011, is a global IT consulting and social enterprise firm, where 200 of our 300 global employees have autism. We've always seen our diversity as a strength that enhances our problem-solving ability.
In conjunction with this, we have on-site support in our regional offices. We employ job coaches in Los Angeles, Columbus and Salt Lake City. The coach often works closely with our team members to customize their work arrangements, make sure we've set them up for success and smooth out any bumps. They also serve as a liaison to our clients.
There were some bumps the first few days. Some team members had to work from kitchen tables and from other busy home locations where anyone would get distracted. To make sure they could create and maintain a workspace that would allow them to be productive, we asked our job coaches to check in with them daily. Sometimes we enlisted the help of family members, too.
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