Google’s Campaign to Hire More People with Autism

One of Google’s goals is to have more neurodivergent employees on its staff. As a matter of fact, they now view conditions such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, attention hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with particular interest. It’s the same with autism. Indeed, Silicon Valley office managers know the potential of these young people. However, they’ve had to reformulate their approaches in order to hire more people with autism. That’s because the selection mechanisms for this population group can’t be the same as for the “neurotypical” (neologism used for non-autistic people) group. In fact, they need to make use of other approaches that adjust…