Merely raising awareness about diversity is insufficient for reaping its benefits in the workplace. This post argues that truly managing and benefiting from cognitive diversity requires understanding individuals' differing communication styles, thought processes, and reasonable accommodations. This means going beyond assumptions to building competencies in working out how different individuals think and perceive the world.
A good way to understand the wide range of different lived experiences of autism is to read first hand accounts. However, some autistic experiences can be so different ffrom what most people experience that they are very difficult to understand. In this article we explore the Tito Mukhopadhyay's experience of autism as described in his book "How Can I Talk If My Lips Don't Move?" with the aim of identifying underlying issues in order to explain what is going on.
There is a large untapped workforce of autistic people who struggle to get work because employers are largely interested only in those with outstanding skills. Cognitive diversity and adjustments for can help widen the pool of potential employees and make it easy to accommodate autistic employees.
Discover the Diversity of Autism: strengths, weaknesses and barriers. Learn how understanding individual components of autism fosters support and inclusivity. Explore common communication and social interaction barriers, highlighting the infinite variations of autistic experiences.
Here we delve in to real life Workplace Assessments which explore focus and processing challenges in autism. Learn why personalised solutions matter, avoiding one-size-fits-all assumptions. In autism, understanding the individual goes beyond labels. The whole person needs to be explored, not just the diagnosis in order to uncover the issues that are causing the symptoms. Only by doing this, is it possible to provide effective tailored support.
Presented here is a recent progress update from a mother who engaged Aspiedent for an Autism profile for her daughter just over two years ago. It details the notable advancements the child has achieved in her academic journey and self-awareness. The impact of this assessment has been transformative, leading to significant improvements in both her daughter's school and home life.
Can you imagine wanting to connect with someone, wanting to be involved and fit in but being unable to do so? For some people, this is difficult or even impossible because exposing anything about themselves triggers anxiety in various forms. In this blog post we discuss the little known condition of Exposure Anxiety.
Processing issues are very common in autism and generally cause communication issues. As a response to their individual processing difficulties, autistic individuals develop coping strategies in order to cope with the world around them. Some of these strategies are good coping mechanisms, becoming strengths leading to positive outcomes. Whilst others can lead to problems, putting them in difficult situations and preventing them achieving their goals.
In this blog post we look at why there are often communication difficulties between sales people and technical people. The main issue is that sales people and technical people are interested in different things and neither finds what the other does interesting. It is possible to bridge this gap.
To meet the diagnostic criteria (DSM-5) for autism, a person must have persistent deficits in each of the 3 areas of Part A plus at least 2 of 4 behaviours in part B. In this blog post we argue that the behaviours in Part B actually cause the issues in Part A. We believe that looking into Part B first helps with understanding 'why' an individual presents with a collection of symptoms that leads to a diagnosis of autism. If you understand 'why' then you will be able to design appropriate interventions to support them better.