Tag: Human Resources
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5 Important Qualities of Leadership — Dr. Eric Perry
Written by Dr. Eric Perry Image Credit: Pixabay “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” ~John Quincy Adams Whether we are trying to lead a country or a household, we must remember it is both a privilege and a challenge to be given…
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Accessing the Autistic skill set 2. Respect and Understanding Part 1
Like with anyone there is a lot to consider when respecting and understanding others. However with autistic people this has it’s own challenges in addition to working with Neurotypical and helping us settle in and feel relaxed at work, and flourish with the company Ways to help get to know the person and therefore learn…
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Accessing the Autistic skill Set – 1. Recruitment and Interviews
I will go into further detail about the guidelines I have drawn up for helping get people with autism into and keeping. I am starting with issues applying for jobs and flourishing at interviews. Only 16% of people with autism are in work. More want to be. We have great skills to offer, often in…
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Accessing the autistic skill set – an introduction
The symptom of those on the autistic spectrum can often be viewed negatively, as in the film The Rainman. Raymond the autistic brother initially appears to have nothing but negatives in his behaviours. Yet he has amazing memory for remembering the sequence of cards in a pack. As I have mentioned in a previous blog…
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Autism, Covid-19 and returning to work
Routines can be very important to autistic people, and changes cause stress. With Covid-19 and staff being put on furlough or losing jobs, and worrying if they will have a job this is stressful and has meant creating new routines. Isolation, fears for family and friends add to this. Yes these are fears felt by…
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Autism – Being a foreigner in your own land, constantly trying to fit in
I have autism and have spent my life trying to fit in at school and work. Failing a lot of the time. It can feel like acting on day, a foreigner in your own land, standing out, however hard you try. How do we stand out so easily? By what we say, how we say…
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The Autistic Enviroment and meltdowns
Autism can make those with it very over or undersensitive to the environment around them, at home, at work or at leisure. By this I mean to issues such as Light Sounds Smells Textures Movement I am very light sensitive, struggling in dull sunshine. I also struggle with movements and textures. The effects vary from…
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Autism and communication
There can be differences in communication between people with Autism (ASD) and neurotypical people. Unfortunately these differences can cause misunderstandings and it is human nature to distrust those who react differently. According to a study 7% of communication is verbal, 38% Tone of voice and 55% body language. Language is a 2 way process. Neurotypical…
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Special skills Autistic people can bring to companies, during and after Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Autism according to Tony Attwood, Autism expert, is a difference, not a defect. These differences can help companies grow and flourish, especially in these uncertain times. However, we can struggle to get and keep work. According to the NAS only 16% of people with Autism are in work, many more want to be. I was…
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Autism (ASD) – getting and keeping work, with or without Coronavirus
I like, many people with ASD or Autism, can struggle to get a full time job. It can then feel like a full time job just keeping it. This I feel is because of communication difficulties, general interactions and the stresses of the environment caused by our sensitivities (or maybe lack of). This is just…
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