The Strengths and Abilities of Autistic People in the Workplace.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

At present, very few autistic people are employed, even though many want to be. It is important that their strengths are identified and valued to help them to find jobs that they enjoy, and that make good use of their skills. The aim of this study was to investigate what strengths autistic people have in the workplace, self-reported by autistic people themselves.

Methods

In this study, autistic participants (n = 66) completed an online questionnaire that asked their views about employment-related strengths that they experienced. We analyzed these data using thematic analysis to identify commonalities across participants' experiences, and areas where they felt that they could perform better than their nonautistic colleagues.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Cope R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8992926 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature