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Neurodiversity is Healthy, Productive, and Innovative... and a Competitive Advantage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikioIpTcBbI A great video (link above) offering refreshing insights for autistics and for employers  1)   NEURODIVERSITY : how it can contribute to the workplace  when the thoughts of Neurodiverse people tapped into and unlock the refreshing ideas and insights from their brains. 2)    MICROSOFT , a giant company, have: - sought out autistic employees, - changed the interview process,  - gives them more time show their abilities  - hires substance overfit  (as in from the term job fit or how companies hire based on 'fit') Microsoft is reinventing the wheel! They are changing/transforming the way the system operates (pun intended!😆🤭) 3)  Key takeaway: NEURODIVERSITY can be  a) healthy, b) productive , c) innovative  and  is a COMPETIVE ADVANTAGE for employers  The speaker ends of by saying whether it is ASD, ADHD or whatever don't und...