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How to Attract and Support Neurodiverse Talent Cognitive diversity can help eliminate an echo chamber and groupthink, leading to more innovation among teams.

ADHD and Executive Functioning: Understanding, Assessing, & Improving Skills (...)

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Emotional Intelligence Toolkit Use these tools to keep stress and emotions in check, improve how you communicate with others, and bring your life into balance.

Accepting Autism Microsoft Corp., EY, Chevron Corp. and Quest Diagnostics are among those companies that have developed programs for hiring individuals on the autism spectrum, as hiring managers see that accommodating employees with autism isn’t that difficult and can result in loyal, dedicated workers. Employers ...

What Happened to the Promise of a 4-Year College Degree? There is a growing disconnect between what young adults will learn in college and what their first-time employers will expect them to do. And that means many new graduates will be unemployed, underemployed or struggling professionally, even if they land a job in their chosen profession. Our five-par...

Slowly moving forward toward a more inclusive workforce.

Accepting Autism Microsoft Corp., EY, Chevron Corp. and Quest Diagnostics are among those companies that have developed programs for hiring individuals on the autism spectrum, as hiring managers see that accommodating employees with autism isn’t that difficult and can result in loyal, dedicated workers. Employers ...

Useful tips for children as well as adults.

Help for Executive Functions | Child Mind Institute Learning specialists discuss how to help children build organizational skills and effectively compensate for their weaknesses in Executive Functions.

Department of Labor Funds Apprenticeship Expansion for Youth and Adults with Disabilities DOL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) recently awarded Social Policy Research Associates (SPR) a two-year contract to develop innovative pathways for youth and adult job seekers with disabilities into high-demand, well-paying careers, such as information technology (IT) and healthcar...

I'm Interested In You —Well, sort of: Social anxiety, face-to-face communication, digital devices, and the art of saying "hi." As digital devices become ever more pervasive in our world, face-to-face interactions are decreasing while social anxiety and depression are increasing. Discover fresh concepts and activities from the Social Thinking Methodology to help everyone (typically-developing and those with social learning c...

The growing acceptance of autism in the workplace More and more companies are recruiting workers on the autism spectrum, changing the face of workplace diversity and bringing valuable skills to bear