A perspective from several large companies on the benefits of a neurodiverse staff.
KEY POINTS
- Unemployment for neurodivergent adults is as high as 30% to 40%, three times the rate for people with a disability.
- With one in 45 adults on the autism spectrum alone, there is a lot of untapped labor market potential.
- Companies including Amazon, Walgreens, and Wawa are among employers making greater efforts to hire neurodiverse talent, but start-ups such as GoBe are also leading in this job market strategy.