AutismActivism finds technical startup jobs for autistic people
StartupRealities No 37 AutismActivism is a recruitment and placement agency that places autistic people to work remotely in technical roles at startup companies. People on the autistic spectrum are often very quantitative but have challenges in personal communication, so remote work suits their lifestyle and best utilises their potential. CEO QUOTE "Giving autistic people technical roles at startups is a great win-win solution. Autistic people are an underutilised resource in society. They often have superb computer programming, mathematical and computational skills which are wasted if the person is not employed in a relevant role. On the other hand, startups around the world face a talent shortage exactly in these areas. We bring the two together and ... Voila!" said AutismActivism founder and CEO Antoine Acton. Autism awareness ribbon (Source: Wikipedia )