Neurodiversity is defined as people whose minds work differently than "typical" and usually is meant to include the autism spectrum, Asperger's syndrome and even attention deficit disorder

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There is an 80% unemployment or underemployment rate among this population despite many of them possessing what autism researcher Francesca Happe refers to as "deep specific skills".

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I believe that part of the solution is to recognize that front-line leadership needs to modify their supervisory approach to lead these employees so that they can effectively contribute to organizational outcomes based on their deep specific skills.

 

I have developed a workshop to help front-line supervisors explore this challenge. This workshop as been used to help front line supervisors to successfully meet this challenge.

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Contact Professor Edwards for more details

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For more insight see the Temple Now interview with Professor Edwards