Tuesday, January 8, 2013

You're hired! Accomodating to Find the Strengths

Hired! A company sees the strengths of persons living with Asperger


Auticon, a German company based in Berlin, hires persons from the autistic spectrum to evaluate the quality of softwares.
Taking into account the special needs of persons living with Asperger, the company offers a service of "job coaches" to provide its employees with the help they need for their interactions with others and in job-related and private matters.
As stated on their website, the company sees the following strengths in people living with Asperger, around which they developed the business plan of the company:

•    power of observation
•    precision
•    concentration


•    retentivity
•    photographic memory
•    spatial orientation
•    detail recognition
•    lateral thinking
•    logical thinking
•    stamina and persistence
•    loyalty and adherence to the truth.

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