Posts tagged autistic adults
So-called “soft skills” are critical for the workplace. Here’s how to improve them.

Having technical skills is of vital importance in today’s workplace, but even more important is possessing strong social skills, aka “soft skills”. In fact, many employers admit they would hire or promote individuals with strong people skills over someone with terrific technical skills who lacks social skills. Read on to learn more about which skills are so necessary to develop in order to succeed at work.

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Being Autistic While Black

This diagnostic disparity means that BIPOC children may not get the support and services they need to be successful. They may instead receive a diagnosis of Emotional Disturbance, or Oppositional Defiant Disorder. They may not receive a diagnosis at all. And they may end up in jail, or dead, as a result lack of society’s understanding of autism, as well as the impact of untrained community members and lack of social support.

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