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Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by goatinaboat on Monday October 21, 2019 @03:46AM (#21310101)
they expect others to change behavior to adapt to themselves, but refuse to change their own behavior

That is something that is always overlooked. What about the mental health of the rest of the team who are expected to just smile when someone is obnoxiously rude to them over and over and over again? With no recourse to report it to HR?

Every “aspie” probably actively harms the mental health of a dozen ordinary people, but that’s invisible.

Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by rhizome on Monday October 21, 2019 @04:02AM (#21310153)
>the rest of the team who are expected to just smile when someone is obnoxiously rude to them over and over and over again

Is that really a thing that happens?

Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by FartyMcFarter on Monday October 21, 2019 @04:32AM (#21310277)
It's not always that extreme, since aspies can learn to improve their behaviour. But in my experience, even after some improvement there are still cases where they get away with behaviour that would cause more trouble to other people.
Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by Nimitz14 on Monday October 21, 2019 @05:39AM (#21310532)
Definitely. As someone with a father on the spectrum the current trend of "Autism acceptance" drives me nuts.
Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by NohatCoder on Monday October 21, 2019 @01:28PM (#21314873)
I have worked with a lot of people with Asperger's over several years, I don't recall anyone but neurotypicals being rude to me.

While I'm sure there are rude people with Asperger's out there, rude neurotypicals can potentially be damaging in a far more efficient manner by knowing how to twist the social norms to give the pretence of staying within their boundaries.

Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by x220 on Monday October 21, 2019 @04:51AM (#21310352)
>Every “aspie” probably actively harms the mental health of a dozen ordinary people, but that’s invisible

Replace "aspie" with "black man" and your entire response is blatantly prejudiced. In my experience this is a boogieman people fear will crawl out from under their bed at night. All but one of the autistic ("aspie" is outdated) people I know understand their shortcomings and adapt as best as they can. There will always be assholes in every group; if you're not prejudiced, you judge the asshole rather than stereotyping the entire group.

Nearly all autistic people know they act weird and would like to act normal but don't know how. You have to weigh the costs and benefits. What's worse: you are occasionally made uncomfortable, or an autistic person gets fired? Are you willing to make no compromise in this conflict with coworkers? If so, it would be hypocritical.

Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by goatinaboat on Monday October 21, 2019 @04:56AM (#21310378)
Replace "aspie" with "black man" and your entire response is blatantly prejudiced.

Not remotely comparable unless you are implying that black people “expect others to change behavior to adapt to themselves, but refuse to change their own behavior” which by the way is pretty racist.

Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by gbear605 on Monday October 21, 2019 @08:07AM (#21311273)
They’re comparable because neither autistic people nor black people “expect others to change behavior to adapt to themselves, but refuse to change their own behavior.”
Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by Grustaf on Monday October 21, 2019 @11:29AM (#21313399)
It’s still not comparable because blackness is not a behavior at all.
Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by x220 on Monday October 21, 2019 @07:03PM (#21318532)
There are accents and colloquialisms spoken mostly by black people. Does that not count?
Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by Grustaf on Saturday October 26, 2019 @06:23AM (#21362883)
No it doesn’t
Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by lr4444lr on Monday October 21, 2019 @07:48AM (#21311133)
There is nothing inherent to the pseudoscientific divisions of people by race. Autism is a medical diagnosis. The OP was in the wrong to say "Every Aspie", but let's not dig this hole deeper.