workplace and special conditions such as ASD

mvl

Found this article with guidelines for interacting with autistic profiles in the workplace - http://www.autism.org.uk/professionals/employers/information-for-employers/managing.aspx (and I am assuming similar guidelines can exist for other conditions).

From the section about “help other staff to be more aware” (reasonable enough) I wonder what type of recommendations or guidelines are used by local companies on the subject ? can be public or private sector.

I work in private sector myself (senior level, but no manager) – and haven’t heard anything on the subject yet, so I don’t know if similar practices exist in here or not.

Anyone has seen otherwise ? Thanks.

mvl

OK. Found out recently that there is a conference in October , organized by AsIam.ie: "Building Inclusive Communities", one of the sessions covers "Building Inclusive workplaces".
- I am tempted to go, but at this stage I am not sure if the targeted audience includes general public or not.

mvl

Just noticed there is an upload from this years conference, can be found at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItN2Ni_WVs0

AndrewJRenko

ASIAM do good work in this area. If you want to make serious cultural change, you'll need to get top management on board and get ASIAM or others to do some in-house training with a focus on what needs to change.

You might well find someone in senior management with a direct family interest in the matter if you do a bit of digging.

engiweirdo

Think most Irish employers attitude will be in the region of "shut up and do your job" or just sneakily get rid of you if they find out you have a condition.

mvl

My work place is pretty good with policies in general, and I would think safe from this point of view.

But like in other places in here, I would expect changes such as this one would be slow to get in. Have to think more how to approach it.

Sir Ophiuchus

engiweirdo wrote: »

Think most Irish employers attitude will be in the region of "shut up and do your job" or just sneakily get rid of you if they find out you have a condition.

Not necessarily. A friend of mine with ASD works for a large multinational and they're very supportive.

AndrewJRenko

Some of the most hard nosed employers are seeing the value that people with autism can bring

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsofts-autism-hiring-program-seeks-bring-diverse-talent-redmond

mvl

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Some of the most hard nosed employers are seeing the value that people with autism can bring

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsofts-autism-hiring-program-seeks-bring-diverse-talent-redmond

Of course. Even if I am seeing a gap in this organization, things are generally ok.

But Re: the article you quoted - actually I wouldn't like the labels.

I would rather invest in educating staff where needed about communication skills or coaching required when working with individuals that are wired differently.

engiweirdo

Sir Ophiuchus wrote: »

engiweirdo wrote: »

Think most Irish employers attitude will be in the region of "shut up and do your job" or just sneakily get rid of you if they find out you have a condition.

Not necessarily. A friend of mine with ASD works for a large multinational and they're very supportive.

I would very much doubt it's an Irish owned multi-national? The big Irish companies tend to be the worst of the worst.

Sir Ophiuchus

engiweirdo wrote: »

I would very much doubt it's an Irish owned multi-national? The big Irish companies tend to be the worst of the worst.

Don't really want to give more details, I'm afraid. But people's experiences definitely differ; just wanted to say that it's not always an issue.

mvl

stumbled upon this article about the "autism at work" program with SAP - good initiative.

http://www.businessnews.ie/diversity-and-inclusion/why-were-championing-autism-at-work