E023: Steve Hill on Neurodiversity and Identifying as Autistic in the IT Sector

Steve Hill is the Commercial Director of Auticon UK, a unique multi-national IT Consultancy and social enterprise, which exclusively employs autistic adults as IT Consultants. We talk about the advantages of neurodiversity of talented IT professionals in the workplace. Topics:The World's Largest employer of Diagnosed Autistic employeesSupporting people in the IT SectorWhat is Neurodiversity?Underemployment for people with autism1 in 100 people in the UK identify as autisticCognitive profilingNon-linear measure of autismJob Coaches with a background in Clinical PsychologyFear of doing or saying the wrong thingUnwritten Rules of the officeHyper/Hypo-sensitivitiesTraining for Organisations'Not everyone is a great manager'Fast, honest and impartial communicationHow to attract Neurodiverse talentChats instead of interviewsData Science IT rolesSoftware Design and Engineering and QA IT roles  Auticon - https://auticon.com/National Autistic Society - https://www.autism.org.uk/PODCAST: Autism in Conversation with Auticon - https://open.spotify.com/show/2rVNtrqcptuar4leOaxZa0Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevehillprofile/Email Steve: [email protected] Hill - Children's Author: https://www.jennymany.com/ Lou: https://www.instagram.com/lou.temlett/https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisetemlett/ LOUTECH - find out more: https://www.loutech.co.uk/ MUSIC CREDIT:ARTIST: Maleki Ram | ALBUM: The Ghost at the End of the World | TRACK: The Rushhttps://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-rush/1098113666?i=1098113677This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.