Autism Advocate

Autism Thought Process & Strengths - and How to Manage

Episode Summary

In this episode, I cover the following topics: - NT Socialization vs ND - my experience with my best friend - power of autistic visual focus, attention to detail, neuroscience of how this is structured - my experience with how I see the world, daily life. It's like a small circle that can be moved around to look at different things, whereas NT see the entire square. - autistic people actively take in more information and it can be overwhelming - autistic hyper focus & hypersensitivity - how sensory issues are at the root of most autism symptoms - how a manager can successfully work with an autistic employee: Takeaway: Written expectations, written feedbacks, clearly defined requirements, routines and consistency, and individual projects.

Episode Notes

In this episode, I cover the following topics:

 

- NT Socialization vs ND - my experience with my best friend

- power of autistic visual focus, attention to detail, neuroscience of how this is structured - my experience with how I see the world, daily life.  It's like a small circle that can be moved around to look at different things, whereas NT see the entire square.

- autistic people actively take in more information and it can be overwhelming

- autistic hyper focus & hypersensitivity

- how sensory issues are at the root of most autism symptoms

- how a manager can successfully work with an autistic employee:

Takeaway:  Written expectations, written feedbacks, clearly defined requirements, routines and consistency, and individual projects.