Mr. Gray Benoist and his autistic son.
Viola Sommer, one of the founders and now Auticon COO, shared about the company's special recruitment policy. She said that people with autism when filing in a normal company are difficult to pass the recruitment because they cannot control their behavior and attitudes. Even if there is a position, it is difficult to keep it because there is no reasonable adjustment of the workplace. According to Viola, the brain and the way of thinking of people with autism are very different, they need a flexible working environment and the approach is not normal.
Auticon spent a lot of time to understand each individual, thereby giving the most suitable and comfortable working environment for each employee. In the UK, 85% of Auticon's employees had previously been unemployed even though they all had good degrees and knowledge.
Auticon currently has more than 150 employees. By 2019, the company intends to open a recruitment of technology experts in both London and Scotland.
From Auticon's success, it can be seen that people with disabilities or autism can fully work in technology. If there is a suitable working environment, they can fully reveal their hidden abilities.
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