Autistic people want to socialize — they just show it differently
- 15-Sep-2018
A new research paper is pushing back hard on the notion that people with autism are not interested in socializing. The paper, titled “Being vs. appearing socially uninterested: Challenging assumptions about social motivation in autism,” questions the widespread assumption that the primary reason for autistic people’s unusual behaviors is that they are not socially motivated. […]
Microsoft starts program to hire workers with autism
- 08-Apr-2015
NEW YORK: US technology giant Microsoft has launched a pilot program to hire autistic workers at its headquarters in Washington state.