While many companies have examined diversity through the lenses of race and gender, neurodiversity is often overlooked — but this tech giant is putting their inclusive hiring efforts front and center.
Neurodiversity recognizes the difference in how people experience and interact with the world around them, and includes those with autism, ADHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia, or Tourette’s syndrome. But these differences could cause companies to exclude candidates before they can even get a foot in the door: the unemployment rate for neurodivergent adults is eight times the average rate in the U.S., sitting at 30% to 40%, according to University of Connecticut’s Center for Neurodiversity and Employment Innovation.
