Op-Ed: Bringing the autistic into the workplace
Elizabeth Hiza Chief Marketing Officer, The Barnum Financial Group
April 12, 2021
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“Is there a job for me?” could be the refrain of the nation’s burgeoning cadre of autistic individuals. Their ranks are growing. Since 2000, the prevalence rate of autism in children has nearly tripled from 0.67 percent to 1.85 percent or one in 54 among 8-year-old children.
April is National Autism Awareness Month, and the theme of the Autism Society of America this year has shifted from Autism Awareness to Autism Acceptance in an effort to better help people, including families, acknowledge the presence of autism and the need to act swiftly and do something constructive. One way, the Autism Society says, is through job opportunities.
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Things to keep in mind if you want to be a good boss or colleague for a woman Published April 8, 2021 Bookmark
Guys, if you want to be a good boss or colleague for a woman, call her by her actual name. It’s not “dear,” or “sweetie” (or “young lady”). Nor is giving her a nickname – usually a diminutive – a substitute. A respectful stance extends to abiding by what she chooses to be called if she gets married. If you don’t like her choice, don’t try to improve it.
That’s Rule 1 in Kate Eberle Walker’s guide for men to be a better boss, and if it seems obvious to you please accept that the reason it’s on top of the PresenceLearning CEO’s list of nine rules is many men unknowingly create deep wounds by ignoring it. Even Barack Obama violated it when he commented about a reporter, “This sweetie never did get an answer to that question.” Perhaps you have slipped (or blundered) as well. Certainly Ms. Walker has lo
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Throughout the theft, the homeowner bangs on the door from inside the house in a failed attempt to startle the woman and stop her.
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Ultimately, the homeowner’s plan doesn’t work. The thief steals the package a Nordstrom dress, according to