Neurodiversity provides a skill set that fits the tech industry’s need for people who reason differently, and it’s time to move the emphasis from the challenges of such people to the contribution they can make, writes Nahia Orduna senior manager Vodafone. For example, autistic brains are reportedly creative with exceptional concentration and logic, people with ADHD can hyperfocus and have high levels of creativity, while 84% of dyslexic people have above-average reasoning abilities. Companies should consider a flexible workplace to accommodate the neurodiverse, managers should be trained to support strengths, and interview techniques should be modified to harness neurodiversity.
Neurodiversity provides a skill set that fits the tech industry’s need for people who reason differently, and it’s time to move the emphasis from the challenges of such people to the contribution they can make, writes Vodafone senior manager Nahia Orduna. For example, autistic brains are reportedly creative with exceptional concentration and logic, people with ADHD can hyperfocus and have high levels of creativity, while 84% of dyslexic people have above-average reasoning abilities. Companies should consider a flexible workplace to accommodate the neurodiverse, managers should be trained to support strengths, and interview techniques should be modified to harness neurodiversity.