54% of Autistic Individuals Are Unemployed—Why Businesses Are Missing Out on Top Talent
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The numbers are staggering—54% of autistic individuals are unemployed. Not because of a lack of skills, but because workplace and traditional hiring structures fail to accommodate neurodivergent talent.
In this episode of our NeurOlympics podcast, Saskia Meeuwessen, general Manager at ITvitae, and our co-founder and neuroscientist Dr. Ilja Sligte dive into the challenges autistic professionals face in the job market. They reveal why businesses are missing out on top-tier talent and, more importantly, what they can do to change that.
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April 2, 2025
00:46:43The numbers are staggering—54% of autistic individuals are unemployed. Not because of a lack of skills, but because workplace and traditional hiring structures fail to accommodate neurodivergent talent.
In this episode of our NeurOlympics podcast, Saskia Meeuwessen, general Manager at ITvitae, and our co-founder and neuroscientist Dr. Ilja Sligte dive into the challenges autistic professionals face in the job market. They reveal why businesses are missing out on top-tier talent and, more importantly, what they can do to change that.
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