Forbes magazine publishes short pro-neurodiversity article.

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What An Autism Spectrum Friendly Environment Can Teach Us About Good Management

Forbes magazine, Morra Aarons-Mele, Women@Forbes , Apr 8, 2018.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/morraaaron ... c38cb64127

'“Why do I have to be in the office when I get more done from home?”

'As an author and speaker on the modern workplace, I hear this a lot. . . . '

' . . . Though they are great contributors and co-workers, they feel they can’t get their work done in their place of work, because the environment is antithetical to who they are.

'Most of us work in environments as overstimulating as they are public. . . '

' . . . But for people with social anxiety or autism, the challenges are even greater. . . '

' . . . How would a workplace be different if you could bring your true self to work – whether you were on the autism spectrum, had a mental illness, or needed to take a walk every hour to feel sane? . . . '

' . . . I recently visited Ned Sahin's startup in Cambridge, Massachusetts, called Brain Power. The company creates augmented reality glasses for autism: A user wears Google Glass and the Brain Power software guides him or her through social interactions or acts as a coach in difficult transitions or through social-emotional experiences. . . '

' . . . Google Glass is actually pretty amazing, and for kids on the spectrum, it’s an unobtrusive and useful tool when paired with software that measures their stress, and provides fun learning games as they travel through life and its myriad social and emotional demands. . . '

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' . . . I asked founder Brainpower CEO Ned Sahin his top five lessons learned for managing people who are different. . .

'1. Expect to be surprised; even if you already expect to be surprised. . . '