E023: Steve Hill on Neurodiversity and Identifying as Autistic in the IT Sector

TECH TALKS with Lou

Steve Hill is the Commercial Director of Auticon UK, a unique multi-national IT Consultancy and social enterprise, which exclusively employs autistic adults as IT Consultants. We talk about the advantages of neurodiversity of talented IT professionals in the workplace.

Topics:

• The World's Largest employer of Diagnosed Autistic employees
• Supporting people in the IT Sector
• What is Neurodiversity?
• Underemployment for people with autism
• 1 in 100 people in the UK identify as autistic
• Cognitive profiling
• Non-linear measure of autism
• Job Coaches with a background in Clinical Psychology
• Fear of doing or saying the wrong thing
• Unwritten Rules of the office
• Hyper/Hypo-sensitivities
• Training for Organisations
• 'Not everyone is a great manager'
• Fast, honest and impartial communication
• How to attract Neurodiverse talent
• Chats instead of interviews
• Data Science IT roles
• Software Design and Engineering and QA IT roles

Auticon - https://auticon.com/

National Autistic Society - https://www.autism.org.uk/

PODCAST: Autism in Conversation with Auticon - https://open.spotify.com/show/2rVNtrqcptuar4leOaxZa0

Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevehillprofile/

Email Steve: [e-mail]

Steve Hill - Children's Author: https://www.jennymany.com/

Lou: https://www.instagram.com/lou.temlett/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisetemlett/

LOUTECH - find out more: https://www.loutech.co.uk/

MUSIC CREDIT:

ARTIST: Maleki Ram | ALBUM: The Ghost at the End of the World | TRACK: The Rush

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-rush/1098113666?i=1098113677

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