DonationCoder.com forum
 
Read-only archive. This is a static copy of the DonationCoder.com forum. Reading and searching work as before; logging in, posting and private messages do not.
Archive of 2026-10-21 · About this archive · Main site

Author Topic: NYT Long Essay: An Office Designed for Workers with Autism  (Read 7,954 times)

mouser

  • First Author
  • Administrator
  • Joined in 2005
  • *****
  • Posts: 40,931
    • Gathering Badge
    • Plugin Coding Medal
    • Participated in NANY Challenge Seventeen Times
    • Cody Award
    • Coding Snacks
    • Volunteers/Staff
NYT Long Essay: An Office Designed for Workers with Autism
« on: February 22, 2019, 07:27 PM »
Fun long essay on a company that specifically caters to workers on the autism scale..

Quote
What happens when people who have trouble fitting into a traditional workplace get one designed just for them?
A business full of people who are on the autism spectrum provides its own kinds of managerial and interpersonal challenges, but to be the norm in an office, rather than an exception, is an unqualified relief for many of Auticon’s employees. Hirasuna noticed the difference in the first week of work, when he was writing an email to his manager. “I realized after the first day, Oh, yeah, I don’t have to read this over for nuance and all that stuff,” he said.



Screenshot - 2_22_2019 , 1_27_23 PM_thumb001.png

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/02/21/magazine/autism-office-design.html

tomos

  • Charter Member
  • Joined in 2006
  • ***
  • Posts: 11,970
    • Gathering Badge
    • Participated in NANY Challenge Once
Re: NYT Long Essay: An Office Designed for Workers with Autism
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2019, 10:04 AM »
A good read. I've never worked in an office environment, not a typical one at any rate -- I think I would find it very challenging, in spite of not being 'on the scale'.
Tom

Original address: https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=47216.0