RE: https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/politics-2qr4m137z/-/a-FDDQSY6CTg2JLoNlTOk3dA%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0#ElectionsCanada gets an object lesson on why it is essential for organizations whose work demands procedural exactitude to hire workers and leaders whose #neurodivergence makes them specialists in that aptitude. Election workers; nuclear reactor operators; scrub technicians, EVS technicians, and MDRTs; pharmacists; aircraft mechanics and engineers; avionics maintenance technicians and QC inspectors; financial auditors; regulatory compliance officers; quality control inspectors; laboratory technicians; occupational health and safety officers; software quality assurance testers; powerline technicians; environmental and industrial inspectors: All these and many more occupations draw on common (albeit neither universal nor exclusive) distinct #Autistic strengths. Organizational diversity is strength. Neurodiversity (meaning, variety of neurotypes) is one essential dimension of which. Of course, inclusion is necessary and insufficient. Ensuring sensory, psychological, and social safety of these workers ensures organizations attain the most benefit from their work. Cost of any NT leaders not being ableist trash: free. Cost of leaders not allowing NT colleagues to be ableist trash: a few hours' training, several minutes' feedback per week, and a few sometimes momentarily uncomfortable conversations. Cost of procedural errors in these industries: millions or billions of dollars, and very often, human lives. #autism #actuallyAutistic
