In an Australian first, global IT company International Business Machines will hire roughly 10 employees with autism at its Client Innovation Centre in Ballarat, joining the growing trend of neurodiversity programs in the workplace.
Around 15 candidates commenced IBM’s pre-employment training and assessment program last week that connects autistic applicants with employers.
Founder and chief of enabling officer of the I CAN Network, Chris Varney said, “I know from employing 29 autistic people that the skills of these people, of which I am a part, are extraordinary.”