In 2017, a few major companies like Microsoft, SAP, and JP Morgan Chase decided to create the Autism at Work Employer Roundtable to swap best hiring and workplace practices for employees with autism.
They did this because they wanted to help other companies see the high return on investment in hiring and training autistic employees, especially since around 80% of people with autism remain unemployed even though many are highly educated and want to work.
One leader at Chase even said, “Our autistic employees achieve, on average, 48 percent to 140 percent more work than their typical colleagues, depending on the roles.”
