Auticon CEO: Why I actively seek autistic employees

According to statistics from the National Autistic Society, 84% of autistic adults are not in full-time employment; yet 77% of that statistic expresses a desire to find a job.

However, one CEO has recognised the benefits of hiring neuro-diverse teams.

Kurt Schoeffer, CEO of IT company Auticon, told the BBC about why he actively seeks to employ autistic people.

“The thing that I particularly learned in Auticon is that neuro-diverse teams can make a huge difference,” he explains. “You need to be a fighter, especially at the beginning, because you have the impression this will never work out.”