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Autism and employment

This loosely attached to the overall economy, but seeing as how many people can and are effected it is at least worth noting where and how it falls in. Risk aversion is high among those with autism.  This is added on with anxiety, a detachment to emotions ( which come with lack of excitement ) and a lack of social imagination.  All this directly effects not only the increased rate of failure at an interview but also even the ability to go out and apply for a job.  This is where the story ends for bulk of those with autism, largely unemployed or underemployed. But at the same time the same risk aversion can be a benefit to an employer as an advisor or consultant. A number of those in the autism spectrum have heightened sense's, faster mental response time, instinctual ability at a given task.  Though not all at the same time or same degree but to an employer this should also be seen as a benefit. But employers instead of seeing the potential benefits just see ...

Pay rate practices and Unemployment

This should not be an issue but it is.  Remember this when looking at Unemployment Rate.  Pay scale comes in four forms, full time, part time, temp and contract with each having it's own value and bonus. Full time gets benefits given by the employer as well as usually increased pay. Part time is less hours with no benefits other then the less hours and usually just minimum wage. Temp being just that, either extra worker or someone filling in while someone else is on sick leave.  Temp workers get the part time or full time pay but no benefits and usually there only a single day to a single week.  Except they don't get these: sick leave, vacation and on-call. Contact being special rules of it's own. Regardless both have same same when it comes to: over time, time and a half, holiday, sick leave, vacation and on-call. Looking at it from the outside seems just fine and working as intended.  How ever this is not the case. Add in these. Contract workers of...