My friend Chris Bonello, a fellow public speaker who is on the autism spectrum, posted a great quote on his Facebook page where he discusses an example situation of what the workforce has looked like for him.
It said: “Sorry, Steve, we can’t offer you the job. I know you’d be an expert at building houses, but there was this other candidate who was really, really good at talking about building houses.” This really hit home for me because of my personal experiences trying to finding meaningful employment.
I remember one of my first internships I ever received. I would be doing a 30-minute interview with Human Resources to decide whether or not I would receive the position.
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