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According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 2% of adults in the country are autistic. That’s 5.4 million people — with many more undiagnosed.
Many autistic adults go to great lengths to hide their disability, especially in the workplace. In a recent article, The New York Times interviewed one woman who changed how she spoke, when she smiled, and where she worked in the office to “hide her disability and come across as a model employee.”
The good news, however, is that many companies are taking steps to be more accessible for neurodivergent