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Some employers increasingly are viewing autism—a severe mental disorder as an asset and not a deficiency in the workplace. Germany-based software company SAP has been actively seeking people with autism for jobs, not because of charitable help but because it believes features of autism may make some individuals better at certain jobs than those without autism.
It's a worthy initiative, according to disability experts, since 85% of adults with autism are estimated to be unemployed. SAP aims to have up to 1% of its workforce—about 650 people—be employees with autism by 2020, according to Jose Velasco, head of the autism initiative at SAP in the U.S..
People with autism—characterized by social deficits and repetitive behavior—tend to pay great attention to detail, which may make them well suited as software testers or debuggers, according to Mr. Velasco, who has two children with the condition. In addition, these people bring a different perspective to the workplace, which may help with efficiency and creativity as well, he said. "They have a very structured nature" and like nonambiguous, precise outcomes, Mr. Velasco said. "We're looking at those strengths and looking at where those traits would be of value to the organization."
Autistic employees at SAP take on roles such as identifying software problems, and assigning customer-service queries to members of the team for troubleshooting. SAP is also considering other positions, such as writing manuals to give clients very precise instructions on how to install software. Individuals with autism might excel at going step by step, without skipping details that others may miss, said Mr. Velasco.
About 1% of the population in the U.S.—or some three million people—is thought to have autism. The latest figures issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that one in 68 children have been identified with autism. However, their lifetime employment rate is extremely low even though many want to work, said disability experts. Among young adults between 21 and 25 years old, only half have ever held a paid job outside the home, according to a study published last year in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Though many people with autism go on to higher education and are qualified for employment, they may have trouble getting in the door of a workplace because of difficulties with communications or interviews, according to Wendy Harbour, executive director of the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education, at Syracuse University.
It's a worthy initiative, according to disability experts, since 85% of adults with autism are estimated to be unemployed. SAP aims to have up to 1% of its workforce—about 650 people—be employees with autism by 2020, according to Jose Velasco, head of the autism initiative at SAP in the U.S..
People with autism—characterized by social deficits and repetitive behavior—tend to pay great attention to detail, which may make them well suited as software testers or debuggers, according to Mr. Velasco, who has two children with the condition. In addition, these people bring a different perspective to the workplace, which may help with efficiency and creativity as well, he said. "They have a very structured nature" and like nonambiguous, precise outcomes, Mr. Velasco said. "We're looking at those strengths and looking at where those traits would be of value to the organization."
Autistic employees at SAP take on roles such as identifying software problems, and assigning customer-service queries to members of the team for troubleshooting. SAP is also considering other positions, such as writing manuals to give clients very precise instructions on how to install software. Individuals with autism might excel at going step by step, without skipping details that others may miss, said Mr. Velasco.
About 1% of the population in the U.S.—or some three million people—is thought to have autism. The latest figures issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that one in 68 children have been identified with autism. However, their lifetime employment rate is extremely low even though many want to work, said disability experts. Among young adults between 21 and 25 years old, only half have ever held a paid job outside the home, according to a study published last year in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Though many people with autism go on to higher education and are qualified for employment, they may have trouble getting in the door of a workplace because of difficulties with communications or interviews, according to Wendy Harbour, executive director of the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education, at Syracuse University.
单选题
16.According to Paragraph 1, people with autism in a company______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】细节题。根据题干关键词定位到第一段。根据段落中features of autism may make some individuals better at certain jobs than those without autism(自闭症的特征使人在特定岗位表现更为出色)可知，B项“在一些职位上显现出更好的工作能力”符合题意，为正确答案。
单选题
17.Which of the following is NOT the charac teristic of autism?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】细节题。根据题干关键词定位到第三段，A项“良好的合作精神”不属于自闭症的特点，为题目要求的答案。
单选题
18.Employees with autism are assigned the work of writing manuals because they______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】细节题。根据题干关键词定位到第四段。由文中to give clients very precise instructions on how to install software(在如何安装软件方面给予用户准确的指导)可知，C项“使指导精确”符合题意，为正确答案。
单选题
19.Paragraph 5 shows that in America______.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】细节题。根据题干关键词定位到第五段。由their lifetime employment rate is extremely low(但他们的终生就业率却非常低)可知，D项符合题意，为正确答案，not satisfying是对extremely low的同义改写。
单选题
20.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】推断题。根据题干关键词定位到最后一段。由原文they may have trouble getting in the door of a workplace because of difficulties with communications or interviews(他们也会因社交障碍或在面试中的表现而被公司拒之门外)可推知，B项“自闭症患者应该提高自己的社交以及面试技能”符合题意，为正确答案。