Research on Autism and Interviews and Suitable Adjustments in Workplace.

Interviews can be a scary experience. 

What do you think of when you here the word interview? 

You ask yourself have you passed the "Professional mixed with People skills test."

Research has noted the struggle with autistic perception in interview experience in terms of competence and social skills. 

• Qualitative research by Finn et al (2023) on ten adult autistic participants shared that they felt increased stress after camouflaging in interviews. Camouflaging is a way of hiding parts of the self you are not comfortable with others knowing about (e.g. perhaps this is your interest in anime programs if you are from a culture where this is not popular or made fun of).

• The key question next is “Do you advocate for what you need to succeed?” and “Do you feel Safe Disclosing?”

Research by Norris et al (2024) has highlighted for future directions when conducting interviews with Autistic interviewees to be written rather than on video camera. This video here by Autism on The Inside explains how eye-contact combined with verbal communication is draining for this autistic male.

Reasonable adjustments for Autism in UK: https://employmentautism.org.uk/reasonable-adjustments-for-interviews-and-assessments/

Reasonable adjustments for those with lived experience of Autism in US: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/autism-discrimination-in-the-workplace#definition