A 'proudly autistic' workplace expert says putting neurodivergent employees in a typical office is like dropping a polar bear in Austin, Texas

A 'proudly autistic' workplace expert says putting neurodivergent employees in a typical office is like dropping a polar bear in Austin, Texas

Daniel Wendler knows what it feels like to be a polar bear in the wrong climate. A “proudly autistic” clinical psychologist, author, and workplace advocate, Wendler has spent his career arguing that most companies aren’t failing their neurodivergent employees out of malice — they’re doing it by default. “Because most people are neurotypical, organizations are designed according to neurotypical needs, which means that people with neurodivergent n…