AP News: Simple ways to make meetings work better for employees on the autism spectrum

Natalie Longmire, assistant professor of management, was interviewed by the Associated Press for a story about how to make workplaces more accommodating for people on the autism spectrum.

Some people with autism find it’s easier to focus during virtual or in-person meetings when they’re doodling or walking around, said Natalie Longmire, a professor of organizational behavior at Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business. Managers can make it explicit that those behaviors are accepted, she said. Employees also can seek and normalize these types of accommodations by saying something like, “Hey if I get up and walk around, I’m doing that so I can be more engaged in what you’re saying,” Longmire suggested.

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