Employers' perception of the costs and the benefits of hiring individuals with autism spectrum disorder in open employment in Australia
Research has examined the benefits and costs of employing adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the perspective of the employee, taxpayer and society, but few studies have considered the employer perspective. This study examines the benefits and costs of employing adults with ASD, from the...
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| author | Scott, Melissa Jacob, Andrew Hendrie, Delia Parsons, Richard Girdler, Sonya Falkmer, Torbjorn Falkmer, Marita |
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| description | Research has examined the benefits and costs of employing adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the perspective of the employee, taxpayer and society, but few studies have considered the employer perspective. This study examines the benefits and costs of employing adults with ASD, from the perspective of employers. Fifty-nine employers employing adults with ASD in open employment were asked to complete an online survey comparing employees with and without ASD on the basis of job similarity. The findings suggest that employing an adult with ASD provides benefits to employers and their organisations without incurring additional costs. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-531622018-08-13T06:57:22Z Employers' perception of the costs and the benefits of hiring individuals with autism spectrum disorder in open employment in Australia Scott, Melissa Jacob, Andrew Hendrie, Delia Parsons, Richard Girdler, Sonya Falkmer, Torbjorn Falkmer, Marita Research has examined the benefits and costs of employing adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the perspective of the employee, taxpayer and society, but few studies have considered the employer perspective. This study examines the benefits and costs of employing adults with ASD, from the perspective of employers. Fifty-nine employers employing adults with ASD in open employment were asked to complete an online survey comparing employees with and without ASD on the basis of job similarity. The findings suggest that employing an adult with ASD provides benefits to employers and their organisations without incurring additional costs. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53162 10.1371/journal.pone.0177607 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Public Library of Science fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Scott, Melissa Jacob, Andrew Hendrie, Delia Parsons, Richard Girdler, Sonya Falkmer, Torbjorn Falkmer, Marita Employers' perception of the costs and the benefits of hiring individuals with autism spectrum disorder in open employment in Australia |
| title | Employers' perception of the costs and the benefits of hiring individuals with autism spectrum disorder in open employment in Australia |
| title_full | Employers' perception of the costs and the benefits of hiring individuals with autism spectrum disorder in open employment in Australia |
| title_fullStr | Employers' perception of the costs and the benefits of hiring individuals with autism spectrum disorder in open employment in Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Employers' perception of the costs and the benefits of hiring individuals with autism spectrum disorder in open employment in Australia |
| title_short | Employers' perception of the costs and the benefits of hiring individuals with autism spectrum disorder in open employment in Australia |
| title_sort | employers' perception of the costs and the benefits of hiring individuals with autism spectrum disorder in open employment in australia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/53162 |