Une perspective autiste sur la divulgation de la condition et les accommodements en milieux de travail

Auteurs-es

  • Eric Samtleben Trent University

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.15173/cjae.v4i1.5422

Mots-clés :

autisme, TDAH, accommodement, divulgation de la condition, emploi

Résumé

Les stéréotypes négatifs associés à l’autisme ont créé de nombreuses barrières à l’emploi. En conséquence, la population autiste a l’un des taux de participation les plus faibles sur le marché du travail parmi tous les types de handicaps avec seulement un quart de la population qui est en âge de travailler qui participe activement. Ces faibles taux de chômage persistent, bien que plusieurs personnes autistes expriment le désir de travailler et qu’ils soient plus que capable de le faire. Parmi les personnes autistes qui ont du succès dans leur emploi, la divulgation de leur condition et des accommodements efficaces semblent être des facteurs clés pour le maintien d’un emploi à long terme. Ainsi, la présente étude visait à fournir une exploration qualitative des perspectives autistes sur la façon dont les directeurs d’entreprise/les organisations peuvent encourager la divulgation de la condition et les demandes d’accommodements. De plus, ce projet cherchait à explorer comment les directeurs d’entreprise et/ou les organisations pouvaient mieux supporter leurs employés autistes après une demande d’accommodement. Les résultats de l’analyse thématique ont révélé quatre thèmes principaux (c’est-à-dire, une culture authentique du bien-être et de l’inclusivité; une approche basée sur les forces; l’individualisation et la collaboration; et une structure et une communication claires et cohérentes) stratifiés en deux catégories (c’est-à-dire, encourager la divulgation de la condition et des demandes d’accommodements; et supporter les employés autistes). Les résultats de cette étude fournissent aux directeurs d’entreprise/aux organisations un cadre pratique pour encourager la divulgation de la condition, ainsi pour informer sur le processus d’accommodement.

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2024-05-01

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Samtleben, E. (2024). Une perspective autiste sur la divulgation de la condition et les accommodements en milieux de travail. Revue canadienne de l’équité en matière d’autisme, 4(1), 62–75. https://doi.org/10.15173/cjae.v4i1.5422

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