Autism Jobs Don’t Come Easily was originally published on Mentra.
Search “autism jobs” and you get the same list of quiet, detail-heavy roles, as if the problem were finding the right title. The data says otherwise. Between 40% and 85% of autistic adults are unemployed or underemployed, across every education level, because hiring screens for social performance instead of actual ability. Here’s where the process breaks, and how Mentra matches on cognitive strengths instead of resume keywords.
