Fesshole 🧻My son is 11,autistic, and obsessed with Minecraft. I manage a team of 4 Database Engineers. At some point I started to talk to them like how the parenting courses told me to communicate with my son and the team morale and overall performance has shot up so much we got an award
Jon Moore
StarkRG@jonm Very broadly (so not examples at all), communicate conscientiously and unambiguously (try to use words that don't have double meanings unless you're trying to be playful), realise that misunderstandings will _still_ happen and plan accordingly (if it's important, double check before they spend a whole day doing the wrong thing). Keep criticisms to a minimum and general while piling on praise for specific accomplishments (not just participation-trophy praise).
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@jonm Most of all, give people the time to complete their tasks in the way that best works for them. Deadlines are an unfortunate fact of life, but don't create unnecessary deadlines that just stress people out, and try to plan for both people to be slower and more meticulous and for unforseen delays. You don't need to go all Scotty and quadruple any time estimate, but at least increase it by half if not doubling it.
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ARGVMI~1.PIF@argv_minus_one @jonm Sure, it's really more about being mindful and considerate about the differences in the way people operate. Employers, especially the mega-corporate kind, seem to want to treat employees like interchangeable cogs, forcing all of them to operate identically and eliminating any that wear out too quickly. While my advice makes things nicer for everyone, it's more of a necessity for autistic employees lest they burn out too quickly.