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  • August 2020
  • Article

Contextual Determinants of Parental Reflective Functioning: Children with Autism versus Their Typically Developing Siblings

By: Yael Enav, Dana Erhard-Weiss, Amit Goldenberg, Marguerite Knudston, Antonio Y. Hardan and James J. Gross
In this study, we examined parental reflective functioning using the Parental Developmental Interview when parents were talking about their interactions with their child with autism versus the child’s typically developing siblings. Our sample included 30 parents who... View Details
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorders; Family Functioning And Support; Parents; Reflective Functioning; Siblings; Health Disorders; Family and Family Relationships
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  • 09 Feb 2017
  • News

Turning Disorder into Opportunity

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Australia (HPE), launched the Dandelion program in 2015, introducing people with autism spectrum disorders into the IT workforce. Dandelion—an... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
  • 30 Mar 2015
  • News

Nonprofit strives to help adults with autism

Kevin Boyle (MBA 1984) cofounded Autism Housing Pathways , which creates models of housing for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. (Published March 2015) View Details
  • 22 Sep 2017
  • News

Turning a Disorder into an Opportunity

Michael Fieldhouse (AMP 177, 2009), director for Emerging Businesses and Federal Government at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Australia (HPE), launched the Dandelion program in Australia in 2015, introducing people with autism View Details
  • 11 Jul 2016
  • HBS Case

Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities

There’s a new frontier in diversity programs focused not on race or gender but on cognitive ability. The growing interest in neurodiversity—hiring people with cognitive disabilities like Autism Spectrum... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Technology
  • 11 Jul 2013
  • News

Making Lives Better

course. "I think every parent whose child is diagnosed with autism becomes an advocate to some extent," she says. "Everyone goes to the walks, but there are a handful of people who want to take their professional training and use their... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken; autism; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
  • 30 Mar 2015
  • Video

Kevin Boyle - Making A Difference

  • Article

Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage

By: Robert D. Austin and Gary P. Pisano
Many people with neurological conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and dyslexia have extraordinary skills, including those in pattern recognition, memory, and mathematics. Yet they often struggle to fit the profiles sought by employers. A growing number of... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Diversity; Competency and Skills
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  • 14 Apr 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing

found in a group of people previously thought to have a crippling condition: autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a new case coauthored by Austin, "Specialisterne: Sense... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Video Game; Web Services; Computer
  • 22 Jun 2017
  • News

The Talent Pool Your Company Probably Overlooks

  • February 2008
  • Case

SPECIALISTERNE: Sense & Details

Three-quarters of Specialisterne's expert software testing staff are diagnosed with some form of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Usually a handicap, ASD conveys talents especially suited to software testing and other highly repetitive tasks that require very high... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; For-Profit Firms; Health Disorders; Employees; Performance Evaluation; Quality; Software; Information Technology Industry
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  • 01 Dec 2023
  • News

Wide Horizon

tested positive for strep throat, were prescribed the antibiotic amoxicillin, and gradually started to improve. “And then,” Rodakis says, “my life changed.” His son had been diagnosed with autism spectrum... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
  • Web

Skydeck - Alumni

their first jobs. Finding Freedom from Eating Disorders Lindsay Ronga (MBA 2009) suffered from a severe eating disorder for seven years before eventually finding a path to successful recovery. Now, as a... View Details
  • Web

Recruiting Partners - Health Care

Ascensia Diabetes Care Ask Big Questions AstraZeneca athenahealth ATI Physical Therapy | Advent International Portfolio Company Atlantic Council Augmedix Inc. Autism Spectrum Therapies Avenue Pacific AVIA... View Details
  • 16 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16

May–June 2017 Harvard Business Review Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage By: Austin, Robert D., and Gary P. Pisano Abstract—Many people with neurological conditions such as autism spectrum View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
  • 26 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 26, 2008

Details Harvard Business School Case 608-109 Three-quarters of Specialisterne's expert software testing staff are diagnosed with some form of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Usually a handicap, ASD conveys... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 08 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, August 8, 2017

characteristic-based portfolio strategy that requires relatively low annual turnover. This is a continuum, with small size (a very persistent characteristic) at one end of the spectrum and high frequency reversal at the other. Unlike... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Oct 2015
  • News

The ‘F’ Word

1969) Opportunity in reverse In many ways, my life never really began until the spring of 2007, even though I am now 45 years old. In April of that year I found out that two of my children were diagnosed with forms of autism View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios