I was recently hired as a child care manager and, after a very difficult staff hiring process, decided to re-evaluate a very quirky and awkward candidate. Their references were stellar but their interview was woefully inadequate, were they to be held to conventionally rigid interviewing success standards.
Having worked with many children on the autism spectrum and being a fan of Michelle Dawson's writings on the subject ( http://www.sentex.net/%7Enexus23/naa_02.html ), I recognized aspects of this individual's behaviour as being characteristic of some form of autism or Asperger's despite the fact that this was not disclosed in the interview. Incidental evidence also came up during our reference/background checks that suggested a history of difficult interpersonal interactions in work-related settings on the part of this person.
I did my due dilligence and decided to hire this person. Asperger's or no, their communication style is very different from any I have ever encountered.
2007-05-13
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Acousticradical
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