Microsoft to open new professional roles for autistic workers
Microsoft wants to hire more people with autism in full-time roles. The tech giant is to start by offering 10 places on a pilot scheme based at its Redmond headquarters. The firm, which operates in Denmark and the UK, works with several IT companies, and in other sectors, to promote the skills of people with autism for specific vacancies. The UK's National Autistic Society welcomed the move but said that other firms should do more to tap into the skills offered by many people with autism.
