Tech firms woo US autistic coders to test software
Portland
DAVID McNabb graduated from college with a computer science degree in 2001 yet never found a job in his field or any field, failing at interview after interview.
Those meetings with prospective employers "were definitely a large stumbling block," said Mr McNabb, 36, who was diagnosed with autism last year. "I wasn't on the same page as far as what they were looking for in a person, or maybe the type of person they'd wanted to work with."
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