Improving Workplace Communication for Autistic Adults

Nearly two-thirds of autistic adults face unemployment, often due to workplace misunderstandings around communication styles rather than ability. This episode explores research from Kessler Foundation that uses a novel voicemail elicitation task to assess polite language use among autistic youth in mock work scenarios. Discover how perceived impoliteness arises from pragmatic differences in language and what this means for job interviews, teamwork, and employee relationships. Learn practical tips for autistic individuals preparing for employment and strategies employers can implement to foster better understanding and inclusion. ===================================================================================== Kessler Foundation Investigators: Lead: Heba E. Elsayed, MD ===================================================================================== READ this journal article: “Voicemail Elicitation Task: Potential workplace communication assessment tool for autistic individuals” (Research in Autism, 2025) doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2025.1539887. EXPLORE our autism research: LEARN more about KF-STRIDE, PARTICIPATE: Interested in participating in our research remotely or in-person? Go to LISTEN to more Real-Life Science Summaries: ===================================================================================== LOOKING FOR MORE PODCASTS? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation.

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Improving Workplace Communication for Autistic Adults is an episode from Kessler Foundation Disability Rehabilitation Research and Employment by Kessler Foundation.

This episode is 00:05:40 long.

This episode was published on Feb 26, 2026.

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