Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Questions to Consider:

1. What limitations does the employee with ASD experience?

2. How do these limitations affect the employee’s job performance?

3. What specific job tasks are problematic as a result of these limitations?

4. What accommodations are available to reduce or eliminate these problems? Are all possible resources being used to determine accommodations?

5. Can the employee with Autism Spectrum Disorder provide information on possible accommodation solutions?

6. Once accommodations are in place, would it be useful to meet with the employee with Autism Spectrum Disorder to evaluate the effectiveness of the accommodations and to determine whether additional accommodations are needed?

7. Do supervisory personnel and employees need training regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder?