Samenvatting

After more than a year in our Beta talent project, a characteristic of the (autistic) candidates seems to be more common than any other: a lack of confidence in working in teams. The project is intended for people within the autistic spectrum with excellent (cognitive) competencies, who nevertheless cannot find or keep a job. At first I was inclined to view the problem primarily as a problem of the current social structure of labour. Admittedly, many candidates are original thinkers who are not always willing to let go of their own way of thinking to go along with those of others. At the same time, using the power of teamwork has become much more prominent today than ever before....