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Beyond the business case: Universally designing the workplace for neurodiversity and inclusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2023

Elisabeth R. Silver Open the ORCID record for Elisabeth R. Silver [Opens in a new window] ,
Christine L. Nittrouer Open the ORCID record for Christine L. Nittrouer [Opens in a new window]  and
Michelle R. Hebl
Elisabeth R. Silver*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
Christine L. Nittrouer
Affiliation:
Jerry S. Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
Michelle R. Hebl
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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*Corresponding author: Email: elisabeth.silver@rice.edu
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , March 2023 , pp. 45 - 49
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