The opening case discusses workers on the autism spectrum and the challenges faced by both the employees and companies that hire them.  Few companies have a workforce made up predominantly of autistic employees, as Auticon does – a tech consulting company.  But many major firms, including Microsoft, SAP, Ford, Walgreens, and Home Depot, are expanding their efforts to broaden the neurodiversity of their talent pools.

Question # 1 Why are companies like Microsoft, SAP, Ford, Walgreens and Home Depot expanding their efforts to include neurodiversity of their talent pool.?