Open Access Journal
QUALIS
B1
2021-2024
quadriênio
Open Access Journal
B1
2021-2024
quadriênio
Artigos | Vol. 4 Issue 1 (2026)
Published in January 30, 2026
This study presents a qualitative literature review, conducted on Google Scholar, with 21 articles on the labor inclusion of neurodivergent professionals in Brazil. The results were organized into four areas. The first examines legal frameworks, such as the LBI and Law No. 12,764/2012, and highlights the gap between regulatory guarantees and their implementation, mainly due to the lack of incentives, training, and functional adaptations. The second discusses cultural and organizational barriers that sustain stigmas, exclusionary recruitment practices, and unprepared environments, which help explain the low employment rate of autistic adults (10–22%) and the persistence of structural inequalities. The third analyzes the role of technology, artificial intelligence, and inclusive design as facilitators of routines, communication, and performance evaluation, increasing autonomy and enhancing the high skills often present in this population. The fourth addresses education, gender, and social visibility, highlighting late diagnosis in women, the overload of atypical mothers, and the underrepresentation of autistic teachers, factors that cut across professional trajectories. Gaps are identified in the adaptation of recruitment, training, and evaluation processes, which are still generically focused on people with disabilities, without considering the specificities of neurodiversity. It is concluded that effective inclusion requires intersectoral commitment, ongoing training of leaders and teams, and adjustments.
Keywords:Neurodiversity; Workplace inclusion; People management; Public policy; Assistive technology.
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Copyright (c) 2026 Nayara Felix Oliveira, Hexilly Luizi da Costa Guimarães, Bruno Melo Moura
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