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Penyandang Autisme di Indonesia Menempuh Jalan Sendiri Menuju Pendidikan dan Pekerjaan 

Kesempatan kerja terbatas bagi penyandang autisme di Indonesia. Tantangan muncul karena perbedaan komunikasi antara penyandang neurodiversitas dan neurotipikal – dan karena kurangnya penerimaan publik terhadap penyandang autisme di Indonesia, kata Naufal Asy-Syaddad, pembuat film DJP dan aktivis disabilitas. Sekolah seringkali tidak memiliki keahlian untuk mengembangkan akomodasi pembelajaran bagi penyandang autisme, dan tempat kerja tidak memiliki sumber daya yang cukup untuk mendukung karyawan mereka yang memiliki neurodiversitas. Muhammad Faisal Hakim dan M. Atarriq Husein – dua pria Indonesia penyandang autisme – menggambarkan hambatan-hambatan yang mereka hadapi selama pendidikan dan pencarian pekerjaan, dan bagaimana mereka mampu menciptakan peluang mereka sendiri.

Photo of Naufal Asy-Syaddad.

Filmmaker: Naufal Asy-Syaddad

Naufal Asy-Syaddad is a disability rights activist with autism. After joining Yogasmara Foundation’s finance staff last year, Asy-Syaddad became chairperson of the foundation’s youth group. Yogasmara Foundation provides accommodation, accessibility, and advocacy services for Indonesians with autism and developmental disabilities to gain equality in fulfilling their rights as citizens. The foundation was started by his mother, disability rights activist Lani Setyadi. It is based in Semarang, the capital of Central Java.  

In 2015, Asy-Syaddad was selected to be a “disability ambassador” representing Indonesia at a training in Thailand on the rights of persons with disabilities. Beyond his work with the Yogasmara Foundation, Asy-Syaddad is a talented mathematician, achieving top honors in national competitions and garnering local press attention. He recently earned a mathematics degree from Diponegoro University. With the Disability Justice Project, he hopes to share his experiences to end the stigma and discrimination against persons with autism.

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