People with autism: She can read a 300-page technical document in an hour

Ms Jesselin Ong has a job in software development at Avanade. She was diagnosed with autism at age 15. ST PHOTO: DIOS VINCOY JR
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SINGAPORE – At the time of our meeting, Ms Jesselin Ong, 22, had worked for her employer for one year, 11 days, six minutes and counting.

In a recent interview, I had asked her how long she has been at Avanade, a multinational corporation that provides technology services on the Microsoft platform.

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