Autism and Employment

Most people who are fortunate to be working will encounter deadlines at some point during their jobs. Deadlines are basically the last date or time that a particular task, activity or event must be completed. They are something of a necessity for businesses in order for them to provide the best service they can for

The recent lockdown due to Covid-19 has given a lot of people the opportunity to do something they never thought would be possible. To work from home. For some people this has been a negative thing and caused a lot of problems. For others it has been more positive. For me personally, working from home

28th  July 2019 Last week was an interesting week at work for me. We are currently having our office redecorated (to be fair it really needed it!) and so the team has been placed at temporary work stations around the building. I have been allowed to work in a room on my own thanks to

 18th  November 2018 The above picture shows three unusual items – headphones, daylight bulb and a thermostat heating control. What do they all have in common? They can all be used to help an Autistic person struggling with sensory issues in the workplace. Last week I added a video to my website showing how I

 8th July 2018 Unemployment is still at an unacceptable level within the Autistic community with only 16% of Autistic adults in full time work. One of the reasons for this is the discrimination that often comes with the thought of recruiting an Autistic. Questions like “How do I manage them?”, “What do I have to