EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYMENT
Autism in the Workplace Could Lockdown Bring a Breakthrough?
By Mark Palmer SECURING AND MAINTAINING A JOB CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR MANY AUTISTIC PEOPLE. SO MUCH SO THAT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, ONLY AROUND 20 PERCENT OF AUTISTIC ADULTS ARE EMPLOYED, DESPITE MOST WANTING TO WORK. THE CAUSES FOR THIS APPALLING STATE OF AFFAIRS ARE VARIED, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE A YEAR IN LOCKDOWN COULD TURN OUT TO BE A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO, WHAT IS GOING ON, AND WHY MIGHT THINGS NOW CHANGE FOR THE BETTER?
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