Tag: Employment
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Mental Health and Well-being Summit – starting 1 September
I am speaking at a summit. I will be speaking on autism and work, and how to get and keep autistic people in the workplace, and thus use our skills. The other talks will also be well worth seeing and you will learn a lot. Please click on the link below. https://mental-health-and-wellbeing-summit-during-uncertai.heysummit.com/
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Accessing the Autistic Skill Set 3. Ripening and Growing Part 2
I have previously given some ideas how to further understand and respect autistic people and their unique skill and build on this further. Here are some further tips to help ripen and grow them. 4. Build mutual trust and respect By getting to know us as we are, by working with us from where we…
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Accessing the Autistic Skill Set 3. Ripening and Growing Part 1
I hope I have now provided guidelines into how to get to respect and understand the autistic person, and their immense skill set. I will now tell you how to understand them better and build on this and help ripen and grow them. This requires teamwork and patience. When doing this and anything else when…
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Autism – Employability problems arising from Time and Money Management — The English Introvert
Autistics are like children in how wilful they are as everyone knows regardless of whether they have personal experience or not. They are both dedicated to what they want to achieve, how and when but because they don’t/can’t prioritise it’s not always a good time so this creates issues. Dedication is a very important quality […]…
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Neurodiversity as biodiversity — mexi minnesotana
Hello Friends, I had a startling experience at work recently, one that shook me a bit. I’m still processing that event, which had to do with being unfairly accused of something I could not have done. But I’m not ready to tell that story. It’s still too raw. Instead, I want to reflect on what […]…
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Neurodiversity – an organisational advantage to be valued and supported — Elisabeth Goodman’s Blog
By Elisabeth Goodman, 4th July 2017 What is neurodiversity, and why value it? I’ve been reading and thinking about neurodiversity for a while, as it is something that we value and support in young people at the Red Balloon Learner Centre in Cambridge, for which I am a Trustee. It is something that is sometimes […]…
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Learning about Employment for Adults with Autism — Site Title
You will note that traditionally it is not an easy thing for an adult with autism when it comes to employment. This has been subjected by the attitude of the employers. You will find out that there is still a percentage of the adult with autism who are still used regardless of the gap. Due […]…
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How Technology Can Shrink the Autism Employment Gap — Autisable
Adults on the autism spectrum face significant barriers to employment, with 85 percent of college-educated adults with autism unemployed. While adults with autism may have the hard skills needed to do a job, they often struggle with the soft skills required to get hired and stay employed. While some employers — Microsoft, SAP, and Ernst […]…
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Accessing the Autistic skill set 2. Respect and Understanding Part 2
Understand our preferred forms of communication, mindset and that if you are patient you will open a box of skills to be treasured and nurtured.
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