{"id":63843,"date":"2024-05-02T15:09:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=63843"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:21:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T14:21:54","slug":"innovative-change-needed-to-reduce-autism-employment-gap-with-just-30-of-people-in-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/02\/innovative-change-needed-to-reduce-autism-employment-gap-with-just-30-of-people-in-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative change needed to reduce autism employment gap with just 30% of people in work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Only three in 10 autistic adults are in work meaning those with the condition face worse prospects than any other group of disabled people,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statistics revealed as part of the Buckland Review of Autism Employment<\/a> say this compares with half of all disabled people and eight in 10 non-disabled people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The review showed that many autistic people want to find meaningful employment, but the support and funding is not available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tynisha Abdy, a fitness instructor from Ripon, was diagnosed with autism at the age of 12 after 10 years of her mum trying to get her a diagnosis.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said: \u201cBecause I proved I am quite high functioning, I\u2019m quite capable of most things, and I mask it well, school said I was fine and there\u2019s nothing wrong with me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Obviously, when I was in my home setting, it showed up most. That\u2019s why it took so long for me to get a diagnosis, because no-one believed I had it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image credit: Tynisha Abdy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After leaving school, she had a string of jobs, ranging from waitressing to working at an admissions booth at a theme park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now 21, Tynisha says: \u201cI\u2019ve had so many jobs, and that\u2019s one of the issues. I can\u2019t maintain nine-to-five regular jobs. It\u2019s just too challenging, or the hours are too long, or they are not accommodating enough for me to be able to fully function, so I\u2019ve never been able to hold one down.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the autism employment gap?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Buckland Review of Autism Employment<\/a> highlights that the biggest barrier to accessing employment for autistic people is a lack of understanding and negative stereotypes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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