Autism Works: A Guide to Successful Employment Across the Entire Spectrum (Hardcover)

Foreword Dame Stephanie Shirley

Introduction

1. The Paucity of Research

2. Transitioning from Education to Work

3. Choosing a Job ? An Overview (And a Demolition of the Stereotypes)

4. Unpaid Work ? And Internships

5. Self-Employment

6. Matching Skills to Jobs

7. Public-Service Jobs

8. Other Job Openings

9. Before the Interview

10. To Disclose or Not to Disclose ? The Pros and Cons

11. The Interview

12. Advice to Employers

13. Research Findings

14. The ‘Hidden Curriculum’ of the Workplace

15. Sensory Issues

16. Executive Dysfunction

17. The Importance (And Dangers) of Literal Language in the Workplace

18. Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace

19. What Employers Should Know ? Reasonable Adjustments in the Workplace

20. Examples of Good Practice by Employers

21. Embracing Difference

22. Examples of Good Practice

Part 6: Gender in the Workplace ? The Costs of Camouflage

23. What the Research Tells Us

24. The Implications for Employment

25. By Way of Introduction

26. Where to Go?