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A good starting place for someone wondering what rights they have as a worker with autism, and what "reasonable accommodations" can be considered. Very handy that this book refers to legislation not only in the UK but also the US and even Canada and Australia. Beyond the (admittedly vague and not really enforced) legislation at the government level though, it is still largely up to the workplace to decide if they will accommodate someone with autism or not.
This book looks at each step of the working process, from trying to find a job to the interview (a particularly unfair task for those with autism) to "coming out" with our diagnosis to asking for changes that will help. Sadly, the book is right in that supports for adults don't really exist, so if you face challenges at work due to your autism it often feels like nothing can be done about it because you have no one on your side.
While not something that can be instituted overnight simply due to how capitalism and the structure for hiring in the West is, the book also covers some changes that could be made in the hiring and workplace process that would be very in favor of those with autism and give them a better chance of both getting and keeping their jobs, without giving them preferential treatment over other workers—these changes would be just as beneficial to neurotypical people.
This book looks at each step of the working process, from trying to find a job to the interview (a particularly unfair task for those with autism) to "coming out" with our diagnosis to asking for changes that will help. Sadly, the book is right in that supports for adults don't really exist, so if you face challenges at work due to your autism it often feels like nothing can be done about it because you have no one on your side.
While not something that can be instituted overnight simply due to how capitalism and the structure for hiring in the West is, the book also covers some changes that could be made in the hiring and workplace process that would be very in favor of those with autism and give them a better chance of both getting and keeping their jobs, without giving them preferential treatment over other workers—these changes would be just as beneficial to neurotypical people.
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