Workplaces and businesses

The potential of those of us on the autism spectrum is unlimited – just like with everyone else.”

Dr Stephen Shore

Our services can support any business, workplace, NDIS service provider including SIL, etc, to be more inclusive for autistic staff and/or customers.

Autistics are underrepresented in Australia’s workforce, however with the right adjustments, accommodations and changes to culture and mindset you can support autistic employees to be more successful and your workplace to be more inclusive.

Autistic individuals want to work and to have the same opportunities as others and are gaining a reputation for being highly desirable employees who are loyal and reliable.

The many strengths of autistic individuals can be very valuable in the right workplace, which are, in general:

• Low absenteeism ​

• Consistency in approach ​and persistence

• Strong adherence to rules and routines

• Little interest in gossip or chit-chat ​

• High work accuracy

• Being precise and detail orientated

• Conscientiousness, punctual and reliable

• Creative thinking skills

• Memorising and learning information quickly

• Strong work ethic

• Logical thinking ability and alternate problem solving

• Deep focus - able to concentrate for extended periods of time when motivated by the role they are doing

• Having an extraordinarily good memory

• Exceptional honesty and reliability

• A drive for perfection and order

Bespoke Training and Consultancy topics could include:

• Understanding autism to support wellbeing, resilience, and confidence

• Autism friendly work environments

• Self-advocacy in the workplace

• Social skills awareness in the workplace

• Identifying and managing stress and anxiety in the workplace

• Enhancing social communication

• Inclusion and acceptance of difference in the workplace

• Motivation to sustain your autistic employee

• Addressing independence skills in their everyday life which can impact productivity

• Double empathy

• Neurodiversity affirming practices

• Evidence informed strategies to promote success

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