People with autism are amongst those who have the lowest employment rates
The majority of employers appear to be oblivious to the needs of autistic people.
A report by the Office for National Statistics shows that autistic people are the least likely to be in work of any other disabled group. Just 21.7% of autistic people are in employment.
General public ignorance about autism is rife
A YouGov poll commissioned by Autistica has revealed a vast lack of understanding about autism across the UK.
For instance, nearly 30% of adults in Britain are unsure whether autism can be cured and over a third (35%) still believe it to be a learning disability.
It is these woeful public fallacies that create the pessimistic attitudes autistic people face in their daily lives.
The lack of understanding of autism makes the difficulties autistic people face worse. It leads to autistic people across society being left out.
Officialdom is no better with autistic people facing huge hurdles of unprofessional/untrained authoritative bias and transparently disguised intolerance when seeking employment and other essential help in their daily lives.
Individuals with autism, or severe or specific learning difficulties were more likely than those with any other main impairment type to be living with parents (76.0% and 65.9% respectively). They were also less likely to own their own homes compared with any other main impairment type (3.8% and 8.0% respectively).
Autistic people can have trouble relating to other people and often make mistakes in social circles. They may get anxious or very frustrated when everyone gets a joke, yet they fail to understand it. They may feel unloved, isolated, undervalued and misunderstood by society. They may hang onto emotions (both negative and positive) that others have left behind for longer periods than one would ever imagine. Small events that do not impress the majority may have far more significance for the autistic person. They often take offence when none is intended, largely due to their lack of social interaction skills.
Intolerance belongs to the Dark Age.
Autismspeaks stated...
‘There is also the myth that autistics don’t feel or show empathy. We can show empathy, it can be just in a different way. We might not detect an emotion based on one’s body language or one’s tone of voice right away, but if only people would be more direct with how they are feeling, then it would be much more likely for us to get it. Some are kicked out of experiences and groups after they mess up one time, and people don’t even take the time to get to know them.’ https://www.autismspeaks.org/life-spectrum/its-time-stop-stigma
Unfortunately, we remain in a habitually intolerant society that is quick to judge yet painfully slow to learn about autism.
You may have autism or have a friend or relative with it. It is not hard to find out more which will enable YOU to understand more.
It’s high time that more was done for misunderstood autistic people in both official and public areas.
More…
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/disability/articles/outcomesfordisabledpeopleintheuk/2021
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