Just three in 10 autistic adults are in employment, compared to the average of five in 10 for all disabled people and 8 in 10 for non-disabled people (DWP, 2024).
While the stigma around the abilities of autistic people needs to be overcome, there is also more that can be done to effectively prepare autistic children and young people to begin their careers.
The National Autistic Society tells us that there more than 180,000 autistic students in England. As such, schools have an important role to play in ensuring that their autistic students have the skills and knowledge they need to join the workforce.
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