To improve transitions into adulthood, we will continue our work to ensure education staff have the skills required to support autistic young people during this time. It’s also possible that women with ASD have repetitive behavior tendencies and narrow interests that aren’t seen as unusual. We all need to know this to improve support and understanding, and to create a society that works for autistic people. People may need help with a range of things, from forming friendships, coping at school, managing at work, or being able to get out and about in the community. More than one in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK.

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Additionally, neither of you will need to focus on reading or presenting social cues in a way that a neurotypical person might expect. I picked Asperger’s From the Inside Out because it focusses more on adult issues, is written by a person on the spectrum, and is written by a person who you are going to be hearing a lot more from. This, as well as the findings from the APPGA inquiry into the Autism Act, has shaped the focus and actions we are taking in this strategy. He is going to be a leader in the field and just another one of these wonderful engaging people on the spectrum who has been very successful and, like Stephen Shore, has found his mission in life and is very hyper-focussed on that. This can be especially useful because symptoms—even subtle ones—likely developed when you were a child.We want more employers to be confident in hiring and supporting autistic people, and to improve autistic people’s experiences of being in work.

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But when Neil was about eight, she decided to develop theatre and musical arts programmes for kids with autism. We often find that autistic people and their families with different support needs share many of the same challenges, whether that’s getting enough support from mental health, education and social care services or being misunderstood by people close to them.

If other people have a hard time reading and understanding you—and you them—you’ll likely have difficulty with relationships. He’s aware of what he’s not so good at and he knows that he has autism and he’s able to talk about that. To make this happen, we are working to support all local areas to develop Supported Employment Forums bringing together employers, Jobcentres, education providers, local authorities, young people and their parents to discuss employment opportunities for young people with SEND in their local areas.