Combating Autistic Discrimination in the Workplace

The best thing you can do as a parent is to help to prepare your child for the world of employment and encourage them to advocate for themselves.

Autism discrimination in the workplace: Stats, legality, and effects

The law prevents employers, schools, colleges, or individuals from discriminating against someone because they have autism. Autistic people must ...

Autism Doesn't Hold People Back at Work. Discrimination Does.

Did you know that an autistic professional is up to 140% more productive than an average employee when properly matched to a job that fits ...

Employment Rights | Autism Speaks

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): The EEOC enforces laws against workplace discrimination on the basis of an individual's race, color ...

Silencing the Spectrum: The Unspoken Discrimination Leading to ...

Autistic individuals often face discrimination when it comes to disclosing their condition in the workplace. For example, imagine an autistic ...

Have you all experienced discrimination in the workplace? : r/autism

22 votes, 17 comments. I'm not openly autistic at work, and more than once - at different jobs - I've been pulled aside by a coworker or ...

Autism at Work: Overcoming Challenges - HelpGuide.org

People on the autism spectrum tend to face unique challenges in the workplace. But there are ways to identify the right kind of work for you, overcome ...

Do Autistic Employees Still Face Discrimination at Work?

This means that autistic individuals have a right to be given a fair shot in every aspect of employment, just like any other person. All private ...

What are some examples of autism discrimination within the ... - Quora

Denying or refusing to acknowledge their autistic condition: · All shades of ableism: seeing autistic people as inferior, stupid, lazy, denying ...

Support at work – a guide for autistic people

Being protected by the Equality Act means you should be treated equally and fairly in the workplace, and should not be discriminated against on ...

Legal Protections Against Employment Discrimination

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 both prohibit discrimination in employment.

Autism in the workplace: discrimination, misconceptions and ...

There is substantial evidence that autistic people are discriminated against in the workplace because of their differences. In an article ...

Autism, Discrimination and Masking: Disrupting a Recipe for Trauma

People with autism may encounter various experiences of discrimination. For example, tertiary students with autism who, after disclosing their ...

Autism Laws And Policies: Legal Rights Of Autistic Adults

If an autistic individual believes they have experienced discrimination in the workplace, they can file a complaint with the appropriate agency, ...

Can You Be Fired for Being Autistic? - Autism Parenting Magazine

With that said, a person cannot legally be fired for being autistic. There are states that have 'at will' employment which means that the ...

What Life Is Like for Autistic Workers - SHRM

People with autism struggle to secure employment. Even those with jobs deal with discrimination, bias and bullying in the workplace.

Discrimination against autistic workers needs attention

If autistic individuals are not hired for a job they are qualified for, or are denied reasonable accommodations in the workplace, they may be ...

Is there discrimination against autistic people in the workplace?

The answer is yes. For most jobs, certainly most entry level jobs, they demand qualifications like: “Enjoy working with people” “Able to move quickly” “ ...

Employers may discriminate against autism without realising

The gap in public understanding of autism has very real consequences for employment prospects. Only 16 per cent of autistic adults are in full-time work.

Workplace bullying of autistic people: a Vicious cycle.

In the UK, half of the autistic employees report bullying, harassment, or other discrimination or unfair treatment at work. Exceptionally high productivity ...