Neurodiversity | Plan hatched to smash employment barriers faced by autistic people

A new review has been launched to boost the employment prospects of autistic people.

Sir Robert Buckland KC MP has been appointed lead the review by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and will consider how the Government can work with employers to help more autistic people realise their potential and get into work.

People with autism have particularly low employment rates – with fewer than three in 10 in work – but the Buckland Review of Autism Employment, supported by charity Autistica and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is aiming to change that.

The Review will ask businesses, employment organisations, specialist support groups and autistic people to help identify the barriers to securing and retaining work and progressing with their careers.