10 Ways to Better Support Autistic Employees
By Aly Laube
For autistic people, getting and keeping a safe and supportive job can be difficult.
Managers who aren’t autistic can have a hard time understanding some autistic traits, which can lead to miscommunications, mismanaged expectations, and a lack of accessibility.
Data gathered through the Canadian Survey on Disability in 2012 showed the employment rate for autistic adults is 14.3% compared to 92.7% for the general population.
According to the provincial government, approximately 334,000 British Columbians, aged 15 to 64 years, self-identify as having a disability.
The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is 4.5 percentage points higher than for people without disabilities, and they are more than twice as likely to live in poverty as someone without a disability.
