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abstract: 'Purpose
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The purpose of this study was to explore the views of autistic people,
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carers and practitioners regarding the barriers autistic employees face
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at work (Study 1) and to use these views to inform the design of an
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employment programme for autistic employees without learning
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disabilities (Study 2).
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Design/methodology/approach
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In Study 1, 16 (20\%) carers, 17 (21\%) practitioners and 47 (59\%)
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autistic adults who had been or were currently employed, answered a
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survey regarding barriers at work. Study 2 evaluates the efficacy of a
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set of profiling assessment tools (PA) developed to help employers make
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individually-tailored adjustments for their autistic employees by
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delivering an employment programme consisting of 15, 8-week work
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placements.
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Findings
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In Study 1, only 25\% of autistic adults reported having had adjustments
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in the workplace and all groups reported this as the main barrier -
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alongside employers'' lack of understanding. Two sets of results
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demonstrate the efficacy of the PA tools in addressing this barrier.
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First, a comparative cost simulation revealed a cost-saving in terms of
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on-job support of 6.67 pound per participant per hour worked relative to
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published data from another programme. Second, 83\% of autistic
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employees reported having had the right adjustments at work.
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Research limitations/implications
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This is an exploratory study that did not include a comparison group.
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Hence, it was not possible to evaluate the efficacy of the PA tools
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relative to a standard employment programme intervention, nor to assess
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cost reduction, which currently is only estimated from already available
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published data.
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Practical implications
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Overall the findings from these studies demonstrate that the time
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invested in the high-quality assessment of the profile of autistic
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employees results in saving costs over time and better outcomes.
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Originality/value
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The originality of the Autism Centre for Employment programme resides in
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that, unlike other programmes, it shifts the focus from helping autistic
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employees to helping their employers.'
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affiliation: 'Lopez, B (Corresponding Author), Univ Portsmouth, Dept Psychol, Portsmouth,
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Hants, England.
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Lopez, Beatriz; Udell, Julie; Rubin, Tomas, Univ Portsmouth, Dept Psychol, Portsmouth,
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Hants, England.
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Kargas, Niko, Univ Lincoln, Dept Psychol, Lincoln, England.
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Burgess, Linda, Hampshire Cty Council, Winchester, Hants, England.
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Dew, Dominic, Portsmouth City Council, Portsmouth, Hants, England.
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McDonald, Ian, Southampton City Council, Southampton, Hants, England.
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O''Brien, Ann, Isle Of Wight Council, Newport, England.
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Templeton-Mepstead, Karen, Autism Hampshire, Fareham, England.'
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author: Lopez, Beatriz and Kargas, Niko and Udell, Julie and Rubin, Tomas and Burgess,
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Linda and Dew, Dominic and McDonald, Ian and O'Brien, Ann and Templeton-Mepstead,
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Karen
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author-email: beatriz.lopez@port.ac.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Lopez
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given: Beatriz
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- family: Kargas
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given: Niko
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- family: Udell
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given: Julie
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- family: Rubin
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given: Tomas
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- family: Burgess
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given: Linda
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- family: Dew
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given: Dominic
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- family: McDonald
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given: Ian
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- family: O'Brien
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given: Ann
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- family: Templeton-Mepstead
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given: Karen
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1108/AIA-11-2019-0038
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earlyaccessdate: APR 2021
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files: []
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issn: 2056-3868
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journal: ADVANCES IN AUTISM
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keywords: 'Autism; Interventions; Assessment; Autism spectrum disorder; Autism
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spectrum condition; Behavioural phenotypes'
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language: English
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month: MAY 12
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number: 1, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '54'
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orcid-numbers: 'Udell, Julie/0000-0003-0427-9216
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Lopez, Beatriz/0000-0001-5621-6044'
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pages: 3-15
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papis_id: 2bdf4c6f8719c22749fc4cd2f76d1721
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ref: Lopez2021evaluationace
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times-cited: '1'
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title: 'Evaluation of the ACE employment programme: helping employers to make tailored
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adjustments for their autistic employees'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000638999000001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '3'
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usage-count-since-2013: '7'
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volume: '7'
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web-of-science-categories: Psychology, Developmental
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year: '2021'
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