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