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abstract: 'Purpose
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To determine the most appropriate and effective support to enable
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autistic people to gain and maintain employment in their chosen field.
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This paper aims to determine this and by which methods are most suitable
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for this kind of support, with a focus on mentoring.
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Design/methodology/approach
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Mentoring is an intervention that has shown promise in assisting people
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who encounter barriers in finding work (for example, Roycroft, 2014).
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This research was conducted to determine whether the mentoring of
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autistic adults is effective in helping them to gain and maintain
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employment. The study examined the mentoring records of 90 autistic
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adults who were in receipt of funded mentoring with 18 separate
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organisations across England.
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Findings
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The authors found that the nationally recognised statistic of autistic
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people in full-time employment as 16\% (National Autistic Society, 2016)
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was ambitious and subject to regional variation. Based on the results of
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a programme providing employment and mentoring support that is available
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and accessible to autistic people, however, outcomes improve and
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employment is more likely to be achieved and maintained - including in
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areas of, especially low employment. It was found that 48\% of autistic
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job seekers who were supported by specialist mentors found paid
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employment (full-time or part-time), demonstrating a 16\% increase in
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paid employment between those who received mentoring support and those
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who did not.
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Research limitations/implications
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A wider study across the UK would first determine if the nationally
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recognised figure is incorrect and also highlight those areas of the
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country which perform particularly well or badly.
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Originality/value
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This paper believes that this is the only research of it is kind in the
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UK and that it is a springboard for others who have greater resources
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available to them. This study is two very early-career academics on the
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autism spectrum with limited resources available to us.'
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affiliation: 'Cameron, C (Corresponding Author), Matthews Hub, Kingston Upon Hull,
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N Humberside, England.
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Cameron, Carl; Townend, Abbey, Matthews Hub, Kingston Upon Hull, N Humberside, England.'
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author: Cameron, Carl and Townend, Abbey
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author-email: carl@matthewshub.org
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author_list:
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- family: Cameron
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given: Carl
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- family: Townend
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given: Abbey
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1108/AIA-08-2020-0046
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earlyaccessdate: FEB 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: Employment
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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: '36'
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pages: 41-48
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papis_id: a5277eb5e59ec83f79d14aa2691cf1cc
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ref: Cameron2021howmight
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times-cited: '2'
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title: How might we best support the effective and meaningful employment of autistic
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people and improve outcomes?
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000616990400001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '3'
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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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