Understanding Autism for Dummies

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Some autistic people will need very little or no support in their everyday lives while others may need high levels of care, such as 24-hour support in residential care. You might meet lifelong friends and become an important part of someone else’s social support network. You might find that techniques such as mindfulness meditation and deep breathing help you manage anxiety symptoms.

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The actions we commit to will lay the foundations for what we aim to achieve over the course of the next 5 years. We also want to build on our success in increasing the representation of disabled people, including autistic people, in apprenticeships – ensuring that disabled people not only access apprenticeships, but go on to succeed in their apprenticeship. In addition, we know that wider pressures on the labour market may make it even harder for autistic people to get into and stay in work.This is the first of the last two books I recommended—both of which are written by people on the spectrum.

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We are clear that in some areas work will only begin after the first year (2021 to 2022), and in many there will need to be additional actions in the subsequent years of the strategy to fully realise our vision. Even if you weren’t diagnosed as a child, you may notice the symptoms of high-functioning autism in later life. We will be putting forward proposals to improve the system in the SEND review, which we will publish as soon as possible. Although treatment is often recommended for children with ASD, adults with ASD may also find certain types of treatment to be beneficial.We will set measures of success for each of the priority areas in the strategy to make sure we can effectively monitor progress in year one and beyond, being clear about what we expect to achieve by 2026. No matter how you feel after a diagnosis, keep in mind that, just like everyone else, you have unique strengths and weaknesses. In many ways, people with autism enhance our lives and help us to be better people, by reflecting on how we support and understand people who are different in the way they behave and the way they speak. Let’s move away from this tendency to pathologize both the experience of autism as well as the behaviour of people with autism. However, there is still more to do as 31% of employers surveyed said autistic employees would require too much support, and many reported needing more advice on how to support people.