Employers across all industries are beginning to understand the value of an autistic employee to their workplace for their skills and qualities, as well as improvements to workplace culture and profitability. This course highlights common strengths, qualities and abilities of autistic employees, and some common challenges for employers, management, and other staff members. It will assist autistic employees, their employers, and managers to embrace both strengths and challenges. We also provide strategies to create an inclusive work culture that accommodates the challenges. 

Modules

Module 1: Understand the strengths and challenges of autism, how to recognise these at work, and how to assess these using six (6) tools.

Module 2: Learn the links between stress, autism and sensory processing, and master the strategies and tools to support your autistic employee with both environmental accommodations and new skills.

Module 3: Understand the learning profile and thinking style of your autistic employee/s to maximise their creativity, productivity and work satisfaction, and minimise interpersonal conflict and misunderstandings.

Module 4: Learn tools to encourage and maintain an inclusive workplace, address the double-empathy problem, repair interpersonal breakdowns at work and to create a thriving and productive workplace culture.

Pre-Reading

Participants will be assisted by reading our book before the course, but this is not essential.

Garnett, M.S. & Attwood, T. (2021). Autism Working: A Seven-Stage Plan to Thriving at Work. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.