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Check it out The Autism Workplace Adjustment Checklist is a practical, easy-to-follow guide designed to support both autistic individuals and workplace leaders in identifying and implementing adjustments that can make a big difference. More

Wrong kind of minds Just three in 10 working age autistic people are in work, and charities say the use of personality tests for entry-level roles could be discriminatory. More

Playing his part Autistic actor, Max Fairley plays Marty in the new Unforgotten series. Playing the character comes with a "shared understanding" about "what it feels like to be lonely, to be misunderstood what it feels like to be craving that sense of finding your people and the place where you belong”. More

You’re barred A Berkshire community pharmacist who allegedly told a patient her child would “grow out of” autism and that the condition is frequently caused by the MMR vaccine has been suspended for four months by the General Pharmaceutical Council’s fitness to practise committee. More

Masking A former Belfast minister who was diagnosed with autism in his late 50s said he spent many years "masking" his condition. "I learned that meeting people was quite difficult, and saying the first words, saying 'hello', I found quite hard," he recalled. "So I learnt then by watching my friend, who was extremely confident.” More

Smashing stigma A mum from South Devon is spearheading a new tennis programme to help autistic children access tennis. More

App helps The mother of an autistic boy has created an app that aims to take the stress out of everyday activities. Rachael Malthouse came up with the idea as she struggled to get her son James ready for school in the mornings. More

Record straightened In light of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s U.S. Senate confirmation hearings The Transmitter has rounded up past coverage of the false association between vaccines and autism. More

Off target Scrapping vital NHS targets for people with a learning disability “is a dangerous step backwards and could have serious consequences”, a leading charity has warned. More​

Channeling autism Until a chance conversation during lockdown, Neil Laurenson never thought he could be autistic. The woman from a mental health helpline asked if he had considered the possibility, and "within a minute or two changed my life”. Neil is now creating  a YouTube channel to help others. More

Learning curveball Chelsea's Marc Cucurella came up with a "nobody teaches you" warning while opening up on the challenges of his autistic son. More
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They’re hiring People with with learning disabilities and autistic people will be able to apply for supported internships at Siemens Mobility. The technology company , working with the Heart of Yorkshire education group, East Riding Council, and DFN Project SEARCH, is providing supported work opportunities for young adults between the ages of 18 – 24. More

Comic interest "Kick-starting a wider conversation about comics and autism”. That’s the claim made for a new research project at the University of Cambridge. More