Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello,
I am looking for some advice and hoping you can help! I work in a company with people who have lived experience of a learning disability, many are autistic. Some colleagues have been struggling recently to deal with other colleagues whose behaviours are different to their own. I was wondering if there was any training/guidance on how they can help and understand other people, when they find it hard to process certain behaviours themselves?
Sorry - that probably all sounds very confusing but hopefully you know what I am trying to say!?
Hi NAS93143, It sounds like a good resource for you to look at might be the 'Employing Autistic People' guide for employers which you can find here - https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/employment/employing-autistic-people/employers - which has information and advice on how best to support people on the autism spectrum as an employer, and links to other related NAS resources like the Autism At Work programme and the 'Understanding Autism in the Workplace' courses NAS runs. Hope this is of some help, Ross - mod