no career change or development or coaching options for actual adults?

I think a lot of older people feel the same and not just those who are ND, as you've found there's no help, no real training and you can't get an apprenticeship because you're too old, whilst at the same time being told you've got to work for longer before you can claim a pension, have a well paid job so as you can not only pay more tax but to build up your pension pot and savings?

So many adults have to change career or are made redundant, some several times, and yet theres no help or understanding, it's wrong.

The issue is most schemes have a cut off point which is the age of 25 - even so, the schemes which exist tend to exploit younger people and don't address unemployment issues (I know from experience as I worked for a dodgy employer on the Kick-start Scheme before going full-time as a receptionist for a local council).

I think for older people, the job market is just as bad to navigate due to the reasons you stated: when older you are seen as too overqualified for most jobs as employers tend to feel threatened by your experience. Most employers don't even want to train either, just expect you to know everything as training resources cost £££. My former employer used to charge staff for employee expenses and would use this for their holidays (as they were often off every month). 

I suppose with the courses given by Job Centres it is the same BS of how to write a CV, how to interview, using STAR etc. Nothing new is taught and most of the time courses are delivered by 3rd parties who want to fill their weekly quota.

Don't forget that older people are seen as more expensive too, because of the warped way the minimum wage acts with lower pay for younger people, it disincentivises employers from giving jobs to older people.

We desperately need proper adult education in this country, there are so few ways to build your skill base, or build a totally new one. I remember when you could do courses in almost anything at colleges in the evening, everything from massage to maths. Now it seems there are only a few STEM courses available. There are still access courses, they can be a bit of a mine field too, some of them are general but many of them are trying to funnel people into social work, nursing and teaching, they don't really prepare you for moving into higher education. I know poeple always bang on about the OU, and for many it's been great, but for others of us, theres little of value to us.

Governments keep going on about creating high paid skilled jobs across the country, but where do people get the skills from if theres nowhere for them to learn?

Don't forget that older people are seen as more expensive too, because of the warped way the minimum wage acts with lower pay for younger people, it disincentivises employers from giving jobs to older people.

We desperately need proper adult education in this country, there are so few ways to build your skill base, or build a totally new one. I remember when you could do courses in almost anything at colleges in the evening, everything from massage to maths. Now it seems there are only a few STEM courses available. There are still access courses, they can be a bit of a mine field too, some of them are general but many of them are trying to funnel people into social work, nursing and teaching, they don't really prepare you for moving into higher education. I know poeple always bang on about the OU, and for many it's been great, but for others of us, theres little of value to us.

Governments keep going on about creating high paid skilled jobs across the country, but where do people get the skills from if theres nowhere for them to learn?

There are no high paid skilled jobs, even if they exist you only get them due to nepotism. Most jobs that come up on sites like Indeed are in industries with high turnover/low pay such as retail, care or warehousing. That and they can also be zero-hours with no consistency in work.

As for autism, most employers don't hire as they see us as liabilities most of the time. If you fail to adapt to a mostly NT setting and don't participate in cliquish games with these people, you don't fit their 'company culture'. Then again, I'd much rather quit a job instead of forcing myself to stay in a toxic environment. Of course, there are good workplaces that provide support but most if not nearly all have toxicity festering everywhere.