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ALADDIN

Many people with AS will have great difficulty obtaining employment.

The situation for graduates with is worse, especially outside London. In addition people with aspergers have problems but graduates are over-qualified non - graduate jobs or their neuro - diverse profile makes them unsuitable.

Support from the government is tailored towards people with few qualifications.

In London, there are more companies, a better chance of understanding, better services.

There is no real support for adults with AS to obtain well paid long term career related jobs.

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  • Aladdin's last point about few jobs where a person can sit in isolation and work is crucial to the perceived benefit of getting a degree (though I think the process itself is beneficial for many people on the spectrum as a demonstration of ability that might otherwise be harder to prove).

    The boffin locked away in a little room has long gone. Nor is there such a thing now as an academic (whether lecturer or researcher) being able to work in isolation. It just doesn't happen. We need teamwork in order to bring together skills and disciplines at a level of specialism that one person can no longer accomplish.

    But teamwork is hard for people with AS.  Einstein, if he had been starting out as a graduate now, probably wouldn't have got a job, or any situation that would enable hiim to make his ideas known.

    Which is why I reiterate I think employment prospects for graduates on the spectrum is something NAS needs to address.

    Thanks ALADDIN for clarifying Prospects. I've not had an opportunity to explore whether it works, but my impression is it doesn't help graduates on the spectrum much.

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  • Aladdin's last point about few jobs where a person can sit in isolation and work is crucial to the perceived benefit of getting a degree (though I think the process itself is beneficial for many people on the spectrum as a demonstration of ability that might otherwise be harder to prove).

    The boffin locked away in a little room has long gone. Nor is there such a thing now as an academic (whether lecturer or researcher) being able to work in isolation. It just doesn't happen. We need teamwork in order to bring together skills and disciplines at a level of specialism that one person can no longer accomplish.

    But teamwork is hard for people with AS.  Einstein, if he had been starting out as a graduate now, probably wouldn't have got a job, or any situation that would enable hiim to make his ideas known.

    Which is why I reiterate I think employment prospects for graduates on the spectrum is something NAS needs to address.

    Thanks ALADDIN for clarifying Prospects. I've not had an opportunity to explore whether it works, but my impression is it doesn't help graduates on the spectrum much.

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