Autism

Elite Supported Employment Agency

Membership type: 
Full
Elite SEA

ELITE Supported Employment Agency Ltd is a voluntary organisation, which enables individuals with disabilities to access and maintain paid employment via a tested system of support and training. The Agency operates throughout the areas of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly, Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot, with a Head Office in Llantrisant.

Contact details
Phone: 
01443 226664
Region: 
Wales
Services offered: 
Welfare benefits advice, Training consultancy, Supported employment, Prevocational education, Permitted work, Job retention, In Work Support, Advice and guidance, Access to Work support service, intensive Job Coaching, Work experience and Work Choice
Customer group: 
Multiple disadvantage, Mental health, Long term health conditions, Learning disabilities, ESF, DfES, DWP, Charities, BASE, Events, Employer guidance, Vulnerable people, Visual impairment, Transitions, Sensory impairment, Physical disability, Inclusion, Hearing impairment, Disability, Autism, EUSE, WCLD, Supported Employment Associations, Shaw Trust, Local authorities and Jobcentre Plus

Dudley MBC

Membership type: 
Full
Employment Plus

Employment Plus supports people with a learning disability and or autism into paid employment.

If you are over 18 and live in Dudley we may be able to support you:
· to look for a job
· to achieve recognised qualifications
· to gain work experience
· once you are in paid employment

Job Coaches are available to support both the employee and employers to sustain paid employment.

Advice and support is also available for parents and carers.

For more information please contact the team on 01384 813305 or e-mail: employmentplus [at] dudley [dot] gov [dot] uk

Contact details
Phone: 
01384 813305
Region: 
Midlands
Services offered: 
Supported employment
Customer group: 
Learning disabilities and Autism

Autism research project seeks help

Goldsmiths College, University of London, is carrying out a large-scale study of people's experience of autism spectrum diagnosis in the UK. Their aim is to gather the most comprehensive range of experiences and opinions about diagnosis.

NICE guidelines on support for people with autism conditions

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence has published guidelines around support for people with autism. The guidelines cover the recognition, referral, diagnosis and management of adults on the autism spectrum and includes a large section on supported employment.

NICE guidelines on autism support

Publisher: 
NHS
Topics: 
Autism, Commissioning and Supported employment
Type: 
Guidance

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence has published guidelines around support for people with autism. The guidelines cover the recognition, referral, diagnosis and management of adults on the autism spectrum and includes a large section on supported employment.

It recommends psychosocial interventions focused on life skills
7.9.8.1 For adults with autism without a learning disability or with a mild learning disability, who are having difficulty obtaining or maintaining employment, consider an individual supported employment programme.

Local authority self-assessment of autism support published

Improving Health and Lives has published a "ratings atlas" of Local Authority self-assessment of services for people with autism in 2010/2011. The aim of the exercise was to establish a baseline position against which to monitor progress in the implementation of the autism strategy, Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives.

LA self-assessment of autism support

Publisher: 
Dept of Health
Topics: 
Supported employment and Autism
Type: 
Web link and Research

Improving Health and Lives has published a "ratings atlas" of Local Authority self-assessment of services for people with autism in 2010/2011. The aim of the exercise was to establish a baseline position against which to monitor progress in the implementation of the autism strategy, Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives.

The results cover a wide range of aspects of local authorities’ awareness of the position and problems of people with autism as well as the services they are providing to meet these. The Department’s Self Assessment template focused on seven intended outcomes:

MINT - City College Norwich

Membership type: 
Full
MINT

MINT is an entry level employment agency, based in Norwich, for young people, aged 16-25, who have a barrier that would prevent them progressing into sustainable paid employment, without support.

MINT offers job coaching to support the young people, through pre-employment training and post employment support, to ensure a smooth transition into work.

MINT uses TSI (Training In Systematic Instruction) to break tasks down into manageable steps so the young person can learn the job in the best way.

Within MINT we offer our young people the following:

Contact details
Phone: 
01603 773760
Region: 
South East
Services offered: 
Work experience, Supported employment, Project Search, intensive Job Coaching and In Work Support
Customer group: 
Visual impairment, Mental health, Learning disabilities, Hearing impairment and Autism

Telford and Wrekin Council

Membership type: 
Full
Employment & Education Advisory Support Team EEAST

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Contact details
Phone: 
01952 381503
Region: 
Midlands
Services offered: 
Work experience, Welfare benefits advice, Supported employment, Permitted work, Job retention, intensive Job Coaching, In Work Support and Advice and guidance
Customer group: 
Visual impairment, Sensory impairment, Physical disability, Mental health, Long term health conditions, Learning disabilities, Disability, Autism and Transitions

Survey reveals high levels of autism discrimination

In a new survey by The National Autistic Society, over a third of adults with autism (35%) say they have previously experienced bullying or discrimination at work, and 43% say they have left or lost a job because of their condition.

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