A review attempting to identify and tackle the barriers autistic people face at work is being launched by the government, in an attempt to push companies to “reap the benefits of a neurodiverse workforce”.
Robert Buckland, the former justice secretary who is father to an autistic adult, has been asked by the Department for Work and Pensions to lead the review designed to suggest how ministers could support employers attempting to recruit and retain autistic people. Autistic people currently have a very low rate of employment, with fewer than three in 10 in work. That compares with around half of all disabled people and 80% of non-disabled people.
