§ Baroness Uddinasked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to help provide job opportunities for people with autism.[HL112]
§ Baroness Hollis of HeighamWe are committed to improving employment opportunities for all disabled people, both through the help available from Jobcentre Plus and by extending basic rights through the Disability Discrimination Act.
Disability employment advisers within Jobcentre Plus provide support to disabled people facing complex barriers to work and help employers develop good recruitment policies. They can offer help to disabled people with finding work and can refer them, where appropriate, to occupational health assessments, training and the full range of Jobcentre Plus disability programmes.
50WAWe have no plans at present to introduce an autism specific programme. However, we recognise that the employment needs of people with disabilities vary and we have been working with the National Autistic Society to improve our understanding of how best to help people with autism find and keep jobs.