Are you looking to create a more inclusive work environment?
Do you want to strengthen your understanding of autism to ensure ethical practice?
Are you ready to build a workforce that feels a true sense of belonging?
Resources for Autism is a leading charity dedicated to providing practical and emotional support to autistic people of all ages, needs and those who love and care for them, as we have done since 1997. Our expertise and lived experience enables us to deliver impactful, actionable capacity-building training for organisations with autistic employees, clients, or other connections to autism.
We have a range of training options to enable you to:
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Increase your understanding of autism and neurodiversity, debunking myths and misconceptions
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Build your confidence in supporting and interacting with autistic people
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Consider and utilise autistic talents
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Empower neurodivergent team members to thrive with accessible environments and processes
Why source training on autism and neurodiversity?
Neurodiversity encompasses us all. Diverse ways of thinking and perceiving the world, with differences, challenges and strengths in many areas. Some people’s brains work a little differently to what is generally considered typical.
- Statistics show that up to 1 in 7 people in the UK are neurodivergent. This includes Autism, ADHD, Tourettes, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and more.
- More than 1 in 100 people in the UK are autistic. Autism is a part of everyday life for 2.8 million people if you also include family connections.
- Researchers estimate there are 750,000 adults in the UK who are autistic but have no formal diagnosis.
You are more than likely connected to an autistic person in some way, you just might not know it.
Despite the prevalence of autism, did you know that only around 22-29% of working age autistic people are in any form of employment. That is compared to 53.5% of people who have other disabilities and 81.6% of neurotypical and non-disabled people.*
*Autism is recognised as a disability under the Equality Act 2010 however, it is a personal choice whether autistic and neurodivergent people consider themselves to be, and refer to themselves as disabled/having a disability.
Autistic people may have challenges with sensory sensitivities, social communication and executive functioning but, can also have a wealth of associated strengths including attention to detail, pattern recognition, information recall, integrity, creativity and more. All of which can bring significant value to your team.
We all thrive in spaces designed to embrace and empower us.
We can help you develop a deeper insight into autism and neurodiversity and support you to refine your spaces and processes to be more neuro-inclusive.
Training Menu
See our standard training menu below, with different options to cater to different schedules and areas of need. In addition to sessions available to book instantly, we can tailor modules to your organisation following a consultation with our training team. Click image of training menu to expand and scroll between pages.
Beyond training, we also offer flexible consultancy to support you directly with processes, resource creation, reasonable adjustments, adapting your workplace and more.
Pricing starts from £400. Share your capacity-building needs with us using the enquiry form below, and our team will arrange an initial online consultation to explore how we can help you achieve them.
