ArticleAutism in adulthood2025
"I've Absolutely Reached Rock Bottom and Have No Energy": The Lived Experience of Unemployed and Underemployed Autistic Adults.
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- Employment and Career Development Among Autistic Adults: Self and Caregiver Perceptions.Autism in adulthood · 2026Article
- As warm as competent, really? On the importance of stereotype facets in the context of autism.The British journal of social psychology · 2026Article
- 'Am I gonna regret this?': The experiences of diagnostic disclosure in autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
- Neurodivergence, intersectionality, and eating disorders: a lived experience-led narrative review.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: Autistic adults are underrepresented in the employment market, and those in work are commonly underemployed. Our study aimed to gain an understanding of autistic adults' experiences of unemployment and underemployment. Methods: Eight autistic adults who self-identified as currently unemployed or underemployed who were actively seeking to change their employment status participated in semi-structured interviews, analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results: Four group experiential themes were identified: Conclusion: Putting resource into understanding, acknowledging, and addressing processes within and around employment should be priorities for policy makers if they are serious about improving support to help autistic people find and stay in work. Community Brief:
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