Why can’t autistic people find work? A survey by neurodiverse employer Auticon has some answers

Employers should pay heed. So should a government that seems bent on sanctioning disabled people into work – a strategy doomed to failure, writes James Moore

Autistic people can struggle with traditional job interviews (Getty)

What’s the plan for getting more disabled people into the workplace? The government’s approach is predicated on bullying, and on reforming the welfare system to make life more difficult for them.

Little enough attention is being paid to employers and recruiters, who frequently discriminate and throw up barriers even in the midst of the profound labour shortages that are holding back the UK economy.

The scale of the problem with employers is revealed in polling conducted by Auticon – an IT consultant, social enterprise, and majority neurodiverse employer – which focuses on the experience of autistic people in the workplace.