Neurodiverse Self Advocacy mentoring into employment pilot project

我们为自闭症成年人开设了一个自我宣传信息网站和论坛，我们计划在那里开展一个就业指导项目，包括一个论坛支持小组和由自闭症患者提供的在线支持就业课程，通过这种方式，建立一个自闭症自我辩护和同伴对建立朋辈支援网络，协助自闭症成年人克服就业上的困难。我们会训练自闭症成年人，以辅导其他自闭症成年人，自闭症患者的失业率是所有残疾群体中最高的，几十年来一直徘徊在77%，自闭症患者是在危机中最先失去工作的人，也是最后一个重新获得工作的人。估计有23万人希望工作，其中58%的人希望得到一些帮助，但没有得到任何帮助。自闭症患者在当前的危机中特别脆弱，因为他们的日常生活被打乱，他们在不确定性和强制隔离中遭受高度焦虑，这切断了他们所依赖的少数社会联系，关闭了支持服务，并将他们与家人隔离开来。他们将努力寻求和找到帮助，可能会在没有支持的情况下达到危机点。重点是那些没有资格获得现有支持的所谓“低层次需求”的人，无法获得帮助，患有严重的心理健康问题（70%），自杀（66%），经济困难（45%），预期寿命缩短16年，自杀是早逝的主要原因，通过利用自闭症患者的技能和能量，他们愿意指导他人，特别是在当前危机中作为一种保障和支持。国家审计署发现了对高功能人群的支持存在缺口，并估计，如果只有4%的人得到帮助，有针对性的支持将达到收支平衡，并节省数百万美元，而就业支持费用为每个就业安置4，680英镑。我们将为1600英镑做这件事。研究表明，幸福围绕着积极的自闭症身份，就业和社会支持的看法。就业是所有这些问题的关键。我们的计划是在COVID-19期间不让自闭症患者落后。该项目改变了导师和学员的生活，它建立了自闭症社区的能力，减轻了残疾的不利因素，并解决了社会排斥问题。我们拥有强大的团队。我们正在与领先的自闭症研究人员和专业人士合作。我们将把该项目延长3个月，以测试我们向客户提供的服务，并将我们新推出的试点服务商业化，面向公共部门、私营部门和自闭症患者。

We run an self advocacy information site and forum for autistic adults where we plan a mentoring into employment project including a forum support group and online supported employment course delivered by autistic people, this way building an autistic self-advocacy and peer-to-peer support network helping autistic adults overcome the disadvantages in employment.We will train autistic adults to mentor other autistic adults to find their way into employment.Autistic unemployment is the highest of all disability groups stagnating at 77% for decades, autistics are the first to lose and the last to regain employment in a crisis. Estimated 230000 want to work, 58% among them want some help but don't get any.Autistic people are particularly vulnerable in the current crisis as their routine is disrupted, they suffer from heightened anxiety amid uncertainty and imposed isolation, which cut the few social connections they rely on, closed support services and isolated them from family members. They would struggle to seek and find help, may reach crisis point without support.Focus is on people with so called 'lower level needs' ineligible for existing support, unable to access help and suffering from crippling mental health problems(70%), suicidality(66%), financial hardship(45%), 16 years shorter life expectancy, suicide being the lead cause of early death, by harnessing skills and energies of autistic people who are ready to mentor others, in particular as a safeguard and support amid the current crisis.The National Audit Office identified a gap in support for higher functioning people and estimated that targeted support will become breakeven if just 4% were helped and result in millions of savings beyond that, while employment support costs £4,680 per job placement. We will do it for £1600.Research shows that wellbeing centres around positive autism identity, employment and perception of social support. Employment holds the key to all of these. Our programme is not leaving autistic people behind amid COVID19.The project is life changing for both mentors and mentees , it builds capacity of the autistic community, relieves the disadvantage of disability and tackles social exclusion.We have a strong team. We are working with leading autism researchers and professionals. We will extend the project by 3 months to test our service offering with customers and launch the commercialisation of our newly piloted service to the public sector, the private sector and autistic people.