Autistics at Work

PDF, Sonia Boué, BOM, 2023

Autistics at Work takes a psychosocial approach to inequality and the impact of neurotypical norms on autistic people’s experiences at work. A concern for emotional wellbeing informs the practical information on offer for those working in the creative sector, and beyond.

“As autistic people we have two jobs: trying to earn a living and surviving in a neurotypical world. We are socialised to conform to neurotypical expectations. I call this neurotypicalism. In a neurotypically oriented society, we can be misdirected and lack access to basic information about how to live and work as autistic people. I’ve found that we often miss out on foundational learning and the opportunity to develop confidence and autistic know-how.

Autistics at Work seeks to provide access to such foundational knowledge and thinking. Therefore, the context of our workplaces is not the subject of this book; rather, it is the lived experience of being autistic at work.”