Autistics at Work

Autistics at Work

by Sandra Thom-Jones
Publication Date: 17/09/2025

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Sandra Thom-Jones has tried all kinds of work—selling flowers, tending bar, office work, university leadership. Along the way she has made some mistakes, had some successes, and learnt a lot about the barriers and facilitators for autistic people building a career in a predominantly neurotypical work environment.


Thom-Jones shares her personal experiences and reflections as well as those of her colleagues, providing insights into the challenges and benefits of both being and working with an autistic employee, co-worker and employer. Autistics at Work is also informed by two decades of study into the autistic experience, and covers all aspects of the employment journey, from entering the workforce to senior leadership.


Autistics at Work is essential reading for autistic individuals who are in, or considering entering, the workforce. It is also an invaluable resource for managers, colleagues, employers and employment professionals. This accessible guide includes tools and activities, and each chapter concludes with practical advice for autistic employees and their non-autistic colleagues and employers.


We shouldn’t be asking what jobs are suitable for autistic people, but how can we make this job suitable for this autistic person?

ISBN:
9780522881479
9780522881479
Category:
Autism & Asperger‰Ûªs Syndrome
Publication Date:
17-09-2025
Language:
English
Publisher:
Melbourne University Publishing
Sandra Thom-Jones

Professor Sandra Jones is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engagement) at Australian Catholic University. She provides leadership, advice and support for ACU's community engagement strategy, including strategic frameworks that implement the new measurement of research engagement and impact.

She has undertaken numerous research projects-- in partnership with the autistic community on the experiences of autistic people and the knowledge and attitudes towards autism in the community; including research that won the Autism CRC's 2019 award for research translation. Her research includes a 12-month reflection study on the experiences of more than thirty autistic academics from around the world.

In 2018 she established ACU's Autism Inclusion Program, which aims to improve the attraction, retention and positive outcomes of autistic people in higher education. She is a passionate advocate for the inclusion of autistic people in all aspects of society.

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