Help Your People Thrive and Succeed
Practical, Ongoing Support for Neurodivergent Employees
Our In-Work Support service provides tailored coaching and mentoring to help neurodivergent colleagues succeed in your workplace. We work with the employee and you as their employer to overcome challenges, build confidence, and strengthen workplace performance.
Why This Matters for Your Business
Neurodivergent employees can bring exceptional skills, creativity, attention to detail and dedication, but may experience barriers that affect confidence, communication or task management. With the right support in place, these challenges become opportunities for growth instead of obstacles.
In-Work Support helps you:
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Boost retention and reduce absence — support increases job satisfaction and reduces the risk of staff leaving.
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Improve productivity — practical strategies help employees manage workload, reduce anxiety and perform at their best.
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Strengthen manager capability — our team supports your managers so they can confidently lead and develop neurodivergent colleagues.
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Enhance workplace culture — accessible support shows your commitment to inclusion, wellbeing and employee success.
What We Do
We offer bespoke one-to-one workplace coaching and mentoring for neurodivergent employees, delivered either in person or online. Support is tailored to individual needs and includes:
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Regular coaching sessions — typically 1 to 5 hours per week.
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Practical strategies to manage everyday work challenges
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Guidance and catch-ups for you as the employer to build understanding, confidence and long-term success.
We help both new hires who need a smooth start and established employees who may be facing new workplace pressures or have recently disclosed a neurodivergent condition.
Proactive Investment as an Employer
In-Work Support is typically commissioned and funded by the employer as a proactive investment in performance, retention and staff wellbeing. In many cases, this support may be eligible for funding through the UK Government’s Access to Work programme, which can contribute towards or fully cover the cost of support for eligible employees.
Autism Plus can advise on eligibility and support you and your employee through the Access to Work application process, helping you explore funding options while ensuring support can begin promptly.
This approach allows employers to put the right support in place quickly, with the potential to recover costs through Access to Work funding, where appropriate.
How It Works
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Initial conversation — we discuss your team member’s needs and how support could help.
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Access to Work application support — we help you navigate the funding process.
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Tailored support — coaching begins and we work with managers to embed strategies that help your employee flourish.
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Ongoing guidance — regular check-ins ensure support continues to meet evolving needs.
“With Autism Plus support, I feel less anxious, more confident, and better able to manage workplace challenges. This has improved my performance and strengthened my working relationship with my manager.”
Get Started
Support is available for part-time, full-time, self-employed and apprentice colleagues.
Contact our team today for a free initial conversation about how In-Work Support can benefit your organisation and your team:
0114 384 0300
employmentsupport@autismplus.co.uk