Thomas attended his first appointment with Autism Plus in January this year. He was unemployed, struggling with anxiety and unsure how to manage his neuro-diverse condition.

Matthew is an extremely passionate young man, with a vivid interest in the rail industry. We are delighted to have been able to support him into this voluntary position and look forward to supporting him to continue his journey towards employment 

Joshua’s journey with the Youth Hub has been one of determination and growth despite facing multiple challenges due to his neurodiversity and health conditions. With a strong desire to work as an IT assistant, Joshua demonstrated excellent IT qualifications and a strong work ethic, but lacked the required mathematics qualification for the role.

Emilie’s journey with Autism Plus Employment Services has been one of transformation and growth. Living at home with her parents, she longed to create her own private space by redecorating her bedroom. However, she lacked the knowledge of budgeting and planning required to turn her vision into reality. Additionally, Emilie faced challenges in leaving her home regularly and struggled with forward planning.

Dylan faced significant mental health challenges amid custody battles and sole parenting responsibilities. Despite prior experience as a lab technician at Specsavers, Dylan sought a career path aligning with his interests in technology and science. However, childcare commitments and low confidence hindered his pursuit of employment opportunities.

Daniel, a young man on the autism spectrum, sought support from Autism Plus to navigate the challenges of understanding and embracing his autism diagnosis. Despite his enthusiasm for cars, Formula 1, music, and travel, Daniel struggled with confidence and envisioning a future in the workforce.

Ben, a college graduate in Creative Media, faced challenges transitioning to the workforce due to anxiety and burnout. Despite independent travel skills, he struggled with interactions and found solace in technology and digital artwork. Supported by his mother, Ben sought employment opportunities aligned with his passions but lacked confidence and direction.

Michael, a participant in our RISE programme, initially faced challenges engaging with external services like the jobcentre. His confidence was low, exacerbated by difficulties in travelling independently due to reliance on family members.

In Partnership with the Sheffield City Council Deaf/Hearing and Vision Support Services, we hosted a Hidden Disability Job Fair in Sheffield.

Covid saw Robert loose his employment and confidence too, with the support of our team we helped Robert overcome his barriers and move back into paid employment.

Juggling his own mental health whilst looking after his son was challenging for Alex, but with our support he secured paid employment and was able to move forward with his life.

From a small remote village in North Yorkshire Adam was losing hope in his job search, our team supported him to secure his dream role in marketing through our Rise programme.

Charlotte was supported to find a paid role after qualifying with a degree in broadcasting and journalism through our Rise programme.

Adam progressed from full dependence on mum to volunteering in Autism Plus chocolate shop and Cafe independently through accessing our Rise Programme.

Dylan has been accessing our SEND Youth Hub Programme to help build his confidence about entering the world of work.

Nathan accessed our Multiply project to help him develop financial confidence as he took his first steps on his journey towards work. Nathan embraced the support from the Multiply project and was unaware of the support available for him prior to finding our about our project.

We provided training, strategies and guidance to help the business become a disability confident employer, and to help put in place practical supports that are neurodiverse friendly, increasing accessibility for all.

When Joe came to our service he was off work on long term sick and had lost a lot of confidence, and struggling to see a way back.

Our team supported Kit to look at barriers to employment, this included looking at reasonable adjustments and application forms. We looked at traits of ADHD and identified the ones that Kit identified with and how these might present in a workplace.

Jordan successfully gained a part time role working for Heron Frozen Foods. We are continuing Jordan’s support through Access to Work and Jordan feels this has been beneficial.