Transition from university into employment is a huge step towards the next phase in students’ life. Many graduates make the transition with ease but for some it can be challenging. Minja Lahdelma examined the support structures of this transition phase from autistic graduate’s perspective in her master thesis. Previous research shows that the number of…
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Day 6: Training material for career advisors
Our project aims to give professionals the tools they need to succeed in supporting autistic students and graduates. Today we want to share a glimpse of our training material for career advisors. How the training material came to be As we interviewed students and graduates for the IMAGE Project, it soon became clear that some…
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Day 3: Autism-friendly careers advice – small changes, big impact
During Autism Awareness Week we want to give you a sample of the materials produced in the IMAGE project. Our third Good Practice Guide is designed for careers advisors. It gives you a basic background in autism and lots of tips and techniques to support autistic career-starters. Employment of autistic graduates Autistic students and graduates—like…
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Day 2: Three things you can do today if you want to employ autistic employees
In the course of the Autism Awareness Week, we want to give you a sneak peek of Good Practice Guide for Employers. It is designed for employers who want to employ and include autistic workers in their organization and gain some insight and awareness of autism. Introduction to Good Practice Guide for Employers There are…
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Day 1: Academics at the heart of employment support
This week we are giving you a sneak peek into our research-based materials that are designed to support autistic graduates to gain employment. We begin the week by introducing our Good Practice Guide for Academics. Introduction to Good Practice Guide for Academics This Good Practices Guide has been written especially for academics, by academics with…
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World Autism Awareness Week is coming! – Are you ready?
In the IMAGE project we aim to support autistic university students to gain employment after graduation. Our focus has been on creating support material for skills development, self-advocacy and also gathering good support practice among universities and employers. During World Autism Awareness Week (29 March – 4 April) we want to give you a first…