# autism
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0:00The canary in the coal mine: autistic employees as early warning systemAl Elliott: Today, the 2nd of April, 2026, is World Autism Awareness Day. Around 1 in 70 of your employees is autistic, and there's a very strong chance you wouldn't actually know because many have spent years learning hEP 289 · 2 Apr 2026·interview· 0:00–1:536:10What people get wrong about autism: stereotypes and the empathy mythLeanne Elliott: And when people hear the word autism, what do they usually get wrong? Laura Dean: I think one of the biggest ones is sort of defaulting to those stereotypes of, um, you know, a greasy-haired boy in a, in EP 289 · 2 Apr 2026·interview· 6:10–9:069:24Why autistic graduates struggle entering the workplaceLaura Dean: Absolutely. My doctoral work looked at how graduates enter the workplace, how autistic graduates, you know, struggle with that entry into the graduate workplace. It was very interesting looking at statistics EP 289 · 2 Apr 2026·interview· 9:24–12:3312:41Are diagnosis rates actually rising? The six-year NHS backlogLeanne Elliott: We are hearing a lot more of people being diagnosed with autism and rates rising quite quickly. Is that accurate, or are we hearing of people self-diagnosing or inaccurately being diagnosed? What's happenEP 289 · 2 Apr 2026·interview· 12:41–21:1721:17Why women and girls are missed and the genetics of neurodiversityLaura Dean: So for some people, it's a valuable thing. It's something that sort of answers some questions that they've had about themselves or helps them feel more positive about themselves. But for other people that areEP 289 · 2 Apr 2026·interview· 21:17–22:5124:19Why the 'spectrum' model is outdated and the problem with the 'superpower' narrativeLeanne Elliott: We often hear, and I think most people listening would have, would be familiar with the idea that autism is part of a spectrum. Can you explain to us what, what that means briefly? And also, I have seen sEP 289 · 2 Apr 2026·interview· 24:19–28:460:02Waitrose axes autistic volunteer after pay requestAl Elliott: Coming up this week in work Leanne Elliott: Waitrose came under fire this week for axing an autistic volunteer after his family asked if he could be paid for some of his work. He'd stacked shelves for 4 yearsEP 244 · 28 Oct 2025·news roundup· 0:02–9:32
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