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Tag Archives: employment

  • 12.04.16

    Moving from childhood to adulthood as an autistic person

    As I moved from childhood services to adulthood I became very afraid.  Why? I was afraid of failing as an adult. I did not feel ready. All my anxiety got worse. I thought I would not keep on making progress....

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  • 09.02.16

    Autism and employment by Alex Lowery

    I wrote an article for the second booklet of ‘Autism in the workplace’ by Jonathan Andrews. Jonathan has given me permission to share the article on my own blog. It’s about my experiences of employment. The first time I ever...

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  • 29.12.15

    Alex Lowery’s business cards

    Yesterday, I was tidying up my bedroom and came across the very first business cards I ever owned back in 2012. In the image below, you can see the business card from 2012 as well as my current business card....

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  • 01.09.15

    Autism and the Workplace: Specialist Skills and Wider Talents by Jonathan Andrews

    Today we have a guest article by Jonathan Andrews. Jonathan is 21-years old and was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), a lesser-known type of autism at the age of 9. He is also a Youth Patron at...

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  • 20.03.15

    Alex gets his wish

    If anyone has heard of Autism Wishes then you may know that they are a charity who provide wishes for people on the Spectrum. My wish was to have an Autism into Employment Conference. I wanted this because I am upset that only 15%...

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  • 19.12.13

    7 things to be done to improve the lives of those who have autism

    In a previous post I talked about the way autism was misunderstood 30 years ago and how things have improved. Yet there is still a long way to go. Here are 7 things that can be improved. 1. Individuals with autism...

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  • 06.09.13

    10 things about autism and me

    Alex wrote this article for Flintshire Disability Forum magazine. he was asked to write something for those who had missed his speech back in July.     1. Autism is a lifelong condition, so it never goes away and it’s...

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  • 17.08.13

    10 things that make it hard for someone with autism to get employment

    For a long time I was worried that I wouldn’t have a job when I got older. This was because of all the difficulties I face. It is common for those who have autism to not have a job. According...

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Organisations Alex has worked with

  • Autism Cymru
  • Chester University
  • Glyndwr University
  • National Autistic Society
  • St John's Ambulance
  • Welsh Government

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