Back This article introduces you to the process of designing your own personal career plan. It gives you some hands-on tools and techniques to support you in your thinking and planning.
Full articleInformation and Advice
Tips and background information to help you navigate the transition to employment.
What good support practice looks like
In both university and employment settings, you may find that you need additional support or adjustments to avoid putting yourself at a disadvantage compared to non-disabled or non-autistic people. This article focuses on good examples of support, based on findings from the IMAGE Project.
Full articleHow to ask for support and reasonable adjustments
In the workplace, you may find that you need additional support or adjustments to avoid putting yourself at a disadvantage compared to non-disabled or non-autistic people. This article focuses on how to ask for support and reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process and when you start a new job.
Full articleHow to identify your strengths and skills
This article introduces you to the advantages of understanding your strengths and skills and gives some practical tips on how to identify them.
Full articleHow to write a job application
This article introduces you to the steps preparing you to write a job application and gives you practical tips for creating a strong application.
Full articleHow to prepare for an interview
This article introduces you to the steps required to be fully prepared for an interview and gives you practical tips to support you to perform your best during the interview.
Full articleHow to deal with or avoid conflict
This article introduces some ideas about ways in which you can avoid conflict, or deal with it when it takes place. It will talk about what kinds of things might generate conflict, as well as the kinds of conflicts that exist. This article was partially adapted from Leeds Beckett University resources.
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How to manage stress or anxiety
Coping with stress or anxiety, especially at work, is important in order to maintain a healthy balance of wellbeing. Here is more information about managing stressful or anxiety-provoking situations.
Full articleHealthy living
This article focuses on the importance of healthy habits for wellbeing. The article provides useful tips and information regarding physical wellbeing, diet, responsible alcohol use, exercise and sleep.
Full articleHow to plan and manage your workload effectively
Whether at university or in a job, you will need to effectively manage your workload and stay on top of the tasks you have been assigned. This article focuses on how to plan and manage your workload effectively, which in turn helps with reducing stress and anxiety and increasing your productivity and sense of fulfilment.
Full article“Disclosing” your autism to your employer
Telling people at work about your autism is also known as ‘declaring a disability’ or ‘disclosing’. Here is more information about why this is important.
Full articleHow to talk about your autism at work
Telling people at work about your autism and how it impacts on you is important – this is beyond the official “employer disclosure” talked about in another toolkit article. It is more about helping you to talk to others in general about autism, and how it impacts on you.
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