Supporting the Mental Health and Well-Being of Autistic and Other Neurodivergent Employees in the Work Environment

Bury, Simon M.; Spoor, Jennifer R.; Hayward, Susan; Hedley, Darren

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“…Further, participants in this study recognised the experience of jobseeker stress as negatively impacting employability; thus, employment assistance could include appropriate access to or inclusion of mental health support both while looking for and during employment. The importance of access to mental health services for autistic people has been previously recognised (Bury et al, 2022 ; Hayward et al, 2020 ).…”

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The Efficacy of Disability Employment Service (DES) Providers Working with Autistic Clients

Hayward

Flower

Denney

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J Autism Dev Disord

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The efficacy of the Australian Disability Employment Services (DES) for autistic jobseekers has not been examined and is currently undergoing Government reform. To help inform the new DES strategy, we sought the views of: 24 autistic individuals; seven family members of autistic individuals, and; 46 DES employees. Data were collected using surveys and interviews. Data were analysed using Mann Whitney tests plus deductive thematic analysis based on Nicholas and colleagues’ ecosystems model. Participants highlighted a need to adapt existing policies to enhance flexibility of the DES model. There was participant consensus that DES staff require specific education and training to meet the needs of autistic people. Suggestions to inform the new model of DES for autistic people are made.

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The Efficacy of Disability Employment Service (DES) Providers Working with Autistic Clients

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Flower

Denney

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J Autism Dev Disord

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“…self-esteem, generalised self-efficacy, locus of control, and emotional stability (Judge & Bono, 2001 ), sense of mastery (Hobfoll et al, 2003 ) or possibly cognitive abilities (Kulikowski, 2020 ). Recently, by reviewing the literature on resources, Lee et al, ( 2020 ) identified 43 types of personal resources and split them into four subcategories: cognitive personal resources, e.g. knowledge; psychological personal resources e.g.…”

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“…Previously JD-R model was used as an inspiration by Bury et al ( 2022 ) to put forward the Job Demands-Resources for Autism model aiming to understand the relationships between workplace and mental health of autistic employees e.g. co-occurring psychiatric conditions in autism as anxiety, depression and sleep disorders.…”

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“…Here we focused exclusively on occupational burnout among autistic employees, which is not classified as a medical condition ( https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2019-burn-out-an-occupational-phenomenon-international-classification-of-diseases ) and we use JD-R not only to call for adaptation and support of autistic employees (which are important) but also we use JD-R to show possible neuroatypical strength in comparison to the neurotypical workforce. Moreover, Hayward et al ( 2020 ), based on the JD-R theory to better understand autistic social demands and relational resources via qualitative thematic analysis, proved that different facets of social relationships were described as occupational demands by employees with autism compared to neurotypical individuals. Moreover, these demands appear to have a greater impact on the well-being of neurodivergent individuals (Tomczak, 2022 ).…”

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“…Furthermore, some articles identified barriers to employment (Mai, 2019 ), examined the professional experiences of adults with autism (Coleman & Adams, 2018 ), the use of vocational rehabilitation services (Nye-Lengerman, 2017 ), social support (Krieger et al, 2012 ), discussed the perspectives of key stakeholders on employment of individuals with autism (Black et al, 2019 ), or shared recommendations for employees, employers, policymakers, or employment-related services (Solomon, 2020 ). Despite this, the academic literature constantly lacks practical and contextualized advice for all stakeholders, both for employees with neurodivergent conditions and for their employers, and the science-practitioner gap is growing (Doyle & McDowall, 2021 ).…”

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Toward an understanding of occupational burnout among employees with autism – the Job Demands-Resources theory perspective

Tomczak

Kulikowski

2023

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This article aims to gain insight into the phenomenon of occupational burnout among employees with autism based on the theoretical framework of the Job Demands-Resources theory and the literature on employees with autism in the workplace. Firstly, we argue that although the resources and demands of the neurotypical and neurodivergent employees might be different, the theoretical mechanism of occupational burnout formation remains similar among the neurotypical and neurodivergent employees, leading to the similar burnout experience. Next, we distinguish key demands that might drain neurodiverse employees’ energy, and spark burnout, and propose a set of resources that might foster their achievement of work goals and mitigate demanding working conditions. We emphasise that the nature of job demands/resources that may cause burnout is not universal but might depend on how employees evaluate them, thus neurotypical and neurodiverse workers who evaluate the same work characteristics differently might complement each other, increasing organisational diversity without losing productivity. Our conceptual elaboration contributes to the theory and practice of healthier workplaces by providing tools and inspiration to managers, policymakers, and all stakeholders interested in creating a diverse and productive workplace. Moreover, our work might spark a much needed debate on occupational burnout among employees with autism and encourage conducting further empirical studies.

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2022

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Supporting the Mental Health and Well-Being of Autistic and Other Neurodivergent Employees in the Work Environment

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Toward an understanding of occupational burnout among employees with autism – the Job Demands-Resources theory perspective

Neurodiversity in the Anglophone Caribbean

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