The barriers are quite huge. The government is to blame. A person could be neuro - diverse(dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADD)).Organnisations offering support do not acknowledge neuro-diversity, dyspraxia is the other alternative condition. Outside London the support and services are patchy, there are fewer opportunities for employment which is more likely to be agency run. The time and travel  from the Home Counties makes travelling to London a nightmare unless the pay is high.

Organisation tend to place people in jobs beneath their qualifications. Having a degree is a problem because graduate jobs are fiercely competitive, there are few openings outside London, they are over-qualified for many graduate jobs such as cleaning, packing and retail work. Call centre work is not suitable for most people with AS. Administration could be a problem for someone with dyspraxia. The job centre and  organisations such as RBLI, A4E, Remploy, Shaw-trust will generally not help graduates, the benefit disability living allowance discriminates against people who are very high functioning, it is designed for people with physical disabilities. What does a graduates with an ASD do as a job , who lives outside London ?

Most people with an ASD need support workers. Ethnic minorities with an ASD face a double hurdle to beat !!!