Despite having many abilities and skills, autistic people often struggle to find and maintain employment. There is a myth that autistic people in work are most likely to be working with computers. We’re challenging this misperception by inviting a panel of speakers from a range of work backgrounds to talk about how being autistic has affected their employment (or in one case self-employment). Our speakers are doctor Mary Doherty, Cos Michael who worked as a producer at the BBC and a Project Manager at the National Autistic Society, science teacher Fergus Murray and silhouette artist Charles Burns. The panel will speak for about 40 minutes followed by a Q & A to the panellists for 20 minutes. There is a bonus option to join a breakout room with other participants for 20 minutes after the session.

Please join us for what promises to be a fascinating series of talks and Q&A session!

This is one of an occasional series of autism-related talks offered by AutAngel, a Community Interest Company run by and for autistic adults. We rely on the generosity of your contributions to provide these talks, and we want them to be available to all so the tickets are by donation.

It's important to us to be able to welcome people regardless of financial means; however we have significant running costs, so we ask that if, if you are able to, you donate a minimum of £5.00.

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Our panel

Charles Burns is a silhouette artist who was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at 40. You can read more about Charles's work, and see examples on his website.

Mary Doherty is an autistic anaesthetist, researcher and founder of Autistic Doctors International.

Cos Michael is a regular host of our online talks and events. Having worked for the BBC and NAS previously, Cos now works as a speaker, trainer and consultant on autism and ageing.

Fergus Murray is a science teacher, who is also committee chair of Amase (Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh).