Episode description
Every autistic person is different, with their own strengths and challenges. We shouldn’t be asking what jobs are suitable for them. Rather: How can we make this specific job suitable for this autistic person? The result is a thriving employee with unique abilities. On Big Ideas, we’ll debunk myths like that autistic people don’t recognise emotion or don’t have social skills. You can see how wrong this perception is in the ABC TV series The Assembly.
The Assembly on ABC iview
Speakers
Diana TanMacquarie University Autism and Education Researcher
Kate HalpinNeurodiversity Consultant and advocate with lived experience. Kate is the Director of Employ for Ability
Bill Shorten Minister for the NDIS
Mel MacLeanHelium Pictures; Executive Producer of the ABC TV series The Assembly
Leigh Sales (host)Walkley award-winning journalist and broadcaster