{"id":1704,"date":"2026-01-21T16:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:55:17","slug":"still-carrying-so-much-from-autism-across-the-lifespan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/still-carrying-so-much-from-autism-across-the-lifespan\/","title":{"rendered":"Still carrying so much from Autism Across the Lifespan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Awareness, Support & Sustainable Futures event hosted by\u00a0TR Autism\u00a0Behavioral\u00a0Centre<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0last Saturday 17 January\u00a0\ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf08\u00a0
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What stood out most\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0just the information shared, but the honesty of the conversations. Especially the dialogue with\u00a0Peggy Lam<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Ivy Philip<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Dianne Geoffrey<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on preparing neurodivergent individuals for employment and life.\u00a0
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\ud83d\udde3\u00a0Communication is the #1 skill for self-advocacy. The second is flexibility; the ability to adapt and navigate change.\u00a0
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\ud83d\udcbc\u00a0What do employers see?\u00a0
There is a wide spectrum of abilities. For those with lower support needs, KPIs and value to the company still matter but success\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0just about meeting targets. Social adaptability is equally important.\u00a0
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\ud83e\udd1d\u00a0Employment at every capacity matters.\u00a0
There are roles that meet both employer expectations and what candidates can meaningfully do.\u00a0
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\ud83d\udc99\u00a0Loyalty and honesty are strengths that stand out. These qualities employers often overlook but deeply value.\u00a0
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\ud83e\udde0\u00a0As Peggy shared, skills are not the issue because many individuals are incredibly smart. What they need support with are social-emotional and executive functioning skills: timeliness, planning, emotional regulation, and social awareness. This is where transition programmes are critical in preparing them for work.\u00a0
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Ultimately,\u00a0it\u2019s about empowering our children. Not just for employment, but for the world.\u00a0
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And\u00a0one simple reminder from Ivy that stuck:\u00a0
\ud83d\udcac\u00a0\u201cHave you asked them?\u201d\u00a0
Ask how they are feeling. Ask how they are doing.\u00a0
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Sometimes, change starts there.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Awareness, Support & Sustainable Futures event hosted by\u00a0TR Autism\u00a0Behavioral\u00a0Centre\u00a0last Saturday 17 January\u00a0\ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf08\u00a0\u00a0What stood out most\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0just the information shared, but the honesty of the conversations. Especially the dialogue with\u00a0Peggy Lam\u00a0Ivy Philip\u00a0and\u00a0Dianne Geoffrey\u00a0on preparing neurodivergent individuals for employment and life.\u00a0\u00a0\ud83d\udde3\u00a0Communication is the #1 skill for self-advocacy. The second is flexibility; the ability to adapt and navigate change.\u00a0\u00a0\ud83d\udcbc\u00a0What… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[78,79,47,25,24],"class_list":["post-1704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-autismacrossthelifespan","tag-awarenesstoaction","tag-inclusionmatters","tag-neurodiversity","tag-neuronsasia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1711,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1704\/revisions\/1711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}