Stepping out of my comfort zone is a regular thing. Trying to find my inner Casanova as I look for love and trying to ask for help in making an ambitious project that shouldn’t have to be ambitious are two scary tasks!
The first nightmare is personal. #OperationCuddles. The second, however, is something lots of people can benefit from. This unveiling of a project (hopefully a future social enterprise) I’m planning to help jobseekers with autism in South Staffordshire (Lichfield, Burton-on-Trent, Stafford, Tamworth and surrounding areas) may come across as a beg but that isn’t the intention. Far from it.
According to The National Autistic Society, only 15% of all British people with autism are in full-time jobs. Positive traits of autism including an honest viewpoint, passionate interest and a keen eye for detail are employable skills missed out on. Confidence and self-esteem can grow from being given a chance to work.
Through Awetistic, a simple project with a simple objective, I want to give up my time and resources to help people find work because I’ve found work myself. I need help too though. Asking makes me feel unwell but I need to ask. If you’re intrigued, whether you’re a jobseeker, employer, businessman or businesswoman, journalist or somebody raising autism awareness, can I please be different in reaching you here with my vision? Continue reading