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• Hospitality environments — with background music, bright lighting, or crowded spaces
— can be especially challenging unless adapted.
4. Adaptation to Change
• Sudden changes in routine, unexpected events, or lack of structure can increase
anxiety.
• Many autistic people thrive in predictable, well-structured environments with clear
expectations.
Suggestions
Group Question:
“Which of these four challenges might be unintentionally present in your workplace today?”
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Trainer’s Notes:
When job roles are clearly structured, sensory environments adapted, and job coaching is
available, employment and retention outcomes for autistic workers are excellent.
However, in practice, autistic adults are still under-represented in hospitality. Why?
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Project Number 2023-1-IT01-KA220-VET-000152721
