NEXT for AUTISM

Forbes delves into what autistic adults are experiencing in today’s workplace.

While many businesses have launched neuroinclusive hiring initiatives, are they supporting neurodivergent team members once they’re on board? Hiring someone and creating an environment where they can sustainably succeed can be very different things, as insights from NEXT’s new national survey and this article highlight.

https://bit.ly/4uCg9xE

Autism And Why Getting Hired Is Only The Beginning A new autism workforce survey reveals why many autistic employees succeed professionally while quietly struggling with burnout and masking.

🇺🇸 Remember and honor.

🕛 The grants portal closes today, May 22, 2026, at 12 pm ET.

If you've started your application, make sure to complete it. If you haven't started, do it now!

The NEXT for AUTISM 2026/27 grants cycle will award funds to qualifying organizations that support autistic individuals in one of the following four areas: home, work, social, and health.

➡️ Access portal at NEXTforAUTISM.org/Grants or 🔗 in bio.

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day.

When workplaces work better for autistic employees, they become clearer, more flexible, and more effective for everyone. And most of these inclusive actions cost zero dollars for employers to implement. Things like clear communication, flexible structures, and engaged management.

In NEXT's "Inside the Autistic Workplace" survey, you'll see more data that supports this and insights into the workplace experience of autistic employees. Details, including free workplace resources, at NEXTforAUTISM.org/Survey.

🎙️ NEW PODCAST!

Brett, The Audhd Boss, sat down with NEXT's Candi Weaver-Dowds, Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives, and Abigayle Jayroe, SVP of Strategic Operations, to walk through the findings from the newly released "Inside the Autistic Workforce: A National Survey of Autistic Employees on Their Workplace Experience – and What Employers Need to Know".

The survey puts hard numbers on what autistic and AuDHD employees have been saying for years — and the findings challenge most of what workplaces assume about disclosure, accommodations, and what actually drives retention.

https://youtu.be/JiKn9R_8vVU?si=T1mQj7O7EsaTV2I7

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Autistic Masking at Work is a Second Job | New Study Confirms Released this week: a new national survey from NEXT for AUTISM puts...

Today, NEXT for AUTISM launched Inside the Autistic Workforce: A National Survey of Autistic Employees on Their Workplace Experience – and What Employers Need to Know, a first-of-its-kind national survey exploring what helps autistic employees succeed and sustain meaningful employment.

Surveying 400+ autistic adults across industries, the report highlights the critical role managers, workplace culture, communication, and support play in long-term success at work.

Hiring is only the beginning. Creating workplaces where autistic employees can thrive is what drives retention, growth, and impact.

Swipe through some of our key findings below and download the full report today: NEXTforAUTISM.org/Survey

One week to go!

While this is a night like no other, the most important part of Night of Too Many Stars is the impact it has. Funds raised from this event have funded more than 437 projects at 175 organizations nationwide, impacting thousands of autistic individuals, their families, and the community.

Thank you to everyone who makes this night, and its impact, possible.