Personally I thought it was a bit patronising, like when they had the Dancing Autistic barista on The Ellen Show.
We are in the 2010s it's time people realised disabled people can work.

What was patronising about that? A young bloke who obviously had huge anxiety issues when in an interview situation which is a huge turn off from the get go .He was given a trial period and then a permanent job. They were delighted for him as anyone who watched it could see this was a life changer for him.

Because it shouldn't be seen as an issue in this day and age. Most disabled people can work in a society that makes allowances for them.

One day it won't be seen as endearing to see disabled people working.

In the same way we now don't consider it endearing that women work.

Maybe you should lead by example.

Oh the ironing

To me it was a wonderful, eye opener that the younger family members, the Tapper and Malone lads in particular had a much greater awareness and understanding of autism than I was expecting. Chatting positively about gaining confidence and quite matter of factly about the challenges faced and overcome by their friends.

Yes .. Really !!

There are plenty of disabled people who do not get employed, because it is the employers who are the problem, not because disabled people can't work.

And I think you should be ashamed of that cheap shot, which doesn't take into account the serious discrimination that goes on to the disabled.

One autistic woman in my support group believed she was sacked just because she told her manager she was autistic. Yet she had been working at the job with no problems before her diagnosis.

I would recommend this programme as it shows more extreme autism.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...group=p03mn4qc

But the main problem I had with the idea it was good this person was employed, is that it was just his anxiety that made him seem disabled or vulnerable. Even non autistic people can suffer that sort of anxiety although people with autism can be more susceptible to it.
His lack of eye contact also helps elicit sympathy, what if he had got angry instead of timid, like the autistic people in the show I have linked to? What if his eye contact was more constant and seemed aggressive in comparison? Would people be so sympathetic then?

The 'A' Word, a BBC drama about an autistic boy, showed him not being invited to other children's birthday parties, even though his parents had invited all the other children to his birthday party.
It is that sort of discrimination that happens out side of work let alone in work.

It left me with mixed feelings. I wonder how many others were followed by film crews but had unsuccessful outcomes so were edited out because at the end of the day TV is entertainment and viewers must be left feeling good.
It was brilliant that the autistic lad had a good outcome. Would it have happened without the incentive of TV showing the company in a good light?
What about the poor sod and his family with Tourettes. An agency might possibly use three of his pictures. Is that as good as it gets? But it was presented as a major success because of the need for a positive outcome. Would it have happened without the intervention of the TV?
What about the tens of thousands who don't get a TV assisted leg up. What about the tens of thousands who have been left in the lurch by politically motivated decisions about spending priorities?

All good, valid points! Yes I wondered about the others too, i.e. in the initial shots...hmm.

Glad that the Tories were sufficiently shame faced to do a u turn on the atrocious, proposed disability cuts.

Thanks Koan - you and I go way back on here, and we're on the same page, believe me.

I can't stand when people wear shirts like wots her name wore, with the buttons almost bursting.

I also can't wait till they review 'The A Word'.

Yay Alex is on tonight. Nice red top.

"Is he dead" ,, they just spoil the whole program for me

How Orange is the blonde sister

Looking forward to the show tonight. Last week was pretty good!

I did not even see that show

What a load of sh*theads with those comments

They are openable so you can pay the window cleaner.

Now that was a weird story

The guy in the photo was explaining himself on the news tonight,, i still have no idea what the hell was going through his mind asking him for a photo , and that is after he explained himself

She's growin on me that blonde girl, I like her.

Stockholm Syndrome.

Its in case they get a bit warm in the summer, flying in a warm cockpit might make them go to sleep ,, so pop open a window and let a bit of breeze in , we've all done it on a motorway

He said he was asleep through it all, when he woke up his friend told him what was going on and he didnt believe him, but i still dont get the photo bit