Autistic man from Yeovil ‘proud’ to have first paid job aged 30

When a paid job opportunity arose at Somerset Care to be an expert with lived experience for training staff, George applied – and got the job.

He now shares his lived experience as part of regular training sessions for colleagues across the group, and develops sections of the training course.

George said: “When I first started working here, I’d never actually done that job in my life.

“The thing I found difficult was getting the bus to Taunton. I didn’t know where Taunton was.

“Talking to people, at first it was difficult. With a little bit of help, I’m now getting a bit better at doing a presentation.”