In July 2015, Amaze released its Strategic Directions to 2040, a 25-year plan with a social impact goal: Amaze aims for a society that respects the dignity of every person on the autism spectrum and offers them real opportunities to participate and contribute.

Within this strategy, Amaze seeks to achieve three key outcomes:

• Community understanding of autism in Victoria increases over time;
• Attitudes and behaviours towards autistic people by the Victorian community (government, private and social sectors) improves over time;
• Opportunities for meaningful participation and valued contribution increase for autistic people.

Against these outcomes, Amaze determined success indicators and outputs to measure progress, including conducting the Community Attitudes and Behaviours Survey to establish baseline data of awareness and understanding of the key facts about autism, plus undertake a companion piece of research, the Experiences of Autistic People and their Families Survey.

This report outlines the research findings from both surveys in relation to employment.