Protection of the sacking of former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace might gasoline stigma about autism.
That’s the view of job coach Kerry Malster, who works with autistic adults.
Gregg Wallace, pictured exterior Bold about Autism’s TreeHouse Faculty
An inquiry by a regulation agency into misconduct allegations towards Wallace upheld 45 of the 83 complaints.
‘Deeply sorry’
Three of the upheld allegations are linked to the previous TV host being undressed and one other of unwelcome bodily contact.
Many of the upheld allegations associated to inappropriate sexual language and humour.
Wallace, who mentioned he by no means “got down to hurt or humiliate”, additionally had complaints of racism towards him upheld.
He has issued a press release saying he’s “deeply sorry”.
Identified throughout the inquiry
Wallace was identified with autism throughout the investigation into the allegations.
However the presenter has confronted a barrage of criticism from commentators. They recommend he has tried to cover behind the analysis.
Wallace, whose son is autistic and non-verbal, turned an envoy for the charity Bold about Autism in June final yr.
Nonetheless, Autism Eye understands that the charity stopped working with him in November after allegations surfaced about him making inappropriate sexual feedback.
Boundaries to work
Malster, who runs jobs teaching firm NeuroRocket, says she has supported dozens of autistic adults into work or helped them preserve their jobs.
Job coach Kerry Malster says media reporting of the Greg Wallace case might feed stigma about autistic adults
She mentioned limitations to work embody perceptions that they’re “not succesful” and “unpredictable and even harmful”.
Malster says protection of the Wallace story “performs straight into these dangerous narratives”.
She added: “It reinforces the concept autistic males, specifically, are unsafe.”
‘Genuinely involved’
Malster mentioned she is now “genuinely involved” that it could develop into extra widespread for autistic males to be labelled as “sexual predators”.
The allegations towards Wallace span 19 years and contain 63 individuals.
Wallace has since accused his former BBC bosses of failing to analyze his “incapacity” and shield him from what he now realises was a “harmful setting”.
In a press release, the Nationwide Autistic Society suggested towards making “judgements primarily based on the actions, phrases or behaviour of anybody particular person”.
The BBC has mentioned there isn’t a place for the “abuse of energy, unacceptable behaviour or language on the BBC, or exhibits made for the BBC”.
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Revealed: 21 July 2025