VIDEO: Car Wash Provides Jobs For Adults With Autism
Rising Tide Car Wash is the brainchild of a family with an autistic son, Andrew, now 22. The entrepreneur dad and non-autistic brother came up with the idea to launch a business that could use the strengths of people with autism to offer a superior product. The business would provide badly needed jobs for the autistic, who face unemployment rates estimated at 90 percent.
From: SunSentinal
Published: April 15, 2013
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VIDEO: Help Wanted – Asperger’s-Only Apply
CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports on a German company that is trying to use the skills of people with Asperger's syndrome.
From: CNN.com
Published: January 8, 2013
Found In: , Autism › Aspergers Syndrome , Employment & Vocational Support
The Autism Advantage
For years, scientists underestimated the intelligence of autistic people, an error now being rectified, largely due to people like Thorkil Sonne. Sonne founded Specialisterne, Danish for “the specialists,” on the theory that, given the right environment, an autistic adult could not just hold down a job but also be the best person for it.
From: The New York Times
Published: December 2, 2012
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Towards Independence - VIDEO Profiles A Young Person With Autism On Work Experience
Will Thanh, a young adult on the Autism Spectrum, gains invaluable instruction that enables him to secure exciting work opportunities and continue on his path toward independence.
Published: December 2, 2012
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A Worker With Autism May Be Your Best Employee
With the right preparation and on-the-job support, young people with Asperger’s, a high-functioning form of autism, can excel while greatly benefiting their employer, says Carol Hacker of JVS Toronto, which specializes in helping individuals who have trouble finding work.
From: The Toronto Star
Published: November 27, 2012
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Two Businessmen Levelling The Playing Field For Employees With Autism
Two fathers of children on the Autism Spectrum have created not only viable, but in fact profitable business models that focus on employing individuals with special needs. Their non-conventional and precedent- setting approaches have created a win-win situation for employers and employees alike and have heightened awareness about the tremendous value that people with Autism can offer to our workplaces and society at large.
From: The Toronto Star
Published: November 17, 2012
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I have a 18 year old son who has autism. He is now out of school and completed his co-op training for about 16 weeks (voluntary). I want him to get into the active work force but I do not know where to start…any advice for me please? Christina Whalen – Vocational and Life SkillsStudents With Autism Learn Work Skills
Students are spending their last year of high school working at a hospital as part of a Virginia Commonwealth University research project looking at work-training models for young people with Autism.
From: Richmond Times-Dispatch
Published: October 24, 2012
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iPod Touch Apps Help Workers With Autism
In a case study published Monday in the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, researchers said the use of an Apple iPod Touch greatly improved the workplace performance of employees diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder, or ASD, and greatly reduce episodes of disruptive behavior.
From: LA Times
Published: September 6, 2012
Found In: , Employment & Vocational Support , Technology › Technology Helping People With Autism