Researchers have found that young adults with autism are less likely than their peers to be employed. Those who are employed tend to have part-time, low wage jobs, and family members may have to forfeit or change careers. This collection explores the research on employment challenges and opportunities from both the perspective of the autistic adult and family members.
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The road to adulthood begins for many teens when they graduate from high school and move on to a first job or college. But for people with autism, leaving high school is a more monumental step, one that will transform their relationship to services. How can they prepare?
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Bobby’s family included him in everything since childhood, helping others to understand his autism. Now 35, he’s a big part of his community.
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John Graham knew that autism affects everyone differently. He recently learned from SPARK just how different his own autism is.
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A few years after being diagnosed with autism in his 30s, one man learned why he has autism. Read about his journey.
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When it comes to autism, the Lee family is often among the first to try a new program.
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Although the road to adulthood can be bumpy for people with autism, Joseph Beno has moved smoothly from high school to employment and owning a car.
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As a young man, Adam Farris found himself in a tough place. With poor social skills, he could not keep a job or friends. Then he received an autism diagnosis – and help with social and life skills. With that, he transformed his life.
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In this webinar, Stephen Shore, M.Ed. discusses the autism acceptance movement and how to reframe the term disability. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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In this webinar, Ernst VanBergeijk, a professor at Lesley University, discusses employment and job trends for people with autism, skills that help individuals with autism gain and retain jobs and how employers and co-workers can create an autism-friendly workplace. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
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Mary E. McDonald discusses how to prepare children and teens with ASD for adulthood.
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