The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Transition and Adult Programs at UM-NSU CARD: Creating Employment Through Community Collaboration

• By: Silvia Gil, MSEd The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Transition and Adult Programs at University of Miami CARD Jose Roman Autistic Self-Advocate
• April 1st, 2022
• adults, community partnerships, employment, employment skills, neurodiversity, Spring 2022 Issue, support, teenagers
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The University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-NSU CARD), established by Florida statute in 1993, currently serves over 14,500 families in South Florida. Our program offers a variety of programs and services at no cost to our constituents and...

Employment Boot Camp Prepares Job Seekers with ASD

• By: Deborah Chin, MA Alexis Bitting, MSEd The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Transition and Adult Programs at University of Miami CARD
• April 1st, 2016
• employment, job skills, support
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Employment is a socially normative activity that is a key factor in adult life and successful community inclusion (Fussell & Furstenberg, 2005). Paid employment contributes greatly to quality of life outcomes including economic and social wellbeing, enhanced self-esteem, positive health...