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Wired to Deliver Part 2: How Organizations Can Help Autistic Professionals Thrive in Project Management
In Part 1 of Wired to Deliver, I explored why many autistic professionals may be particularly well suited to project management. Project management is, at its core, the discipline of bringing order to complexity – recognizing patterns, managing dependencies, detecting risks, maintaining...
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The Path to Economic Security: How Job Coaching Builds Financial Independence for Autistic People
Financial planning conversations for autistic people and families often start in an unexpected place: not a bank or a budgeting app, but a job. Research shows just how much is riding on that starting point. A study from Drexel University's A.J. Drexel Autism Institute found that autistic young...
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Supporting Financial Literacy in Autistic Adults Through Neurodiversity-Affirming Life Coaching
Why Is Financial Literacy Important? Financial literacy, or the ability to understand and use personal finance skills effectively, can be a key factor in improving quality of life for many autistic adults. The ability to earn, save, manage spending, and avoid debt can significantly improve...
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Profiling Neurodiverse Hiring Initiatives and What They Actually Deliver
About 15% to 20% of the global population identifies as neurodivergent, yet these same individuals experience significant employment disparities and unemployment rates ranging from 30% to 85%. Today, a lot of the conversation around employment is one-directional. Prospective employees are more...
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From High School to Life After School: Supporting Communication, Problem Solving, and Self-Advocacy in Autistic Students
The transition from high school to the "real world" is often challenging and stressful for many young adults. This period involves a dramatic shift in expectations and experiences related to college and postsecondary education, employment, friendships and romantic relationships, independent living,...
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Wired to Deliver Part 1: Why Many Autistic Professionals Excel in Project Management
Today, approximately one in 31 eight-year-old children in the United States has been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to the CDC’s 2025 Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network report (Shaw, K. A., et al., 2025). As this generation enters the workforce,...
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How Developing a Freelance Brand Changed My Career
One thing I never expected in my professional life was creating a freelance brand that empowers me. I originally developed it as a way to showcase my talents, much like a website portfolio. I’ve always blended my lived experiences with my professional interests; human services and special...
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Broadening Employment Opportunities for Adults with Autism and/or Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD): A Call to Action
Every morning at First Place–Phoenix, a supportive housing property in Midtown Phoenix, Arizona for adults with autism and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), residents head out with determination and hustle. Some volunteer. Some hold part-time or full-time jobs. Others are still...
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Fostering Safety and Stability for Autistic Adults During the Transition from College to Career
For many young adults, the shift from college to career is a time of excitement and possibility. But for autistic adults, it can also bring a unique set of challenges, especially when systems of support that existed in educational settings begin to fall away. Without intentional planning,...
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The Day I Learned That Stepping Away Isn’t Giving Up – It’s How Autistic Brains Navigate Change
Whenever I have had a big change coming, I tell myself "I can handle this." I have always been good at problem-solving, at figuring things out methodically. Moving away from home for the first time to live at a program for young adults with autism? No problem – I was prepared to learn everything...
