Mobilizing to Maintain Continuity of the Yes She Can Training Program

• By: Lesli Cattan, LCSW Yes She Can
• July 1st, 2020
• anxiety, COVID-19, emotional support, job coaching, job skills, summer 2020 issue, technology, virtual, young women
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Yes She Can provides a job skills training program for young women with autism and related social and learning disabilities. The program is implemented at Girl AGain boutique where clinical professionals and business managers coach trainees in all aspects of running the business. It has been a...

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...

Harnessing the Power of Autism to Provide Vocational Opportunities to Adults with ASD in Software Testing: The Aspiritech Story

• By: Brenda Weitzberg, BA Moshe Weitzberg, PhD Aspiritech
• July 1st, 2011
• adults with autism, employment, independence, job skills, social skills, vocational support, workplace accommodations
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Our son’s graduation in 2003 from a four-year university was a day of great joy and pride for the entire family, but it also left us with the sinking feeling of: “What’s next?” Our son had many areas of strength - he had taught himself to read at age three and had an extensive vocabulary...