Lessons I Learned From Job Coaching

• By: Andrew Arboe Autistic Self-Advocate and Public Speaker
• September 28th, 2023
• actually autistic, developing rapport, Fall 2023 Issue, job coaching, professionalism, prompting, workplace support
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Job coaches are professionals who not only support an individual with a disability in a community setting, but also teach skills to help them be ready for future employment. I have two perspectives, that of a person who had a coach and being the coach myself. Back in my secondary school days, I had...

The Alien World of Work for Adults with Autism

• By: Matthew Ratz, MEd
• October 1st, 2013
• autism strengths, disability services, employment, job development, special education, transition to adulthood, vocational training, workplace support
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After college, one is confronted with the confounding world of job searching. Unlike anything one has experienced before, a job search is filled with resumes, cover letters, and interviews, salary negotiations, networking, and writing that looks nothing like the work just finished to earn a degree....