How We’ve Always Done It

• By: Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS Evolving Skye, LLC
• June 1st, 2020
• accommodation, actually autistic, COVID-19, remote work, summer 2020 issue, workplace
• 290    1

I remember the day exactly. It was an unspectacular Sunday and I was headed to the last job I would ever take working for somebody else. It was a low-paying, hourly, management position for an animal nonprofit and just about the only benefit of the job was that I was in charge of making the...

Supporting Young Women with ASD Through Transition Services, Employment and Volunteer Opportunities

• By: Tibi Guzmán The Arc Westchester
• April 1st, 2020
• community, employment, Spring 2020 Issue, transition, volunteering, workplace, young women
• 189    0

Over the next decade, approximately half a million young people on the autism spectrum will transition to adulthood (Demer, 2018). When they turn 21, they must leave behind the programming and funding that has supported them throughout their lives, with many families not knowing what to do next....

Summer Vacation: A Prime Opportunity to Develop Social Skills for the Workplace

• By: Katherine Cody, PsyD Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities
• April 1st, 2013
• employment, social skills, summer, workplace
• 78    0

For many students, the end of the school year represents a time to relax, celebrate the change of pace, and enjoy leisure time. However, each year, there are many individuals who approach the end of the school year and find that this is a time of transition; a time for entering the unfamiliar world...