Project ENABLE- professional online development for teachers, librarians

According to a 2015 study from Drexel University School of Public Health, how many young people with autism had neither a job nor educational plans during the first two years after high school?

100% of young people with autism had neither a job nor educational plans. One-third of young people with autism had neither a job nor educational plans. Two-thirds of young people with autism had neither a job nor educational plans. All young adults with autism are guaranteed a job within the first two years after high school.

Valerie Herskowitz runs a very well-known chocolate business staffed completely by people with ASD called The Chocolate Spectrum. She believes her business is so successful because…

She lets her employees explore different areas of the job and observes where they excel and where they are most happy. She assigns specific tasks based on where she specifically needs them at the time. She lets her employees eat all the chocolate they want. She recruits only people with autism who are cognitively high.

Which of the following are good jobs for non-speaking people with autism or people with poor verbal skills?

Reshelving library books Cashier Telemarketer Waitress/ Waiter

Which of the following would be a good fit for people with autism that are also good visual thinkers? (drafting, laboratory technician, web design, auto mechanic, computer animation)

Drafting Laboratory Technician Computer animation All of the above

Why are employers hesitant to hire people with autism?

They are nervous about the possible accommodations they may have to make. Employers believe accommodations come at a high cost. Employers are scared they may not work out and firing someone is complicated. All of the above

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