Project ENABLE- professional online development for teachers, librarians

Leslie Long, Vice President of Adult Services for the advocacy group Autism Speaks, says people with autism may possess hidden talents that contribute to the workplace. What may be one of these hidden talents?

Communication/ Social skills Intense focus or facility with numbers and patterns Can transition to changes quickly Easily forms relationships

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.

What are some strategies that help people with autism prepare for the business and career world?

Writing a cover letter, Making business cards Developing a successful resume All of the above

Why are job interviews so difficult for people with autism?

People with autism feel like they cannot be themselves because of the job hiring culture which elicits learned and “appropriate” responses from interviewees. People with autism are incapable of communicating successfully one on one with employers. People with autism cannot develop successful resumes because they usually come with no experience. All of the above.

Why does D&I Representation affect a person with autism’s ability to find and keep a job?

D&I representation does not affect a person with autism’s ability to find/ keep employment. The autism community is over represented, which forces people with autism to compete for certain jobs. People with disabilities, especially those that are not apparent, are underrepresented in company strategies to hire minority populations. D&I representation only focuses on hiring people under the age of 30 with disabilities, making it hard for adults with autism to find employment.

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