Project ENABLE- professional online development for teachers, librarians

In 2016, the employment market saw a trend emerging regarding adults with autism and employment opportunities. What did this movement focus on?

Target hiring and retention by major firms Autism-focused businesses Self-employment and internet based creative collectives All of the above

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 would be a good job for people with autism that are not visual thinkers, but rather excel at math related topics?

Automobile mechanic Web design Engineering Drafting

Which of the following would be considered a poor fit for people with autism who are cognitively high, or what was previously termed “high functioning”?

Laboratory Technician Web Design Automobile Mechanic Cashier

Why does intimidation affect a person with autism’s ability to find and keep a job?

People with autism may be intimidated by social situations they are forced into in many workplaces. Employers can be intimidated by the possible accommodations they may have to make for employees with disabilities. People with autism have little ability in seeking employment and can rarely keep a job because they are intimidated by the workplace. Both A and B.

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