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____________ is a good option for some adults with autism seeking to become more comfortable in the physical workplace and gain more experience before becoming employed.

Online training Networking Volunteering Skype

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 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

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.

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