Adult Autism & Employment
A guide for vocational rehabilitation professionals, including a synthesis of existing literature, promising practices, and previously unpublished insights and suggestions from a national expert on autism & employment.
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Autism Employment Fact Sheet
Dr. Scott Standifer has collected background informaton on what we know and do not know about autism employment. It is available here.
Webcasts
Advanced Topics in VR Services to Clients with ASD: In August / September 2011, Region 7 TACE hosted a series of 6 webcasts with noted experts on autism employment specifically for VR counselors and service providers already familiar with autism. Recordings and support documents are available here.
In The News!
Autism Podcast: Scott Standifer was inteviewed on Michael Boll's Autism Podcast in August about the employment guide and the Autism Works conference. You can listen to it here.
Article: MU's Illuminations Magazine has a feature article about the Adult Autism & Employment guide. The week of July 29, 2010, it was featured on the main home page for the University of Missouri. Read the article here.
Autism Works National Conference
Articles and resources for the past Autism Works Conferences are available here.
