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2. Employment of autistic people - Wikipedia

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   For some highly qualified autistic adults, higher education and research are sometimes the only career options. [143] Solitary occupations and lifestyle choices have historically provided refuge for autistic adults, such as shepherding, monasticism [144] and asceticism, a lifestyle with no social contacts and many routines. [145]

3. Meristem (school) - Wikipedia

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   Sacramento philanthropists, Marc Turtletaub and Maureen Curran-Turtletaub, established Meristem in 2014 on 13 "bucolic" acres near the American River, so that autistic young adults can more successfully transition into an evolving post-industrial society. The goal is for students to get jobs and live independently.

4. How to build a more inclusive workplace for those with ADHD ...

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   Question: Many HR representatives and managers don’t fully understand the challenges individuals with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other ...

5. Autistic Self Advocacy Network - Wikipedia

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   The Autistic Self Advocacy Network provides community organizing, self-advocacy support, and public policy advocacy and education for autistic youth and adults, as well as working to improve the general public's understanding of autism and related conditions. The organization is "run by and for autistic adults". [4]

6. Local businesses, charities ramp up autism-welcoming efforts ...

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   Autism is diagnosed in about 1 in 36 children, and in an estimated 2.2% of adults nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which defines autism as a ...

7. An adult with autism shares the most important advice he ...

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   As an adult with autism, Dr. Kerry Magro fields at least 100 messages a month from parents whose children are the autism spectrum. He got so many questions that Magro, who was once a nonverbal ...

8. Supported employment - Wikipedia

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   Supported employment was developed in the United States in the 1970s as part of both vocational rehabilitation (VR) services (e.g., NYS Office of Vocational Services, 1978) and the advocacy for long term services and supports (LTSS) for individuals with significant disabilities in competitive job placements in integrated settings (e.g., businesses, offices, manufacturing facilities).

9. 'My autistic sons have taught me so much' - AOL

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   Autism has meant we've had some of the highest highs, and experienced some lows far lower than I ever knew were imaginable. It has taught me to cherish and enjoy the simple things and I just want ...