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2. Employment of autistic people - Wikipedia

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   Job interviews, based on social skills, are particularly discriminating for adults with autism. The job interview is cited as probably "the most difficult part of the job search for people with autism", [166] [167] [168] and negative perception of autistic candidates by non-autistic interviewers is frequently cited as a major barrier to gaining ...

3. Microsoft Is Making an Effort to Hire People With Autism - AOL

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   Shutterstock By Matt Weinberger Microsoft has a new pilot program to hire people with autism for full-time positions at its Redmond campus, the company announced Tuesday. "It's simple, Microsoft ...

4. ‘I didn’t put my autism diagnosis on applications’: How ...

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   Around 700,000 people in the UK are autistic, and only one in three autistic adults are in any form of employment – the lowest figure across all disability groups.

5. 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.

6. 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).

7. 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 ...