The Autism Job Club
The Neurodiverse Workforce in the New Normal of Employment
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The book has its basis in the autism job club that the authors have been part of in the San Francisco Bay Area, the job-creation and job-placement efforts the club has undertaken, and similar efforts throughout the United States.
The authors review the high unemployment rates among adults with autism and other neuro- diverse conditions more than two decades after the ADA. National data on autism employment and unemployment with the individual employment searches of job club members.
Bernick and Holden also outline and explain six strategies that, taken together, will reshape employment for adults with autism:
*The art of the autism job coach.
*The autism advantage in technology employment.
*Autism employment and the internet economy.
*Autism employment and the practical/craft economy.
*Autism and extra-governmental job networks.
*Autism and public service employment.
The Autism Job Club will be a vital resource for adults with autism, their families, and advocates who are committed to neuro-diverse employment, not unemployment. But it will also speak to a far broader audience interested in how to carve out a place for themselves or others in an increasingly competitive job world.
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Release date
March 3, 2015 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781632209979
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781632209979
- File size: 1839 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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April 1, 2015
Adults with autism are one of the fastest growing neurodiverse groups seeking to enter the workforce. Employment attorney Bernick and Holden (Regional Commissioner, U.S. Dept. of Labor) share not only their research and expertise but also their experiences working with a San Francisco autism job club as its members search for, obtain, and struggle to maintain employment in today's difficult market. They outline the six employment strategies they developed as a result of their work and also examine government programs aimed at autistic adults, pointing out their efforts and limitations. VERDICT As noted by the authors, the autism community's move toward a better strategy for autism employment is just getting off the ground, and this book provides a road map to guide them forward. Those working in vocational rehabilitation fields and career professions and those supporting adults with autism will benefit from the information presented here.--Lisa Jordan, Johnson Cty. Lib., Overland Park, KS
Copyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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