Jan 19th 12 Posted by J4A

Jobs4Autism Has A New Home!

We have exciting news! Jobs4Autism WILL be continuing as an inclusion program of The Autism Research Foundation founded by Dr. Margaret Bauman.  You can read about Dr. Bauman, The Autism Research Foundation and all of its other inclusion programs on our website.  My name is Courtney LaPorte and I am the new executive director for The Autism Research Foundation. It is my job to understand how autism... read more

Dec 29th 11 Posted by Barbara

Saying Goodbye to Jobs4Autism

For over two years, I’ve been the voice behind Jobs4Autism. It has been an eye- and heart-opening experience.  I’ve met so many inspirational people, heard stories of desperation and courage and have felt the satisfaction of knowing I made a difference in someone’s life, if only in a small way. However, this will be my last post. Jobs4Autism.com is a nonprofit website and our supporters... read more

Dec 28th 11 Posted by Barbara

Graphic Design – an autism career question

I teach high school in a suburb of Atlanta. My subject is graphic design,  and I have a student who possibly has the “gift” of art. He learned Adobe  Illustrator in about 10 minutes, while my other students are still  learning how to use it! This student loves to draw and color using the  computer, and he is very good at it. His parents and I would really like  to see if he could... read more

Dec 21st 11 Posted by Barbara

Compassionate Integrations and Humboldt Includes – autism job models

Compassionate Integrations (C.I) is a Humboldt County, California leader in autism and developmental disability employment and product- making model that has resulted in the distribution of over 17,000 scented soybean candles. The candle making project was so successful at creating employment opportunities for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities that it led to the development... read more

Dec 13th 11 Posted by tdomf_7a1de

High School Student with Autism

Hi my name is Jerrod Zeitlin and I’m a senior at Pulaski High School in Wisconsin. I recently wrote a new paper article for the Pulaski New paper, and it talks about me about how I have to go through everyday at school. We are the only student written newspaper in the state of Wisconsin that the paper is written only by the students from the high school and some from the middle school too. Here... read more

Dec 7th 11 Posted by Barbara

Paperworks Studio – an Autism Employment Success Story

“Cards that change lives.” That’s the logo of Paperworks Studio, a “mission-based market-driven social enterprise” that employs people with special needs to make hand-made greeting cards.  About 20% of those artists are autistic, according to an article by Alice G.  Walton in Forbes magazine, “Living Life with Autism: Has Anything Really Changed?” Owned by... read more