Mar 23rd 10 Posted by Barbara

Lorie’s Son…”In Between”: An Autism Job Dilemma

“I have a son who is 20 and has always had a hard time keeping a job. He was pre- approved for disability then turned down after 2 months. He has used rehab services and over a year ago they got him a job but he got fired from it and they have not found anything else for him to do. His last job was a temp job and he was let go for being too slow. We run into this kinda stuff all the time. Any... read more

Mar 19th 10 Posted by Barbara

Scott’s Jobs: An Autism Job Story

“my  first job was arby’s at burnet road in austin texas for 5 years.  i  was  in pizza hut in greystone dr for september 2005 to february 2006. i have [had] autism since winter 1986.  now i work at nitro swim center.” - contributed by Scott in Texas read more

Dec 9th 09 Posted by Barbara

Isaac Dealey – November Contest Winner

As Jobs4Autism’s November “Story of the Month” winner, Isaac received a $25 Amazon gift card. In his job story, he not only included information about being a software engineer, but also shared valuable advice for anyone looking for a job as well as potential employers. Click here to read his winning story, “Knowing What to Look For”. Isaac is truly a Renaissance Man…read... read more

Nov 17th 09 Posted by Barbara

Knowing What To Look For – An Autism Job Story

The following job story is contributed by Isaac Dealey, founder of Autelligent Laboratories (http://www.autlabs.com). You can follow Isaac on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/datafaucet and also find him on Facebook. I celebrated my 35th birthday this month, and like a lot of people on the autistic spectrum, my job history is a bit unusual. I feel rather lucky that, through hard work I’ve achieved... read more

Nov 13th 09 Posted by Barbara

Connor Quisenberry – October Contest Winner

As Jobs4Autism’s “Story of the Month” winner for October, Connor received a $25 Amazon gift card. Read his story about his job as a shoe processor at TJ Maxx here. Connor lives with his parents in Austin, Texas. He was very happy to graduate from high school in 2008, and now he receives assistance from the school district in finding and maintaining jobs in the community. In addition... read more

Oct 27th 09 Posted by Barbara

Yelling Manager Creates Fear of Job – An Autism Job Story

“I did have 2 jobs. Both were at grocery stores but the thing is that I never got treated right. Not only that but my manager was mean to me. She yelled and screamed at me when I was only trying to help her out. And from then on I’ve been kinda scared to get a job. It’s one of those, I want to get a job but I don’t want to cuz I’m scared of people being mean to me and... read more