Oct 21st 09 Posted by Barbara

Tips from CSAAC’s John Solyst – Autism Job Stories

For more than 15 years, John Solyst has been locating employment positions for clients of CSAAC (Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children.)  As Assistant Director for Supported Employment at CSAAC, he deals directly with employers and job coaches to match positions with job skills – what the clients are good at or what they enjoy. He won’t put a client in a job where they’ll... read more

Oct 5th 09 Posted by Barbara

Men with Mops – Autism Jobs

For some adults on the autism spectrum, the social demands required of many jobs are just impossible.  Men with Mops provides adults with autism in New Jersey a chance at employment by providing job training and employment opportunities for those who may have social skills issues or communication difficulties. Men with Mops, the result of a brainstorming session between the parent of a man with autism... read more

Sep 22nd 09 Posted by Barbara

Aspiritech Will Provide Software Testing Jobs – Asperger’s Job Opportunity

Aspiritech, a non profit company founded in 2008, is gearing up to launch operations in Highland Park, IL. Modeled after Specialisterne in Denmark, it leverages the unique skills of people with Asperger’s syndrome and high functioning autism to provide them with meaningful work in software testing. For more information, check: www.aspiritech.org. read more

Sep 10th 09 Posted by Barbara

Growing Possibilities – Autism Job Opportunities

Like many parents of children with autism spectrum disorders, Jim Lyman had concerns about his teenage son Eli’s prospects of finding a job when he turned 21 and outgrew Connecticut’s state support system. His concern sparked the idea for Growing Possibilities, a collaborative effort of Pinchbeck’s Rose Farm and the Connecticut organizations Ability Beyond Disability and the Autism... read more

Sep 4th 09 Posted by Barbara

The Lettuce Work Foundation – Autism Job Opportunities

We are a new non-profit organization in Ohio that is dedicated to providing vocational training and employment opportunities for adults with autism. check us out at www.lettucework.org. We’d love to hear from you! read more

Sep 3rd 09 Posted by Barbara

Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children

In 1979, four families in Montgomery County, Maryland brought to life a shared vision of providing programs that would “enable individuals with autism to reach their highest potential and contribute as confident individuals to their community.” The result was Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children (CSAAC), a private, non-profit agency which provides direct services to children... read more