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Feb 12th 10
PathPoint – Adding Independence to Autism
Individuals with disabilities are just that – individuals, with different needs, interests, talents and abilities. Without proper services and programs available to them, they are at high-risk for poverty, homelessness, neglect, and abuse. PathPoint, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in California in 1964, is dedicated to helping people with disabilities or disadvantages reach... read more
Jan 8th 10
When Autism is an Employment Asset
In 2001 Ron Brix was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism often marked by intense attention to detail, single-minded focus and a willingness to work on something repetitively until perfect. Not coincidentally, Brix is a retired computer systems developer, a job that requires those same traits. “My career would not have existed at all without the autism,” says Brix. Now Brix... read more
Dec 17th 09
New Guide Advises State Agencies on Autism Jobs – An Autism Resource
Autism can affect a person’s ability to communicate and interact socially – two skills that are usually intertwined with employment success. Because of this, many people on the spectrum have difficulty finding and maintaining a job. A guide written by Scott Standifer, clinical associate professor in the School of Health Professions at the University of Missouri, will help change that. The... read more
Oct 22nd 09
Request for Autism Social Skills Information
“My son is 18 and is a junior in college. He has autism but is very high functioning. He is in a band, a social club, and writes for the school paper. He also does illustrations for a magazine. He still needs help with conversation and approaching friends or calling to make plans to do things together with anyone. Do you have anything that I could look into for him? I saw this boot camp on a... read more
Oct 5th 09
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 16th 09
Contributory Activity Creates Path for Success and Self-Discipline – Autism Job Experience
An assistant elementary school principal related this story to Robert Brooks, Ph.D. after attending one of his workshops… “Your work has helped to save a family. Jerry’s (not his real name) mother sat in my office this fall crying. Jerry had given her difficulty for a few years but had recently become physically violent with her. We had started to see the same thing at school. On... read more

