Look at these resources to learn more about finding a job and getting training.
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Read this short article: 12 Steps to help adults with autism find the right job
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Look through this Employment Toolkit from Autism Speaks. You can read it online or download a copy.
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Remember that your child has skills they can contribute to the workplace. Read this article about one parent's experience.
Other resources (links will open in a new tab or window):
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JAN: Job Accommodation network: https://askjan.org/indiv/index.htm
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Equal Opportunity Employment Commission: https://www.eeoc.gov/facts/jobapplicant.html
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See the Exceptional Lives Resource Directory to find employment services in your area.
Click on the box below to see the resources that were used to create this Guide:
These are the sources where we got the information in this Guide:
Moving Students Forward
https://movingstudentsforward.org/
Works of Howard Gardner, Multiple Intelligence Theory
http://www.tecweb.org/styles/gardner.html
Real People, Real Jobs: Stories from the Front Line
https://www.realworkstories.org/
Mass Rehabilitation Commission
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-rehabilitation-commission
Mass Department of Developmental Services
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-developmental-services
Social Security Administration
https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/disability/
Social Security Ticket to Work Program
National Academy of Social Insurance
https://www.nasi.org/learn/socialsecurity/disability-insurance
Work Without Limits
http://www.workwithoutlimits.org/
Jobs Without Limits
https://jobswithoutlimits.org/
Getting Hired
Ability Jobs
Massachusetts JobQuest
Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline
http://massliteracyhotline.org/
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
https://www.eeoc.gov/employees
Job Accommodation Network
The Department of Health and Human Services
If you have any questions or other feedback about this Guide or about Exceptional Lives, you can email info@exceptionallives.org.