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Employment

Autism and employment

Posted on April 28, 2015

Waisman Center investigator, Leann Smith, PhD, was interviewed by WSAW-TV in Wausau to discuss the importance of employment for teens and young adults with autism as they transition out of high school. The Age of …

Posted in 2015, Autism, News, UCEDDTagged Autism, Employment, Leann Smith DaWalt, Transition

Adults with autism find new source for job interview advice

Posted on May 21, 2014

Knowing what an employer wants to hear can make all the difference during a job interview.

For adults with an autism-spectrum disorder, those answers can be harder to come by. And without work, they face the prospect of a much less independent life.

Posted in 2014, Autism, News, YearTagged Autism, Employment, Marsha Mailick

Employment may lead to improvement in autism symptoms

Posted on January 15, 2014

Jennifer Wetzel, Vanderbilt University More independent work environments may lead to reductions in autism symptoms and improve daily living in adults with the disorder, according to a new study released in the Journal of Autism …

Posted in 2014, Autism, News, UCEDD, YearTagged Autism, Employment, Leann Smith DaWalt, Marsha Mailick

Waisman Center joins disability partners to support governors’ employment initiative

Posted on August 2, 2013

Finding workers who improve the bottom line is the goal of any successful business.

Posted in 2013, News, Outreach, UCEDD, YearTagged Employment

Study Focuses On Teens With Disabilities\ Project Summer Aims To Get Teens Involved In Jobs, Schools, And The Community

Posted on August 11, 2008

Getting a good job as a teenager can be difficult enough, let alone when the teenage job-seeker has a disability such as autism.

Posted in 2008, Autism, News, Service, TrainingTagged Employment

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