Events and Resources for the Autism Community
Proper planning can ease this difficult transition and help your autistic child take advantage of everything adulthood has to offer. This workbook contains activities that parents can do alongside their child to promote student-centered planning.
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OAR’s comprehensive safety guide has tips for keeping autistic adults safe and teaching safety habits that will stick with them throughout their college career.
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Sexual health and safety are an important part of college life and autistic students should have the chance to learn about these topics in a way that works best for them.
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Written by researchers at Boston Medical Center, this curriculum is perfect for teaching autistic young adults how to build and maintain healthy relationships in college.
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My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Users can find careers through keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or through the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person’s interests and level of work experience.
My Next Move is developed and maintained by the National Center for O*NET Development, under the sponsorship of the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) through a grant to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Learn more about O*NET. For an overview of the search features and content, download the two-page “Desk Aid” PDF.
Go here to search for career options that match your interests.
Amazon is offering to train and hire Department of Rehabilitation consumers who are high school grads or who have GED certificates. Applicants must have an open DOR case or they may open one. Applicants will undergo screening that includes an interview, orientation, background check, drug screening and a work tryout. See the attachments for additional information and contact your DOR counselor if you would like to apply for a position.
LD Advisory offers a variety of services to reach students with disabilities who are interested in attending college.
We serve our global technology clients by recruiting, training, and employing adults on the autism spectrum for lifelong careers in technology.
This guide describes how firms established and sustain employment programs for people with autism. It describes best practices and models for hiring and onboarding practices for organizations to use to get their employment programs started. You can view it here or download the guide.
Senshi Judo has just launched it’s Special Needs Judo program! Open to all children (ages 5+) and adults with physical and mental disabilities, Senshi Judo offers 4 training sessions a week! Participants will learn modified self-defense in a small and safe learning environment, perfect for children who need one-on-one attention.
Call or email us today to start your free trial! Parents and siblings are welcome to participate in class to help alleviate first-time stress for beginner students.
