Adults

Employment Tool Kit

Autism Speaks would like to help you with your employment search by giving you tools and tips while you look for a job.

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Harkin Calls for 25% Growth In U.S. Disability Workforce

WASHINGTON, DC (February 27, 2013) -- Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) called for the U.S, disability workforce to grow 25 percent, to six million, by 2015 during a special hearing yesterday of the Senate Health, Education, Labor ... More...

Teens with Autism Lack Healthcare Transition Services

Study finds young people with autism half as likely to receive healthcare transition support as those with other longterm medical needs

 

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Tune-in to Fox 29 for Special on Services for Adults with Autism

Tune-in to Fox 29 in Philadelphia tonight, February 8, at 10:00 pm for a special report on services for adults with autism featuring Leslie Long, director of adult services at Autism Speaks.

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Staten Island Group Home Abuse Allegations

Community Resources, a group home in Staten Island, has been reported to New York State for abuse as well as 'serious deficiencies".

Community Resources declined request for an interview, but in a statement says their group homes a... More...

Tune-in to NPR's On Point for Autism and Employment Discussion

Today at 11:25 a.m. Leslie Long, Autism Speaks director of housing and adult services, is participating in a panel discussion on employment issues with Gareth Cook, author of the Sunday New York Times Magazine article “... More...

UJA-Federation Adult with ASD Survey

The UJA-Federation of New York and the Autism Science Foundation are asking adults with ASD (and their parents or guardians) to complete a survey addressing what is going well in daily life, and what is a challenge. The results of this survey will... More...

New Survey for Adults with Autism

UJA-Federation of New York and the Autism Science Foundation are asking adults with ASD (and their parents or guardians) to complete a survey addressing what is going well in daily life, and what is a challenge. The results of this survey will inf... More...

Autism Speaks Releases New Employment Think Tank Report as National Disability Employment Awareness Month Begins

Many adults with autism unemployed or underemployed, think tank report offers solutions ... More...
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