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Grant recipient spotlight: Training to work at Aspiritech… from startups to Fortune 500 companies, like Goldman Sachs. In 2011, Autism Speaks awarded the company a community impact grant to fund a job coach to train 10 new autistic adults. Below Brad Cohen, Aspiritech’s CMO, explains the key to their … The result: employee surveys and parent reports suggest increased self-esteem and self-determination among our employees. … Grant recipient spotlight: Training to work at Aspiritech …

Autism Speaks announces 2021 Norma and Malcom Baker Recreation Grant Recipients… We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 Autism Speaks Norma and Malcom Baker Recreation Grants . These grants fund programs that provide autistic people of all ages with social and educational experiences that positively impact …

An employment success story from an Autism Speaks grantee… Check out this update from one of our recent grantees,  Taking the Lead  in Maryland! We are accepting applications from service providers across the country to our Norma and Malcolm Baker Recreation program through August! Learn more and apply for an Autism Speaks grant  here. "I just wanted to thank Autism Speaks for the grant that was given to Taking the Lead.  Because of this grant, we created our vocational program that is teaching people …

Coffee shop serves up employment opportunities for autistic young adults… I was introduced to Fran Hines, a trustee of Belmar First Aid Squad. He and a few other trustees had the opportunity to grant money to local charities and nonprofits in the area. Thankfully, they chose the Kindness Cafe!”  Now in its second …

Research to Practice: Expanding Opportunities for Employment… Assessments from the Alpine Learning Group The Alpine Learning Group of Paramus, N.J., with the support through a grant from NEXT for AUTISM from the proceeds of Comedy Central’s  Night of Too Many Stars , developed two assessments to be …

Coding and autism: Learning the skills I need to start a tech career… GameStop have teamed up to create the NXT GEN Coders Program. Powered by GameStop and administered by Autism Speaks, the grant will support programs to teach people with autism of all ages critical coding and computer programming skills.  … …