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Author Bernick, Michael, 1952- author.

Title The autism job club : the neurodiverse workforce in the new normal of employment / Michael S. Bernick, Richard Holden.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2015]
©2015

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  650.1 BER    Storage
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  616.8588 BERNICK    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  331.59 B45    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  CAREER 650.1 BERNICK    DUE 07-22-23 Billed
Description xiii, 235 pages : illustrations, charts, graphs ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index.
Summary "The authors review the high unemployment rates among adults with autism and other neurodiverse conditions more than two decades after the Americans with Disabilities Act..."The autism job club" is a vital resource for adults with autism, their families, and advocates who are committed to neurodiverse employment, not unemployment. But it will also speak to a far broader audience interested in how to carve out a place for themselves or others in an increasingly competitive job world."--Jacket.
Contents The six autism employment strategies -- The adult autism community in the United States today and its employment status -- The art of the autism job coach -- Autism, technology, and the growing internet economy employment -- Autism and the practical economy -- Autism and employment for the more severely impacted -- Lifelong learning, workplace culture, and the future of the autism job club.
Subject Autism spectrum disorders -- Patients -- Vocational guidance.
Autism spectrum disorders -- Patients -- Employment.
Developmentally disabled -- Vocational guidance.
Developmentally disabled -- Employment.
Autistic people -- Vocational guidance.
Autistic people -- Employment.
Added Author Holden, Richard, 1955- author.
Added Title Neurodiverse workforce in the new normal of employment
ISBN 9781632206961
163220696X
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