Meet Rebekah and her mission to break through the Autism barriers
College senior with Asperger's uses her life experience to help employers and others just like her My name is Rebekah Chancey, and I am a senior Educational Studies major at…
Why We Work
This inner drive and motivation is just as important for people with special needs, including cognitive disabilities.
my executive function needs help
This is especially a large hurdle to overcome when it comes to employment and holding a regular job.
It’s time to stop the brain waste
Jill Jones, a Greenville, SC therapist who cares for many patients with Asperger’s or “High Functioning Autism,” views the estimated 90% unemployment rate in the population and calls it a…
Memo to HR: Think outside the box
It’s interesting and so unfortunate how the cards are stacked against an autistic adult when it comes to getting a job and advancing in a career. It can start out…
Work Environment has Bigger Role in Determining Success
As a job coach for autistic adults, I’m thinking success will be more determined by the work environments as opposed to the actual work. At the very least, the environments…
The Story Behind the Logo
The name Several years ago, I was at an Autism Society of South Carolina conference when I was struck by how often the keynote speaker used the word ‘engaged” when…