Project Success: Connecting Young Adults with Aspergers with Meaningful Employment
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The IssueYoung adults with Aspergers often demonstrate a high level of competency in an area of special interest to them, but many fail to thrive in job settings because they display a lower degree of social competency than adults without disabilities, lack sufficient supports within the workplace, and/or because there is poor fit with their skill sets and interests. As a result, it is difficult for them to independently secure—and maintain—employment.
Many young adults with Aspergers have “aged out” of structured educational programs, and have few opportunities to build upon their hard-earned skills. Innovative community programs can help higher functioning individuals on the autism spectrum to secure and retain work (Wehman, Targett and Young 2007).
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