You're Hired!
Practical Strategies for Guiding Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Competitive Employment- Authors:
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- 2023
Summary
Despite having marketable skills, individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have one of the highest unemployment and under-employment rates of all disability groups. You’re Hired! Practical Strategies for Guiding Individuals with ASD to Competitive Employment is a guidebook to support practitioners who prepare young adults with ASD for competitive employment. Anchored in best practices, this teacher-friendly and classroom-ready resource provides detailed “how-to’s” on supporting individuals with ASD from their initial employment exploration through navigating the challenges of the first job.
This text is a valuable resource for Special Education practitioners teaching in transition programs and is well-suited for teacher preparation programs that provide ASD certifications. In addition, occupational therapists and school counselors will find many useful resources, such as inventories, checklists, and templates, that will aid in the roles they play in preparing individuals with ASD for the job market.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2023
- ISBN-Print
- 978-1-5381-7740-2
- ISBN-Online
- 978-1-5381-7742-6
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 140
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Table of contents
- Contents No access
- CHAPTER 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder and Employment No access Pages 1 - 8
- CHAPTER 2 Preparing the Job Seeker No access Pages 9 - 32
- CHAPTER 3 Beginning the Job Application Process No access Pages 33 - 64
- CHAPTER 4 The Job Interview No access Pages 65 - 78
- CHAPTER 5 The Hidden Curriculum of the Job Place No access Pages 79 - 92
- CHAPTER 6 Handling Conflict on the Job No access Pages 93 - 112
- CHAPTER 7 Legal Rights and Workplace Policies No access Pages 113 - 124
- CHAPTER 8 Case Studies No access Pages 125 - 128
- References No access Pages 129 - 134
- Index No access Pages 135 - 138
- About the Authors No access Pages 139 - 140





