Teaching Pre-Employment Skills to 14–17-Year-Olds: The Autism Works Now!® Method
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (641 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XFRZRFY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 587 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Based on the Autism Works Now!® Workplace Readiness Workshop, this interactive resource shows how to help students aged 14-17 develop the necessary transition skills for getting and keeping a meaningful job, with accompanying worksheets available to download.Structured around 2-hour weekly sessions over an eight month period, the program is ideal for teaching to groups of students with autism. It advises on how to arrange a field trip to local businesses so students can gain experience of being in the workplace. It covers essential topics such a
-- Pat Grayson-DeJong, M.Ed., parent and retired Autism Specialist, LAUSD . -- Susan Corwin, Parent/Advocate This book gives me hope that future generations of students leaving high school will be better prepared to meet the "real world" of employment and social challenges that have previously been ignored by our educational system. Shore, Ed.D., Internationally-known educator, consultant, presenter, and author on issues related to the autism spectrum With this book, Joanne Lara and Susan Osborne present a comprehensive curriculum to prepare students with autism spectrum disorder to transition from school to employment. The work force needs these amazing, talented individuals, and they deserve the dignity and empowerment that comes with gainful employment! -- Shannon Penrod, host of Autism Live, producer of Autism in the Classroom With an estimated 50,000