You're Hired!: Practical Strategies for Guiding Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Competitive Employment [Hardcover]

Despite having marketable skills, individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have one of the highest unemployment and under-employment rates of all disability groups.Youre Hired! Practical Strategies for Guiding Individuals with ASD to Competitive Employmentis 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-tos 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.

Patricia S. Arteris a professor of special education and the Department Chairperson of Counseling, Leadership and Educational Studies at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Special Education. Dr. Arters main areas of research are creating access for marginalized special needs populations through inclusion, behavior management, vocational training, social skills training, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Specifically, she has over a decade of experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the areas of vocational training, social skills training, emotional regulation training and use of Virtual Reality (VR) to improve interview training skills. Before moving to Winthrop University, she founded and directed (2007-2019) the SOAR program (Students On-Campus Achieving Results), an on-campus program for individuals with ASD to secure competitivlK