How do you know when you are meeting or exceeding expectations at work? Rarely does the boss say “good job”. But most of us can pick up subtle cues from our manager. Our trainees don’t. They have autism, and subtle cues elude them. And besides, for most of their lives they’re been told what they […]
Why I Volunteer as a Job Coach by Theresa Crawford
Autism and employment are a difficult combination in this world. This problem is something I have personal experience with— which is what led me to volunteer as a Job Coach with Yes She Can at Girl AGain boutique, something I have been doing for the last two and a half years. My 22-year-old son has […]
Overcoming Anxiety by Mackenzie H
I remember the first time I heard about Girl AGain and its training program with Yes She Can. It was my therapist who, in trying to recommend things that would get me out of the house, suggested something she’d heard about: a store that trains young women on the autistic spectrum. Both my mom and […]
Developing our next gen. of autism professionals – by Lesli Cattan
By now, Masters in Social Work (MSW) students Alyssa and Caroline are not only familiar faces at our job skills development program at Girl AGain boutique, but also they have become valued members of the Yes She Can training program. Since last September, Alyssa and Caroline have spent part of their graduate level field placement […]
Job skills are skills for life by Marjorie Madfis
This article appears in Autism Spectrum News Winter Edition What we learn at work can often help us in our life outside of our place of employment, and what we learn during our personal experiences can benefit our performance on the job. Sometimes these transferable skills and behaviors are referred to as “soft skills”. Throughout […]
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