A mentor is an experienced and trusted advisor. It’s not a paid position. And it is not necessarily a friend. Some people may have a mentor or be a mentor, and never use that title. I have had mentors throughout my career, and I served as a mentor to others at work. When I founded […]
New Skills I am Gaining with Yes She Can- by Vicky C.
At the end of this summer, I decided with Lesli Cattan, my job coach, that I want to learn how to do new job tasks at Girl AGain over the Fall. We discussed learning how do more complex tasks since I’ve been doing so well with what I’ve already learned at Girl AGain. So far, […]
Things I’ve Learned as a Trainee by Baneesha Mukherjee
I joined Yes She Can’s job skills program this summer. I’ve learned that working at a job is not as easy as it sounds or looks. Sure, everyone has to work for a living, and life as an adult means freedom and choices, but people have to take work very seriously. Working requires responsibility, focus, […]
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 […]
From Trainee to Employee, by Cristina
I have a college Associate’s Degree and worked for a year and a half after graduation, but I never felt that my employer understood me. My learning disabilities made it hard for me to express myself when I had questions or didn’t understand something. So, eventually I felt I needed to leave that job in […]
Yes She Can Transition to Work – Enroll for Fall 2019
What does it take to be ready for work? To be able to complete the assignments your manager has assigned you, effectively and efficiently, you need to be able to ask questions, research possible solutions, make recommendations, collaborate with peers, ask for help, interact with supervisors, accept critical feedback, shift from one priority to another, […]
What I Have Been Working On by Mara Glener
I started training at Girl AGain on July 9, 2018. When I first started, I was a little nervous, but now I feel confident working here. I feel more confident because I’ve been learning a lot of things since I first came to Girl AGain. The things I’ve been working on are entering inventory data, […]
Fathers Reflect on Their Daughters’ Struggles and Successes
Two fathers of Yes She Can trainees share their thoughts on their daughters overcome their challenges. How My Daughter Got Her Chance, by Terence O’Driscoll Before my daughter was born, over twenty years ago, about all I knew about autism was what I saw on TV or in the movies, like Dustin Hoffman in “Rain […]
Reflections on our daughter’s 23rd Birthday by Trish B.
Twenty –three years ago today our daughter Alex was born. With all of the hopes and desires (and fears) that any parents have for a brand new baby, we never thought that the words pervasive development disorder, Asperger’s and autism would become part of our lexicon. Nevertheless, just past Alex’s second birthday, she was diagnosed […]
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 […]