Join a start up non-profit organization where you can use and expand you marketing skills to serve a critical mission. (Bonus: you get to play with dolls.) Yes She Can is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young women with autism and learning disabilities develop job skills. We deliver our program by operating […]
Yes She Can turns two. What’s new.
Yes She Can is 2 It’s a good time to share with you what we have been up to this past year. Here are a few milestones this year: Trainees. We have helped 14 teens and young women develop job skills and workplace social skills, addressing each trainee’s unique needs and fostering her potential. Program. […]
The Hidden Curriculum by Brenda Smith Myles, Ph.D.
Life can be difficult to navigate when you are on the autism spectrum because often the most important information you need is not directly taught to you. People assume that you know what to do even though you do not. This is known as the “hidden curriculum.” The hidden curriculum is made up of very […]
Diplomas Are Not Enough
This blog post is by Sheri Baron, PhD., Director of Training at Yes She Can Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors of the organization. Diplomas Are Not Enough. I am a clinical psychologist in private practice and have been working with children and adolescents on the autistic spectrum for more than 20 […]
Work in Progress
Women at work. It’s Autism Awareness Month so it’s a good time to share with you the progress we have made at our Girl AGain resale boutique and our job skills training program. In February we celebrated our Girl AGain boutique’s first year birthday with cupcakes for the trainees and volunteer staff. We have added […]