Empowering Autistic Students in the Workplace Program

EMPOWERING AUTISTIC STUDENTS IN THE WORKPLACE

9:00 am – 12:30 pm Thursday, October 4, 2012 The George Washington University Marvin Center 307 800 21st Street, NW

Session Title: Preparing Autistic Students for the World of Work
Presenter: Ari Ne’Eman, President and co-founder of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Session Description: This presentation will highlight key barriers to successful participation in the workforce for Autistic young adults and a variety of strategies for successful integration in the workforce. Particular emphasis will be placed on approaches which target Autistic students in higher education settings. Topics to be covered include barriers of social architecture, identifying and fostering needed prerequisite skills, developing effective accommodation strategies, making effective use of job carving and customized employment tools and building meaningful collaborations with the employer community. The presenter will highlight ASAN's work in developing an internship program for recent Autistic college graduates within Freddie Mac, a leading housing finance company, as a case study.

Session Title: Supporting Personal Preparedness for Employment
Presenter: Sajjad Khan, Psychotherapist, Neuroscience, Inc.

Session Description: In this session, Dr. Khan will first discuss how the clinical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is determined, followed by an overview of the typical challenges with adaptive skills (communication, organization, flexible thinking) and the processes to help improve functioning (social skills training, family support, employer support, resilience training, disability support services). He will emphasize the need for ongoing coaching and career development.

Closing Panel Discussion: Student and Employer Perspectives

Continental Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. Please RSVP to: Christy Willis at cwillis@gwu.edu If you require an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Disability Support Services in advance at 202-994-8250 or at dss@gwu.edu

Upcoming Intricate Identities Symposium

 

My fellow co-conspirator and Learning Specialist extraordinaire, Wade Fletcher, sent me some excellent information on the upcoming, excellent symposium Intricate Identities: Exploring Intersections of Race, Culture, and Ability in the LGBT Community, presented by DC Metro LGBT Studies.  So now, of course, I am sharing this information with you.  Below is a clipped version of the event overview:

The 7th Annual DC Metro LGBTQ Studies Symposium presents Intricate Identities: Exploring the Intersections of Race, Culture and Ability in the LGBTQ Community. This academic and research symposium will be held Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. The Symposium is a collaboration among American, Howard, Gallaudet, George Mason, Georgetown and George Washington Universities, and the University of Maryland College Park and aims to create a space for undergraduate and graduate students, staff and faculty to present, reflect upon and learn about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender topics and issues.

The deadline to submit a program proposal is 5pm, October 8th, 2012.

The online proposal submission form, as well as contact information for additional questions, is located right here.