Autistic Man Worked at Applebee’s for Almost a Year Without a Paycheck

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4. Someone dropped the ball bigtime

I am in RI and son has ASD and is in a program to help with employment and training. He did one week of unpaid work with a coach just to see what type of work setting he could handle. Then he did a couple more weeks of being observed in a work setting that fit his skills, but they paid him for that. Right now we are waiting on a couple more hurdles until he can hopefully get a job. He really wants to live on his own or in a group setting.

I was surprised to see this article was from my city because they have been wonderful in regards to my son. There are many resources here for people on the Autism spectrum.