The resources below were taken from a previous ARI initiative focusing on employment for individuals with autism. Although that initiative has concluded, we have collected some of the most relevant information and made it available on this page.
The following links may be useful to autistic people who are ready to begin a job search or start navigating a transition to adulthood. We do not necessarily endorse the organizations or views represented here. They are provided strictly as resources that may be useful to some autistic individuals:
- Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds (TED Talk)
- Speciali Sterne Foundation – works to provide employment for people diagnosed with ASD
- Life Journey Through Autism: A Guide For Transition to Adulthood
- Project search
- Networking: A Consumer Guide to an Effective Job Search
- Road to Self-Sufficiency: A Guide to Entrepreneurship for Youth with Disabilities
- Find your local SBA office and other local resources
- Real People, Real Jobs
- (One-Stop) Career Centers (Also Known As American Jobs Centers)
- Disclosure Decisions Worksheet
- Starting with Me: A Guide to Person-Centered Planning for Job Seekers
- Employability/Life Skills Assessment
- Ticket to Work
- One-Stop Centers: A Guide for Job Seekers with Disabilities
- The Autism Full Employment Act: The Next Stage of Jobs for Adults with Autism, ADHD, and Other Learning and Mental Health Differences
For a look at the research surrounding employment and career paths for individuals with autism, please view our Career-Related Research page. You can also visit the following organizations for more autism-related career resources or support.
Understanding Autism through the Lens of Sensorimotor Features and Early-Developing Brain Regions
Sensorimotor differences are commonly reported in autistic individuals. However, the daily-life impact and neurobiological basis of motor differences are not clear. This talk will discuss sensorimotor differences commonly reported in
Towards the Development of a Diagnostic Test for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Data Science Meets Metabolomics
Hear Juergen Hahn, Ph.D., ARI Scientific Advisory Board member, discuss how using machine learning can lead to biomarker discoveries in autism research. Handouts are online HERE
How Genetics is Shaping the Field of Autism Research
Learn about how research on genetic influences is shaping our understanding of autism. About the speaker: M. Pilar Trelles, MD, is a licensed and
Evidence That Speaks: Prioritizing Proven Communication Supports for Non-Speaking Autistic Children
Connie Kasari, PhD, details what contemporary research reveals about supporting non-speaking or minimally verbal autistic children. She highlights how far the field has come in the past two decades and emphasizes the
Breakthroughs in Understanding roles of Genes and Environment in Autism
About the speaker: Dr. Jonathan Sebat, Director, Beyster Center for Psychiatric Genomics Dr. Sebat leads an interdisciplinary team in the clinical and genomic analysis of
Animal Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Foundations for Translational Therapeutic Research
Adrien Eshraghi, MD, MSc, FACS, a 2022 ARI grant recipient, discusses the ongoing translational research conducted in his lab. About the speaker: Dr. Adrien