NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt recently highlighted the story of how Ford Motor Company started a program to hire people with autism thanks to a joint effort with the Autism Alliance of Michigan. This program that started hiring just 4 people with autism hopes to expand in the future as they see the benefits of hiring these talented and skilled individuals. Today the majority of adults on the autism spectrum are either unemployed or underemployed.
Jeff who is featured in the video above and has autism and a degree in accounting says, “I probably applied to over a thousand jobs before I got this one.”
We travel the country talking to companies both big and small about disabilities in the workplace. In the past few years we’ve had the opportunity to talk to companies such as American Express, JP Morgan Chase, and Wyndham Destination Network based our personal experiences on the autism spectrum and finding employment opportunities. Know of a business who would like us to speak? Reach out to us here for more information.
