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11 May 2015, 2:36 pm

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The following is an excerpt from Michael S. Bernick’s The Autism Job Club, which is now available. If you like what you see, please purchase a copy of this excellent book!

Chapter 15: Autism, Craft and Calling

It is through the values of craft and calling that will come additional hiring of adults with autism in the practical economy.

The autism-focused businesses, major employer initiatives and employer outreaches set out in the previous chapter are necessary, but not sufficient. They must be tied to answering how adults with autism bring advantage to employers in the practical economy. The answer in turn lies in the qualities of craft that adults with autism bring to the practical economy, and can be the autism community’s competitive advantage.

Craft and calling are not new concepts. But they are finding new relevance in the American economy, especially in the practical economy.


Read full article: http://wrongplanet.net/autism-job-club/


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