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Employing adults with autism… To enable adults with autism to work and live as independently as possible, Autism Speaks, New York Collaborates for Autism (NYCA) and the Poses Family … skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates 1 in 68 children is on the autism spectrum. Each year, an estimated 50,000 young people with autism … co-workers are aware of Dowe’s autism, he says they respect his differences. At each site, ADVICE also trains professionals who visit other corporations to share their knowledge about employing job candidates with autism, so the impact of the …

Takeaways from the October 2023 IACC Meeting… Committee ( IACC ) is a federal advisory committee authorized by the Autism CARES Act. It coordinates federal efforts and provides recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on issues related to autism spectrum disorder. … topics they believe deserve attention.   A highlight of this meeting was the in-person oral testimony of Cheryl Chafos who shared the tragic story of how her 19-year-old son Zachary died after placement in a neuropsychiatric bed at a Maryland … from: Federal agencies including the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Education, Environmental Protection Agency, National …