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Autor/in | Murphy, Patti |
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Titel | Without Speaking, Youth Enters Adult Work Scene, Copes with Autism a Day at a Time |
Quelle | In: Exceptional Parent, 40 (2010) 10, S.19-21 (3 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0046-9157 |
Schlagwörter | Autism; Developmental Disabilities; Coping; Daily Living Skills; Speech Impairments; Speech Communication; Speech Language Pathology; Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Assistive Technology |
Abstract | This article presents the story of Chad Roberts of Canton, Georgia, who is proving himself a promising employee day by day. He works several jobs in increments of up to 90 minutes. Some days, he completes bulk mailings at a law firm. On others, he's at local restaurants stocking the wait staff stations with supplies. The community-based vocational instruction is a huge step for Chad, 18, because he usually prefers life without change, interaction, waiting or commotion, workplace realities that people would probably rather avoid at times. But Chad is a trooper, whether the task at hand is running a postage machine (probably his favorite) or watering plants, which he practices in his horticulture class. His schedule also includes jobs in various offices, the lost-and-found and library at Cherokee High School, where he takes life skills classes and is on the team of students with cognitive challenges who run a coffee shop as he prepares to join the workforce in a few years. His goal is a steady job with more hours. By all accounts, Chad evidently likes working, though it's hard for him to say so. His autism leaves him virtually non-verbal and significantly affects the way he relates to the world. He has also struggled with bipolar disorder and pica, a condition commonly causing children with developmental disabilities to crave and eat inedible substances like leaves or paper, Chad's frequent choices. (ERIC). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |