Labor Day, autism and unemployment

Posted by Beth Finke on August 31st, 2007

A Wall Street Journal article (subscription only) this summer, titled “Erasing ‘Un’ From ‘Unemployable’ “, opens with a story about Harrison Mullinax, an 18-year-old in Anderson, SC who has autism.

“Unlike most who are autistic,” the article reads, “he now has a real job.”

The article goes on to talk about efforts to …Read More » »

Adults and autism: society needs to step up

Posted by Patricia Wright on June 21st, 2007

This opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle details the concerns shared by many parents of children with autism and other disabilities. What happens when these children grow up … and grow out of government-provided support?

In 1989, I began my career teaching high school at Spectrum Center for Educational and Behavioral Development — now known as Spectrum Center. It …Read More » »