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Added: Feb 12, 2008

From: lisacourey

Duration: 5:12

At Princeton Child Development Institute, preparation for adulthood begins long before a student's twenty-first birthday. It actually begins when children first enter the program, learn to use activity schedules, learn to follow instructions, and learn to value money. Students prepare for the transition to adulthood when they acquire self-care skills, social interaction skills, and when they learn to use contextual and functional language. One of the primary goals of the ALSP is to identify jobs and teach adults to complete job responsibilities at criterion. Approximately 75% of individuals who receive services from the ALSP are employed in community settings as hotel housekeepers, laundry workers, data-entry clerks, and mailroom assistants. Many of the current employers are actively seeking other employees from the Adult Life-Skills Program. If people have not yet acquired the prerequisite skills for community job placement, the ALSP contracts with businesses to provide meaningful work and to help adults acquire skills that will make them more employable. Adults with autism require more than job training--they need life-skills training. For example, they learn to manage their own money. For some, this means learning to make a purchase. Others receive instruction in balancing a checkbook, paying bills, or using an automatic teller machine. For adults who commute, instruction in the use of public transportation is critical. For others, learning to cross the street, enter work through the correct door, and wait for a ride home are topics of instruction. To learn more about PCDI or make a donation to the program please visit www.pcdi.org This video was made in 2005 and Narrated by the world renowned scientist Dr. Patricia Krantz.

Channel: Nonprofit

Tags: aba  adults  analysis  applied  autism  behavior  children  disability  employment  intervention  pcdi  research  science  supported 

Rating: 5.00 (3 ratings)    Views: 3038' favoriteCount='10    Comments: 11

sk8karlos Says:

Mar 19, 2008 - I feel bad for them..It must be hard to live with Autism

mulattopop Says:

Apr 6, 2008 - Sounds like presonal slave with disableities

mulattopop Says:

Apr 6, 2008 - We people with disablities need education so we can get better jobs .I rather be educated than work for low paying job like a slave.

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hea01106 Says:

Jun 6, 2008 - this was a good video. not exciting, should have a resident also say SOMETHING but very informative

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travelplus1 Says:

Jun 25, 2008 - People with Autism are owed a job that pays more than minimum wage.

MondoBeno Says:

Sep 18, 2008 - I have Aspergers and it's been hard finding jobs. I was a high school teacher for a few years and it was a horror. I tried being a stockbroker and had trouble studying for the Series 7 Exam. They say architectural drawing is a good career for an aspie, but I'm a bit reluctant to devote the time and money.

lisacourey Says:

Sep 18, 2008 - Dear MondoBeno, I admire your desire to find meaningful employment. There are many challenges that individuals on the spectrum of autism face, however, they are not insurmountable, and I encourage you to continue to seek a job that best suites your skills and interests. What subjects did you teach when you were working in the high school?

MondoBeno Says:

Sep 19, 2008 - I had a Master's in Special Ed and I taughts social studies to kids in self-contained classrooms. The next year I was assigned to a suspension site for all 5 teaching periods. At the end of that year I quit.

solarcat69 Says:

Nov 6, 2008 - As a parent of a child with autism who is making constant improvements, my expectation is for him to live a normal life. It takes a lot of time and effort, but a person's goal should be more than a minimal wage job when they reach adulthood.