JobTIPS: Helping to Level the Playing Field for Individuals with
Autism in the Workforce This is a blog post by Louise Buchholz
Southern, M.Ed., BCBA., formal special educator and content
director at do2learn.com. Many people with autism spectrum
disorders are fully capable of joining the workforce, living
full and independent lives and being tax-contributing members of
our communities. Yet the number employed is relatively low due
to lack of access to information and supports that would result
in gainful employment. JobTIPS is our attempt to help level the
playing field. As a former special educator at the secondary
level, I spent so much time focusing on my students’ academic
and social skills development that I had little time to track
down or develop resources that supported their vocational needs.
I was not alone. A group of us – educators, clinicians, parents
and advocates – banded together to see what resources were
actually out there. Unfortunately, what we found was very
limited and not tailored to t