| Many people feel or think children who have | | | | problem? |
| autism are not able to be hired for employment. | | | | * Will there be an on-time transportation that is |
| This is not true. The first thing you might want to | | | | safe, if needed? |
| take into consideration is, if your child is ready to | | | | * How many hours will your child be able to work |
| be hired with the disorder of autism, for | | | | before her or she is ready to be hired for |
| employment? | | | | employment? |
| Children and young adults with autism have many | | | | * What is the value of education that your child is |
| skills and talents, but you must be wise to | | | | able to understand before considering to be hired? |
| determine where these attributes should be | | | | * In addition, will your child be able to work with |
| placed as far as job skills and advancing those | | | | other employees, without outbursts, when being |
| skills to higher levels for your child to go to the | | | | ready to be hired for a particular employment? |
| next level for learning those new skills. | | | | Remember, children,. young adults, with autism |
| Each individual is different with their talents and | | | | have many variations of talents and skills. You as |
| skills. You as parent(s), caregiver(s), must | | | | a parent(s), caregiver(s), must try to channel |
| evaluate the individual that wants to have a job | | | | these variations into a positive work environment |
| for employment. | | | | before your individual is ready to be hired for |
| Here are some of the questions you should | | | | employment. |
| consider: | | | | Never discourage any individual with the disorder |
| * Find out what their motivation is and interests | | | | of autism not to work, if they have the desire to, |
| are? | | | | or show abilities to take on new challenges. |
| * Will your child be able to do routine work that is | | | | Always encourage your child to be the best, do |
| the same every day, or will he or she get bored | | | | the best her or she can. |
| and require a change in the routine? | | | | You will know and your individual with autism, will |
| * Will your child who is being taken into | | | | know if he or she, is ready to be hired for the |
| consideration for hiring for possible employment, | | | | new work force. |
| be able to deal with loud noises, bright lights, new | | | | Work with your child if he or she has a desire and |
| faces and adjust to new surroundings? | | | | is able to be hired for possible employment, by |
| * How will your child be able to get from their job | | | | suggesting ideas that would compliment their skills. |
| to their home that does not create having a | | | | |