{"product_id":"the-autism-job-club-michael-bernick-9781632206961","title":"The Autism Job Club: The Neurodiverse Workforce in the New Normal of Employment","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Autism Job Club\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking book for bringing adults with autism and other neuro-diverse conditions into the work world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book has its basis in the autism job club that the authors have been part of in the San Francisco Bay Area, the job-creation and job-placement efforts the club has undertaken, and similar efforts throughout the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors review the high unemployment rates among adults with autism and other neuro- diverse conditions more than two decades after the ADA. National data on autism employment and unemployment with the individual employment searches of job club members. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBernick and Holden also outline and explain six strategies that, taken together, will reshape employment for adults with autism: \u003cbr\u003e *The art of the autism job coach. \u003cbr\u003e *The autism advantage in technology employment.\u003cbr\u003e *Autism employment and the internet economy.\u003cbr\u003e *Autism employment and the practical\/craft economy.\u003cbr\u003e *Autism and extra-governmental job networks.\u003cbr\u003e *Autism and public service employment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Autism Job Club\u003c\/i\u003e will be a vital resource for adults with autism, their families, and advocates who are committed to neuro-diverse employment, not unemployment. But it will also speak to a far broader audience interested in how to carve out a place for themselves or others in an increasingly competitive job world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Bernick, Richard Holden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 163220696X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632206961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 101","brand":"Michael Bernick","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984758636799,"sku":"9781632206961","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b03caaac-f3c1-461b-92c5-8de22377c378.jpg?v=1683274035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-autism-job-club-michael-bernick-9781632206961","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}