Texas businesses successfully employ adults with autism
November 4, 2018
HOUSTON (AP) — When Olivia Shanks landed in the hospital, it changed her life.
The Houston Chronicle reports she didn't arrive as a patient, though — she came to work. The 21-year-old, who has high-functioning autism, has struggled to get places on time. Some basic workplace tasks stressed her out. Dependence on others dinged her self-confidence.
Her work in Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital's food-services department came via one of Houston's nonprofit groups providing job training and support for a population that's exploding but finds few opportunities to live as fully as possible.
"I bas...
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