AHRC NYC’s Laura McCabe, BCBA, Urges Teachers to Keep an Open Mind and Give Students a Chance to Change

• By: AHRC New York City
• September 23rd, 2021
• BCBA, behavior challenges, behavior support plan, Fall 2021 Issue, functional behavior assessment, interview, reinforcement, school, students, teachers, training
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The following is an interview with Laura McCabe, BCBA, Coordinator at AHRC New York City’s Middle High School. What made you decide to go into this field? Did you always know you wanted to work with students on the autism spectrum?  I was always interested in understanding the human mind...

Autism @ Work: Insights From a World-First Global Study on Employing Autistic Adults

• By: Charmine E. J. Härtel, PhD Monash University Anna Krzeminska, PhD Macquarie University Australia
• September 15th, 2021
• accommodation, adults, assessment, diversity, employees, employing autistic adults, employment, Fall 2021 Issue, hiring programs, inclusion, neurodiversity, research, unemployment, work
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 Since the emergence of Specialisterne, a growing number of multi-national organizations have implemented neurodiversity hiring programs including SAP, JP Morgan, Microsoft, IBM, and several others. Alongside them are the innovative pioneers within the social enterprise and...