Adults on the autism spectrum often have difficulty finding employment.
Entrepreneurs and advocates are working to fix that by pairing companies with a pool of candidates.
Magazine Article for people with ASD – Interviewees Needed!
I am writing a magazine article on the difficulties New Jersey families or patients face in getting appropriate health care (medical, dental, mental health) for people with ASD.
If this has been a big issue for you and you want to be interviewed, please let me know.
My email is tinakelleywriter@gmail.com.
Thank you!
BEYOND 21 Conference Follow-up – Living on your own Successfully
As a follow-up to the 6.23.19 Beyond 21 conference, "Living on your own Successfully" held at Home Away From Home Adult Medical Day Care's location in Nutley NJ, Beyond 21 is pleased to provide a LINK (see below) to the written presentations and video clips from this conference - now available for all conference attendees, as well as for those who were unable to attend.
Click this link: http://www.hafhamdc/beyond-21-events to access the presentations and video clips.
For questions about the Beyond 21 program, please contact Program Director, Lisa Roser at 973-662-9191 or by email at lisar@njadultdaycare.com. For questions about the Attain & Gain program, please contact Roman Rubin at 973-662-9191 or by email at romanr@njadultdaycare.com.
2018 Annual Ombudsman Report
To read Paul S. Aronsohn's 2018 Annual Ombudsman Report, click below:
Making a case for hiring autistic adults
Making a case for hiring autistic adults
By Tom Bergeron
My son is autistic. He also has a job. Here’s why utilizing this untapped market of employees can help economy...
Read the article here: http://www.roi-nj.com/2018/12/04/opinion/making-a-case-for-hiring-autistic-adults/
Beyond 21
Address: 263 Hillside Avenue, Nutley NJ 07110
Hours: 2 shifts - Choose either:
AM: 8:30 - 1:30pm or PM 1:30 - 6:30pm
Phone: (973) 662-9191
Services Include:
Round-trip, door to door and local appointment transportation to qualified participants within 25 miles of our Nutley location
2 Meals daily during each shift
Individually-focused Small Group Instruction
Community Integration
Pre-Vocational / Daily living skills program
Daily Exercise
Recreation
Socialization and Social Skills Group
On-site Medical Supervision and Healthcare
More from their website:
http://www.njadultdaycare.com/special-needs-day-program
President’s Message #3
Dear Reader,
It has definitely been an eventful year, not only for this Website, but for me and my family as well!
As far as this website, Post 21 Club and I certainly hope that you are enjoying the near-monthly improvements and new features we've been adding: Front Page Bulletin Board, Art Gallery, Videos, Upcoming Events Calendar, and new content articles. We'd like you to know that we're lining up a more constant stream of new content articles; we have a few hurdles to clear, but once we're through those, you should see a lot of lively updates on a continuing basis!
As always, we hope you can see what we're trying to accomplish for the community, and hope you'll partake by becoming a subscribing Member, and consider contributing your own content as well, or even joining our Editorial team!
For our family: our 29 y.o. son Jonathan is now at month 3 in the Joydew Employment Training / Day Program, and I can't say enough kind and gratitude-filled words I have for the Joydew Team. They've taken my own long-held beliefs that there's a lot behind the classic-Autism mannerisms and behaviors that he constantly exhibits, and have gone far beyond! As I am learning from the Joydew team, we all have to look beyond the "stims" and "obsessive-compulsive" behaviors, try to ignore tham actually, and constructively connect with the real person inside. Amazing developmental progress is unleashed! I am convinced that the key to solving the puzzle of Autism lies at least partially with "seeing past" the behaviors!
One of the most amazing things I've learned lately is that some of the most amazing abilities are held by individuals with Autism who are non-verbal, who were even recently considered "low-functioning". The term "low-functioning" should perhaps be discontinued- continued experience indicates that perhaps there is no such thing. It may need to join the now-defunct term "mentally-retarded" in the dustbin of developmental history!
Won't you consider joining me and Post 21 Club in one of the noblest endeavors ever- to look beyond what appears to be "a disorder", and help to liberate an entire population on the Autism Spectrum from being considered "a burden on Society"? Get involved; it's not a responsibility, it's an adventure, and an exciting one!
Larry Lam
President, Post 21 Club
Aging in Place Symposium – October 11 & 12, 2018
The JESPY House will be holding their Aging in Place Symposium on October 11th and 12th, 2018.
For more information, visit: https://jespyhouse.org/symposium2018/
NJ Conference on Disability and Employment, October 2, 2018
Eric LeGrand to Keynote NJ Conference on Disability and Employment, October 2, 2018 @ Raritan Valley Community College
This conference for families, educators, employers and service providers attracts attendees from every region of the state. Seating is limited and the last conference sold out.
Find out more at https://www.disabilityandemployment.net/
Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties (Central Bergen)
