Autistic Man Thrives at Cafe Job

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — After years of unemployment, Jon Sonneveldt got a job this summer.

Jon Sonneveldt on the job.

Reasonenough to celebrate.

But Sonneveldt, 47, of Phoenix, is especially grateful. He works as a barista at the Beneficial Beans Cafe in the Scottsdale Civic Center Library. The cafe, which opened in July, is run by the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, where he is a client.