Internship Can Boost Employment Rates for Students with Autism, Study Finds

A year-long internship program assisted students with autism find and maintain employment after high school, according to findings in a randomized study recently published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

Young adults with autism spectrum disorders in the general population face unemployment rates of more than 80%; however, 87.5% of the trial participants of Project SEARCH, adapted for the study with ASD Supports, found employment
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Classroom Yoga Helps Autistic Children

Kids with autism can have symptoms, like being irritable, that interfere with their school day. In one study, a morning yoga session in class helped with some behaviors.
Kids did yoga as part of their morning routine for 16 weeks. After, their teachers said that they had less problem behaviors during the school day.
Bringing yoga into the morning routine may be a way to empower kids with autism.