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Turn your strengths into a meaningful career

Employment programs for individuals with autism

Our training programs

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FastTrack to Work

FastTrack to Work is a 12-week program that helps adults on the spectrum speed up the process and find a perfect-fit job through paid internships, job coaching, skills training, and more.

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Work experience for high schoolers

Forward Autism is a Pre-ETS Work-Based Learning Experience (WBLE). During this 8-week training, students combine a paid internship with job coaching so they can enter the employment market well-prepared.

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For employers: Hire your best employees ever

We connect Baltimore businesses with individuals who are ready and eager to work; our candidates demonstrate exceptional reliability and attention to detail.

Say goodbye to high turnover and flaky employees, and instead make your workplace more diverse and more productive with someone from our talent pool.

We help with recruitment, training, and we take care of the paperwork. Both you and your new hire get ongoing support to make sure everyone succeeds.

Learn about Autism Staffing Solutions ›

Employment

Hear from our participants

Get started in 3 easy steps

1.

Attend a Q&A Session

Learn more about our programs

2.

Talk with our team

Make sure the program’s a good fit

3.

Start working

Get trained as a paid intern

Live Q&A for job seekers and families

Attend our monthly Q&A session on Zoom. Learn how our programs help you find and thrive in your job.

Employment

During this virtual Q&A session on Zoom, you will learn about:

  • Our different employment programs 
  • Working with our team to find and maintain a job
  • Maintaining benefits while earning income from work
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