"The authors review the high unemployment rates among adults with autism and other neurodiverse conditions more than two decades after the Americans with Disabilities Act..."The autism job club" is a vital resource for adults with autism, their families, and advocates who are committed to neurodiverse employment, not unemployment. But it will also speak to a far broader audience interested in how to carve out a place for themselves or others in an increasingly competitive job world."--Jacket.

Introduction : Creating a place in the emerging job world -- Part I. The six autism employment strategies : We come together as the autism job club: introducing six autism employment strategies -- The autism job club as voluntary association and mutual support -- Part II. The adult autism community in the United States today and its employment status : The autism explosion in numbers and in public consciousness -- Autism employment and unemployment today -- The perseverative scripter and his employment search -- Employment searches of our job club members -- Part III. The art of the autism job coach : The evolving job world which adults and autism must navigate -- Job search mastery in the internet age ; Job networks and mutual support -- The art of the autism job coach -- Part IV. Autism, technology, and the growing internet economy employment : Autism and technology advantage -- Autism and the internet economy -- Part V. Autism and the practical economy : The surprising employment growth in the practical economy -- Autism-focused businesses and hiring initiatives in the practical economy -- Autism, craft, and calling -- Autism and the movement to improve wages in the practical economy -- Part VI. Autism and employment for the more severely impacted : Autism and supported work -- Part VII. Lifelong learning, workplace culture, and the future of the autism job club : Autism, retraining, and lifelong learning -- A note on autism and workplace culture -- The future of the autism job club.